Court rejects NERC’s appeal against anti-tariff hike judgement

Court rejects NERC’s appeal against anti-tariff hike judgement

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has lost out in its bid to stall the judgement of Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos in a suit by a lawyer and rights activist, Toluwani Yemi Adebiyi, over the hike in electricity tariff in the country, as Court of Appeal, Lagos, failed to hear an appeal lodged by the commission.
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Victims of sexual violence in war time will get justice – Ban

Victims of sexual violence in war time will get justice – Ban

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has revealed, in his message on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, that no region across the globe is immune to sexual violence in war time but assured that landmark cases against political and military leaders have demonstrated that the era of impunity for sexual violence as a tool of war is over. He said the world continues to witness appalling levels of sexual violence in wartime which continues to affect women, girls, boys and men while there has also been clear progress and unprecedented political momentum to address the crime.

Micro-camera can be injected with a syringe

Micro-camera can be injected with a syringe

German engineers have created a camera no bigger than a grain of salt that could change the future of health imaging — and clandestine surveillance. Using 3-D printing, researchers from the University of Stuttgart built a three-lens camera, and fit it onto the end of an optical fibre the width of two hairs. Such technology could be used as minimally-intrusive endoscopes for exploring inside the human body, the engineers reported in the journal Nature Photonics.

Italy v Spain – five things we learned

Italy v Spain – five things we learned

Italy dumped out the reigning champions Spain at Euro 2016 on Monday, winning their last 16 tie 2-0 at the Stade de France. Here AFP Sports looks at five things we learned from the match: