China's crypto-miners look abroad as regulators tighten nooseFILE PHOTO: Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustr...Thu Jun 24th, 2021 read more → |
Canada's Trudeau survives vote of no confidenceThe minority government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence Wednesday in a face-off over the proposed budget, eliminating the possibility of ear...Thu Jun 24th, 2021 read more → |
Beware of debt distress, Okonjo-Iweala, Adesina warn African leadersThe Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and ex-Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina; Governor of ...Thu Jun 24th, 2021 read more → |
Insecurity in Oyo State: What is Seyi Makinde doing with his security vote?The past few weeks have seen the reportage of insecurity in Oyo State rising. Right after the Twitter suspension by the Federal Government of Nigeria and Governor Seyi Makinde’sclear stand ag...Wed Jun 23rd, 2021 read more → |
Thunberg says UN climate draft forces world to 'face reality'A draft UN report on a warming planet unveiled by AFP allows the world to “face the reality” of climate change, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said Wednesday. x While the draf...Wed Jun 23rd, 2021 read more → |
Final forensic audit report of NDDC ready by July—AkpabioGodswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, says the final report of a forensic audit of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) will be ready by the end of July. x Akpabio, who fielded qu...Wed Jun 23rd, 2021 read more → |
Embrace Wike’s development strides, Danagogo tells coastal communitiesSecretary to the Rivers State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, has urged coastal communities of the state to embrace Governor Nyesom Wike...Wed Jun 23rd, 2021 read more → |
Penny wise, pound foolishElectricity workers. PHOTO: Amos Kobor These are indeed difficult and dangerous times for Nigerians. It would be out of place for anyone to envy Nigerians for whatever reason in these perilious ti...Wed Jun 23rd, 2021 read more → |
Leveraging marginal fields for improved national reserves, local contentSarki Auwalu Nigeria’s marginal fields sub-sector has been the cornerstone of the country’s upstream local content development strategy since early 2000, and previous rounds gave birth...Wed Jun 23rd, 2021 read more → |
NIEEE wants government to prioritise emerging technologiesKings Adeyemi Given the roles of emerging technologies in driving digital transformation, the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE), has said it will continue to enlig...Wed Jun 23rd, 2021 read more → |
