Traffic Offence Should Be Criminalised, Offenders Made to Pay Hugely to Serve as Deterrent -Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has called for introduction of stringent penalties for those who violate traffic procedures in the country. The ministry’s Director of Press,…
Gender parity in New African magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential Africans, Nigeria Again Leads the Pack
For the first time since publishing the list, there is an equal amount of men and women featuring in this year’s one hundred most influential Africans list. Although…
ANED Berates Gov Obaseki Over Row With BEDC
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, has lent its voice to the ongoing row between the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and the management of…
Energy, Transport and ICT Sectors Dominate PPI Investments in Developing Nations in 2017- World Bank
The energy sector dominated the 2017 Private Participation in Infrastructure, PPI, investments attracting 56 percent of the total investment and accounted for 203 out of 304 projects. A…
AEC Urges OPEC, Others to Restore Stability to the Oil Markets With Continued Production Cuts
The African Energy Chamber, AEC, urges the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC and other key global oil producers, including Russia, to continue with the…
Aid Campaigns: Africans Call for a Move to Look Beyond Pictures of Poor Children
Communities that benefit from aid want international charities to move beyond pictures of poor children and show a more balanced view of Africa, a study showed on…
80 Adolescents Will Die Daily of AIDS by 2030 if Not Checked- UNICEF
By 2030, around 80 adolescents will be dying of AIDS every day if “we don’t accelerate progress in preventing transmission,” the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. UNICEF, in…
Combating Climate Change: World Not on Track, As 20 Warmest Years on Record Had Been in the Past 22 Years – UN Says
The UN weather agency says the world is heading in the wrong direction to slow climate change after another year of near-record temperatures. The Secretary-General of the…
Trump’s daughter, Tiffany, now dates Nigerian billionaire
Tiffany Trump is dating a new billionaire construction heir from Nigeria – a country her father referred to as a ‘s**thole’ earlier this year. Page Six reports that the youngest…
Let’s get more serious with fight against terror; Buhari pleads with LCBC leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in N’Djamena, Chad, renewed call for quick interventions and measures to curb the menace of Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin. The President’s…