A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river, upending livelihoods in fishing and farming communities in the Niger Delta, which has long endured environmental pollution caused by the oil industry. The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, or NOSDRA, told The Associated Press that the spill…
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) will increase tariffs in areas under its network from July 1. AEDC is one of the 11 power distribution companies covering the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Niger, Kogi, and Nassarawa States.In a statement issued on Sunday, the company cited the fluctuation in the naira exchange rate in the money…
By Ayomide Otitoju The World Health Organization (WHO) has published the first in a series of WHO public-benefit target product profiles (TPPs) for snakebite treatments, in order to improve the quality of antivenoms available in the market. This is the first-ever guidance to improve the quality of such products. The TPP is a document that…
By Ayomide Otitoju Abuja, Nigeria – Jacqueline Aki, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Green Building Council Nigeria and Managing Partner of James Cubitt Interiors, has urged the federal government to provide support and collaboration in the interior design sector, in order to enhance its productivity. She made this appeal during the Abuja Interior Design Summit…
By Ayomide Otitoju Islamabad,The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to prepare for and respond to the public health impact of Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy, which is expected to hit parts of Pakistan today. WHO’s Incident Management Support Team (IMST) has been activated to ensure coordination of all health activities on…
Lausanne, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today announced a new global initiative to inspire and enable the world to move more every day. Led by Olympians and created in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), Let’s Move will begin on Olympic Day, 23 June, with an invitation to make time every day for movement for…
Rising from a lower profit margin of N10.2 billion and a debilitating Non-Performing Loan portfolio of 45 per cent in 2015, to an impressive profit of N147 billion and a significantly lowered NPL rate of 5.6 per cent in 2022, FirstBank has proven that its back-to-back profit-making is far beyond recoveries made, but rather it’s…
Ukrainian deputy defence minister, Hanna Maliar, says Russia’s allegations that Ukraine has begun its counteroffensive is to direct attention from Moscow’s losses around Bakhmut.The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, says Ukrainian forces are “moving forward” near Bakhmut which Russia claims to have captured last month.Russia says its forces thwarted a major offensive in…
Residents of Enugu State have defied the state government’s directives on the Monday compulsory sit-at-home order issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as roads, schools, banks, markets and other public places were completely deserted.The state governor, Peter Mbah had on June 1 declared “no more sit-at-home in Enugu,” effective Monday, June 5,…
