The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Wednesday charged journalists to use their news reports to promote national interests and security in the build-up to the 2023 general elections. Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Echeng Echeng, gave the charge at…
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From the African Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the Africa Industrialization Summit
Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents in the world, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Africa has been and remains the top focus of UNIDO’s efforts to accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development. At the United…
Sigma Lithium Announces Significant Construction Progress on Greentech Plant
SIGMA LITHIUM ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON CONSTRUCTION, COMPLETING 94% OF CONCRETE AND 76% OF STEEL FOR GREENTECH PLANT, COMMISSIONING TO BE INITIATING DECEMBER 2022 SIGMA Lithium Corporation (“Sigma Lithium” or the “Company”) dedicated to powering the next generation of…
Engineers call for proper water management, fast tracking green transition
By Patricia Amogu The Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE) under the Aegis of the Nigerian Society of Engineers has called for proper water management and conservation towards achieving a clean global environment. The group made the call at…
President Biden is Hosting a Summit of African Leaders – Governance in the Sahel Must Be a Priority
The upcoming Africa Leaders’ Summit– slated to take place in Washington, DC in December- is well-timed. The Biden administration has made a welcome and significant push over the past two years to support democracy, anti-corruption and peace-building around the world- and…
FG to increase TCN wheeling capacity by 1000 Megawatts -Minister
By Constance Athekame The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, says the Federal Government plans to increase the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) wheeling capacity by over 1000 Megawatts to boost electricity supply. Aliyu said this while inspecting the…
Lawyers Press International Court to Investigate a ‘Network’ Committing Crimes Against Humanity in Brazil’s Amazon
A court filing details an unrelenting barrage of threats, torture and murders intended to drive rural people from the rainforest and speed the extraction of natural resources. In a novel strategy, lawyers argue that the crimes are linked to a…
Panelists advocate commitment to manufacturing capacity, not just political will at 8th African Conference on OneHealth and BioSecurity
“We need to stop lying to ourselves and face reality. There’s no way we can be seeking aid from foreign countries so that we can be better developed than they are. The World doesn’t work that way”, says Dr Alexander…
Biological Threats identified as Biggest Emerging Global Security Concern at 8th African Conference on OneHealth
“We are facing the greatest threats to human existence in the form of biological threats” ‘If infectious diseases are used as bioweapons, it could trigger extremely disastrous consequences’, Prof Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner of Health. That was the submission…
LASG sets pace for disaster management
By Fabian Ekeruche Hon. Mobolaji Ogunlende, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Government on Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations says that state is setting the pace for disaster management in the country. Ogunlende stated this at a…
