Social media bill completely unnecessary, CSOs
COORDINATOR, Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, Clement Nwankwo has called for the jettisoning of a bill that will regulate the use of social media in Nigeria, entitled, Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill.
Coronavirus to cause first annual decline in oil use in decade: IEA
The world is set for its first annual decline in oil consumption in more than a decade due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the IEA said Monday. In its latest report — which did not take into account an oil price war after Saudi Arabia and Russia failed to agree to continue production […]
How to stop Africa’s $35bn annual food import — Emefiele
By Emma Ujah – Abuja Bureau Chief The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has advocated the development of measures towards unlocking Africa’s agricultural potentials and placing same at the centre of economic and social policies, in order to halt the current massive food import, which costs the continent about […]
International Women’s Day: Marie Curie’s feminism of ‘actions not words’
Marie Curie “wasn’t always very nice”, said Marjane Satrapi of the hero of her new film, “Radioactive”. The most famous woman scientist ever had to fight her corner in what was — and still is — a man’s world, said Satrapi, best known as the maker of the Oscar-nominated animated classic, “Persepolis”. “How are you […]
IWD: Secure freedom of our daughters, Chibok girls’ mothers plead
The mothers of the remaining 112 Chibok girls still in Boko Haram captivity have called on the Federal Government and other world women organisations to intensify efforts toward the release of their daughters. They made the call in a letter written to commemorate the 2020 International Women’s Day, which was made available to newsmen on Monday […]
Visitors vanish from Asia’s most visited sites
As dawn breaks the unmistakable tapered towers of Angkor Wat emerge from the gloom – but for once there are no tourists jostling on its steps to capture Cambodia’s most famous sunrise. Asia’s most Instagrammable sites – temples, promenades, shopping streets, museums and mausoleums – are empty, victims of a virus keeping visitors at home. […]
