Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted that it…
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Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in Israeli on school sheltering displaced people
Six staff from the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when two airstrikes hit a school-turned-shelter and its surroundings. “This is the highest death toll among our staff in a single incident,” UNRWA…
Haiti: Education in jeopardy as gang violence continues
…Ongoing violence in Haiti is putting the education of over 100,000 displaced children in the south at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday. The continued surge in armed gang activity, particularly in the capital, Port-au-Prince and surrounding…
NNPCL Introduces New 50,000bpd Utapate Crude Oil Grade to Global Market
0.0655% Low Sulphur Content Reduced Flare – Low carbon footprint The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd has unveiled its latest crude oil offering, the Utapate blend, marking its entry into the international market. Originating from Oil Mining Lease…
‘We Can Barely Open A Window’: Residents Grapple With Pollution From Chinese Copper Mine In Serbia
Residents Grapple With Pollution From Chinese Copper Mine In Serbia
NCDMB Boss Pledges Continued Support for Indigenous Companies
…Commends Lee Engineering for Capabilities Attained The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has assured Nigerian oil and gas service companies of continued support to sustain the impressive growth in local content…
UNESCO designates Germany’s Schwerin Castle as a World Heritage Site
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,…
Dangote Refutes Reuters Report on Crude Oil Reselling
The Management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has strongly refuted a Reuters report suggesting that it is reselling crude oil shipments. The report, published on Wednesday, alleged that technical issues at the refinery had led to the resale of crude from…
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…
