Capacity Building: Huawei signs MoU with FG to train 1000 civil servants in ICT
Huawei Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government to train 1000 civil servants in Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). Huawei…
Food-borne Illnesses Cost US$ 110 Billion Per Year in Low and Middle Income Countries – World Bank
World Bank President A new World Bank study finds that the impact of unsafe food costs low and middle income economies about US$ 110 billion in lost…
Nigeria already making some improvement in cancer care- Consultant Oncologist
A Consultant Oncologist, Dr Atara Ntekim, on Thursday said Nigeria has made some positive improvement in cancer care and management in spite of its…
Hundreds of Syrian refugees return home from Lebanon – Report
Hundreds of Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon on Thursday under the supervision of the Lebanese General Security, National News Agency (NNA) report says. Ola Boutros, Advisor…
CSOs issue stern warning on the diminishing impact of global efforts to eradicate Polio, in developing countries
African and Haitian Civil Society Organisations from Cotonou, Douala, Kinshasa, Abidjan, Conakry, Accra, Bamako, Nouakchott, Abuja, Freetown, Kampala, Lusaka, Nairobi, Dakar, Monrovia, Port au Prince continue to track vaccines,…
FAO targets 8,100 displaced families for micro-gardening in North East- Official
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said it has targeted 8,100 families displaced by the Boko Harm insurgency under its Micro-Gardening scheme in the North-East. Mr Patrick…
FBI investigates pipe bombs mailed to Obama, Clinton, others
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says suspicious packages received at multiple locations in the New York and Washington, D.C., areas and Florida are being sent for analysis at the…
317 Roads: Why Okowa is called Roadmaster
By Barth Ozah If there is one area in which the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has excelled, it is in the development of road and physical infrastructure in Delta…
Nigeria, Morocco partner to tackle economic challenges
King Mohammed VI and President Buhari Nigeria and Morocco have mapped out strategies to tackle various economic challenges confronting both countries. The initiative, championed by the…
How Buhari’s in-law, Indimi, two others creamed slush funds in £232m deal
Two greedy oil barons who used a dodgy £232 million business deal to line their own pockets face jail. The messy oil deal has strong links with Oriental Energy Resources,…