The UN’s World Heritage Committee said on Saturday that it has designated the Schwerin Residence Ensemble in the north-eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as a World Heritage Site. The ensemble includes Schwerin Castle and parts of the historic city centre,…
Environmental groups ‘ecstatic’ over Kamala Harris’ candidacy and California climate record
Vice President Kamala Harris’ emergence as the leading Democratic presidential contender has garnered a renewed sense of optimism among environmentalists who say she offers a strong track record of climate and clean energy policies and would continue to advance that…
Cross River State Deputy Speaker Distributes FG Palliatives
Hon Engr Thomas Aruku Commends The Process In Cross River North The Deputy Speaker of Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA), Rt. Hon Sylvester Agabi, flagged off the distribution of Federal Government Palliatives in ADP, Ogoja Local Government…
President Tinubu Approves Establishment Of Programme Management Unit For Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative
To ensure efficient, transparent, and accountable management of external grants mobilized towards the implementation of the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII), President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Sector-wide Coordinating Office-Programme Management Unit (SCO-PMU) domiciled in…
IAEA Reports Worsening Conditions at Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant
IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine The nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains highly challenging during the military conflict, including efforts to ensure adequate maintenance of key safety systems and…
REA commits to Nigeria’s Green Economy Revolution at Oriental News Summit
The Ag. Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Engr. Abba Abubakar Aliyu, has called for a sustained push towards a Green Economy based future for Nigeria. Engr Abba Abubakar Aliyu stated this on Thursday July…
DG SEC Urges Nigeria to Embrace Green Economy at OrientalNews Summit”
In a keynote address at the Oriental News Summit, Mr. Emomotimi Agama, Director General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (SEC), passionately articulated the profound personal impact environmental degradation has had on Nigeria. His narrative vividly described how pollution has devastated…
Gov. Uba Sani Applauds President Bola Tinubu on Historic Signing of North West Development Commission Bill
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani has expressed his profound gratitude to His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the landmark signing of the North West Development Commission Bill describing it as “a decisive step to pull the North West…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo praises Tinubu as he signs South East and North West development commissions into laws
President Bola Tinubu got immediate applause from the South East political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo after he signed into laws the North-West Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024, and the South-East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023. The North-West Development Commission will facilitate…
IE stands firm on combating energy theft, reiterates penalties for offenders
Ikeja Electric Plc (IE)has reiterated that offenders caught in the act of energy theft will be immediately charged to court. The company emphasized that the era of merely imposing loss of revenue (LOR) penalty alone on offenders is over, as…