An African Development Bank Project Is Creating Skills And New Jobs For The Youth In Sierra Leone
AN African Development Bank-funded project in Sierra Leone is fast building technical and business skills for young people in the country. Approved by the bank’s board four years ago, the Freetown Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Aquatic Environment…
Senate Issues 48 hours Ultimatum To Pantami To Account For N13.9 billion
THE Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has been issued a 48-hour ultimatum to account for N13.9 billion Service Wide vote collected from 2017 to 2021. Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Mathew Uroghide handed down the…
US Slams Visa Ban On Nigerians Undermining Democracy, Confirms 2023 Election Monitoring
THE United States on Wednesday announced visa restrictions on specific individuals in Nigeria. The American government said those affected undermined the democratic process in a recent election. The recent electoral race in the country were the…
US Sues Google Over Dominance Of Online ad Market
THE United States Justice Department sued Google on Tuesday for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the California-based tech giant over its world leading search engine. A filing in the federal antitrust…
Kwara Gets N887.8m From World Bank To Fund Immunisation
KWARA State has secured World Bank funding to support infrastructure upgrades in at least one primary healthcare facility in each of the 193 wards of the state, the Executive Secretary of the state Health Care Development Agency, Dr Nusirat Elelu, has…
Iran Executes Accused British Spy By Hanging
IRAN on Saturday executed former top defence official and dual British national, Alireza Akbari, who was accused of spying for United Kingdom intelligence, the judiciary reported. Akbari was executed after being sentenced to death for “corruption on…
Brazil’s Ex-President, Jair Bolsonaro Hospitalised In US – Reports
Brazilian far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro has been hospitalised in Orlando, Florida with abdominal pain, media reports said on Monday, a day after his supporters invaded the seat of power in Brasilia. Bolsonaro, 67, left Brazil for the United…
One-third Of Global Economy Will Face Recession In 2023 — IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, has warned that a third of the global economy will face recession this year. Georgieva said economic activities in the United States, the European Union, and China are all…
Africa: Independents Energy Companies Are Raring To Go In Africa In 2023 With Sustainable Energy Development
IN late 2019, Africa Oil Corp. President and CEO Keith Hill told Petroleum Economist that, given Africa’s unproven oil and gas basins, the continent was probably “the greatest frontier,” with outstanding opportunities for exploration, production, and…
Woman Survives 200-foot Fall In San Gabriel Mountains
A San Bernardino County sheriff’s helicopter crew rescued a Colorado woman after she tumbled 200 feet down a trail in the San Gabriel Mountains early Saturday, authorities said. The woman, identified as 40-year-old Ruth Woroniecki, had left her…