Renewable energy sector: 12m jobs created worldwide in 2020 – IRENA
Oct. 22, 2021 Renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019, according to the eighth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs by the…
Reconsider reintroduction of VAT on LPG importation- Marketers urge FG
Oct. 22, 2021 The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM), has appealed to the federal government to reconsider the reintroduction of VAT on LPG importation, which has also driven…
UNEP projects businesses could spend $100bn by 2040 to cover waste management costs
Oct. 22, 2021 … Marine litter, plastic pollution confirms need for urgent global action A drastic reduction in unnecessary, avoidable and problematic plastic is crucial to addressing the global pollution…
LASG ENJOINS LAGOSIANS TO EMBRACE HEALTH INSURANCE
Oct. 22, 2021 Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has enjoined all Lagos residents to embrace the State’s health insurance scheme in a bid to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Governor, who…
WHO unveils action plan to address findings on DRC SEA allegations
October 22, 2021 The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated by World Health Organisation (WHO) staff during the tenth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped American missionaries
Oct 22, 2021 A Haitian man identifying himself as the leader of the gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries said in a video posted on YouTube…
Okowa presents N469.5bn Budget for 2022; capital to gulp N284bn
Delta Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, presented Appropriation Bill of N469.5 billion for 2022 to the state’s House of Assembly. Christened “Budget of Inclusive Growth and Accelerated Development”, the…
Bimodal Voter Accreditation System has nullified Card Reader – INEC Chairman
On behalf of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), I would like to extend our appreciation for the invitation to deliver Goodwill Remarks at this very important harmonization meeting. For…
Military Pensions and Commodore Lawal: One Year of Sterling Transformation
It’s been one full year since Commodore Sabiru Abayomi Lawal assumed duty as the 28th Chairman of the Military Pension Board, MPB. His tenure officially took off on September 18th,…
3 to die by hanging in Ekiti for armed robbery, murder
Oct. 21, 2021 Justice Abiodun Adesodun of Ado Ekiti High Court has sentenced three men to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder. The convicts are Oluwole Edward 49,…