UN climate summit aims to boost ambition 5 years after Paris accord
On the fifth anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement, climate is not the subject at the top of the global agenda. The coronavirus pandemic has subsumed global policymaking this year and forced the postponement of key events, including the UN’s annual international climate meeting. Britain was slated to host the event, known as COP26, in […]
CCB grills Magu over assets declaration, plans charges
The suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, honoured the invitation the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, and was reportedly grilled for hours over discrepancies in assets declaration forms he had filled.
Advertising practitioners decry quackery, low patronage
By Harris Emanuel, Uyo Members of Advertising Practitioner Association, have decried the proliferation of quacks in the industry and low patronage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman of the Chapter of Port Harcourt Chapter, Peter Obialor, stated this at the Annual General Meeting of the body in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital at the weekend. ALSO […]
IFC, Kobo360 invite cooling solution projects for Nigeria’s food, health industries
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with Kobo360, an African digital logistics platform, has announced an open call for innovators from around the world to bring climate-smart, temperature-controlled logistics (TCL) cooling solutions to Nigeria to help the country address food waste challenges, support its health sector, and reduce its energy consumption.
House of Reps to give firm legislative backing to Nigerian Disability Commission — Idowu Kamaldeen
By Abayomi Adeshida, ABUJA Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila will provide legislative support through the recently inaugurated House Standing Committee on Disability Matters, work with the Nigerians Disability Commission to reduce the challenges faced by persons with a disability, especially mobility and accessibility of all public structures across the country so they can […]
Zik Prize’s award will spur NCC in digitally advancing economy- Danbatta
The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who received Zik Prize’s professional leadership award over the weekend, has said the award will challenge NCC to do more in digitally advancing the Nigeria economy.
