Climate adaptation funding gap 50% higher than estimated – UN
November 2, 2023 Rich country promises of help for poorer ones to adapt to climate change have slowed despite more frequent extreme weather, with a shortfall now 50% bigger than…
Buhari ‘Rarely Supervised’ His Ministers, Tinubu should learn to do better in coordination, supervision
November 2, 2023 A former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, says President Bola Tinubu administration should learn from the past government and do better in terms of the coordination and…
Lawan advocates for a national plan to establish protective measures to guarantee safety of journalists
Nov 2, 2023 A former Senate President, Sen. Ahmad Lawan has advocated for a national plan to establish protective measures that would guarantee the safety of journalists to end impunity against…
JTF impounds vessel laden with 300,000 litres of illegally refined diesel in Rivers
Nov. 2, 2023 The joint military taskforce, “Operation Delta Safe” (OPDS) impounded a vessel, MV Mother Mary I on Sunday, laden with 300,000 litres of illegally refined diesel. OPDS impounded…
Police kill suspected kidnapper in Plateau, rescue 6 victims
Nov. 2, 2023 Police in Plateau have killed a suspected kidnapper and rescued six kidnap victims. Police spokesman in the state, DSP Alfred Alabo, stated on Thursday in Jos that…
Plateau Govt. appeals to the state’s Correctional Service to accelerate release of innocent inmates
Nov. 2, 2023 The Plateau State Government has urged the state’s Correctional Service to accelerate processes and procedures for the release of innocent inmates. Mr. Ephraim Usman, the Commissioner for…
Navy halts theft of petrol at NNPCL’s vandalised pipeline in Lagos
Nov. 2, 2023 The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has discovered and halted the siphoning of petrol from one of NNPCL’s pipelines at Atlas Cove, Lagos. Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Commodore…
On Presidential Yacht and other matters, by Temitope Ajayi
It has become a pattern for some individuals, CSOs and a section of the media to pick one or two line items every budget cycle for sensational headlines, deliberately…
Journalists’ Safety: UNESCO, CAJ, PALU set to unveil Pan African Media Lawyers Network
Nov. 2, 2023 The UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and the Congress of African Journalists (CAJ), have concluded arrangements to establish…
Belgium drafting new fuel quality law targeting African exports
November 2, 2023 Belgium’s environment and energy ministries are planning to submit draft legislation to tighten the quality of exported fuels, its officials told Reuters, mirroring a similar move by…