Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, scheduled for November 11 to 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan, the European Union is partnering with the National Council on Climate Change …
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Mozambique opposition candidate says security services killed his lawyer
A leading opposition candidate in Mozambique’s contested general election on Tuesday accused security forces of killing his lawyer. “This was a crime committed by the Defence and Security Forces. There’s …
Read More »Ilesa varsity decries recurring invasion by herdsmen, illegal miners
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilesa, Ilesa, Osun State, Prof. Taiwo Olufemi Asaolu, has described the recurring invasion by herdsmen and encroachment by illegal miners on the school land …
Read More »NSCDC patrols Anambra streets as IPOB sit-at-home enters day two
Personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Tuesday, patrolled the streets and major roads in Anambra State as the two-day sit-at-home declared by a faction of the …
Read More »Nigeria, others to lose $10.5tr to cybercrimes by 2025 — EFCC boss
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has raised the alarm over projections by multiple sources that the global loss to cybercrimes may reach a …
Read More »Minister sets up committee to address grid collapses
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has set up a forensic investigative committee to address the incessant grid collapses. A statement by the minister’s media aide, Bolaji Tunji, said Adelabu, …
Read More »Faulty transmission line causes widespread power outage in North
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has reported a significant power outage affecting the North-East, North-West, and parts of North-Central due to a fault in its 330kV Ugwaji–Apir transmission lines. This …
Read More »Kano bans AIT, NTA, other journalists from covering activities
Kano State Government on Tuesday announced the withdrawal of accreditation to 14 journalists assigned to cover its activities from their organisations. In a message forwarded to the affected reporters on …
Read More »UK releases another 1,000 prisoners to ease overcrowding
The UK was on Tuesday due to release early a second batch of 1,000 prisoners as the government launched a review of sentencing to ease chronic overcrowding in jails. The …
Read More »Lagos plans leadership academy for youths
The Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development has announced plans to hold the 2024 Ibile Youth Academy with a comprehensive month-long series of leadership training activities. The Commissioner …
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