A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Consult to improve the capacity of elected public office holders to instill the values of good governance. On Friday in Abuja, the MoU was signed on behalf of BPSR by its Director-General, Mr. Dasuki Read More…
In a decision that has infuriated the Kremlin, the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime of the forcible deportation of children from Ukraine. After Muammar Gaddafi of Libya and Omar al-Bashir of the Sudan, Putin is the only other sitting Read More…
If the continent’s numerous shocks are appropriately addressed, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) suggests that its economy might grow positively. This is contained in a press release by Mr. Adam Elhiraika, Director of the Macroeconomics and Governance Division of the ECA, during the experts meeting currently taking place in Ethiopia. Elhiraika stated that a Read More…
A school bus in Lagos carrying children between the ages of one and five suffered a somersault, injuring everyone on board on Thursday. The accident happened early in the day in Surulere. The bus with the licence plate KTU-465DN reportedly struck a median barrier and tore off a piece of concrete holding a traffic light Read More…
The Labour Party Youth Wing declared on Thursday that it will win the next March 18 gubernatorial and house of assembly elections in the states of Lagos, Rivers, and Edo as well as other South-South and South-East states. This was stated at a news conference about the elections on March 18 by Mr. Kennedy Ahanotu, Read More…
Using their small boats in silence, the West African troops boarded a rusty ferry and climbed its sides using grappling hooks to disarm mock kidnappers on board. The U.S. military conducted the drill on Saturday in the Volta River in Ghana as part of the inaugural maritime exercises organised as part of the ongoing Flintlock Read More…
After its shares fell, Credit Suisse said it would borrow up to $54 billion from Switzerland’s central bank to boost liquidity and investor confidence. The bank’s announcement in the middle of the night in Zurich boosted Credit Suisse shares 24% and helped reverse some of the stock market losses caused by investor fears of global Read More…
Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu of Nigeria has been named as the new Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelisation, as part of the Section for First Evangelisation and the New Particular Churches. The Holy See News Office made the papal appointment announcement on Wednesday. Archbishop Nwachukwu, the titular Archbishop of Acquaviva, has served as the Holy See’s Read More…
‘Equality is not just the right thing to do, it is smart economics. No society can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contribution of half its citizens.’ At Coca-Cola, we know that women are not only essential to building thriving communities – we truly believe Read More…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor, asserted that he merits a second term to continue the state’s progress towards development. Sanwo-Olu made this statement on Wednesday in an interview with Nigerian Info. He asked Lagosians to vote based on candidates’ experience and track records rather than riding the political party’s wave. “Judge me by my experience, Read More…
