UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has passionately appealed for urgent global cooperation on climate change. in his address at the official opening of COP29, he called on States to prioritize the protection of human rights with truly ambitious climate action to 2030 and agree to sufficient, transparent, and legitimate funding. The 29th meeting of the…
The Libyan Football Federation has condemned the withdrawal of Nigeria from the second-leg match against Libya in Benghazi, saying it will take all legal actions needed to protect the interests of the Libyan football squad. In a statement shared by The Libya Observer, the LFF said despite the inhumane treatment they had received in Nigeria,…
Hollywood has lost an acting legend. James Earl Jones—the actor whose deep and resonant voice can be heard in Star Wars and The Lion King—died on Sept. 9 at home in Dutchess County, N.Y., his rep confirmed to multiple outlets. He was 93. Born on Jan. 17, 1931, in Arkabutla, Miss., Jones spent much of…
Nigeria and China have inked a $3.3 billion deal for the development of the Methanol Complex and Brass Industrial Park. The Ministry of Finance made this revelation in a statement signed on Friday by Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations. The statement claims that the deal was inked at the first China-Nigeria Economic…
In a statement signed by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, 2.32 kilograms of cocaine concealed in Ghanaian traditional kente materials going to the United Kingdom were intercepted at a courier firm in Lagos on Monday 5th August 2024, while 10.494kg of same class A drug buried in heavy duty pivot shafts heading to the United…
In his decision to halt the sale, Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa ruled that the Federal Government’s plan to establish Nigeria Air as a national carrier should not proceed. In addition to awarding the plaintiffs’ requested remedy, the judge also granted the requests of five other aviation sector participants and the Registered Trustees of the Airline Operators…
Trump, 78, announces Senator J.D Vance, 39, as his Running Mate in the U.S. Presidential Election on the first day of the Republican Party Convention held in Milwaukee. James David Vance , an American Author, Venture Capitalist, Politican currently serving in the U.S Marine is the First Millennial Vice-Presidential Candidate. J.D Vance is popular for his…
In order to combat cybercrime, terrorism, and other associated crimes, President Bola Tinubu has asked for more cooperation between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States and Nigeria’s law enforcement authorities. He called FBI Director Christopher Asher Wray on Friday at the presidential villa in Abuja, telling him that Nigeria is making…
The Federal Government started negotiations with the World Bank just a few weeks after approving a special purpose entity to facilitate the supply of an extra 90,000 km of fibre optic cable. This was revealed on Tuesday by Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, during the announcement of the start of Nigeria…
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries reports that in May 2024, Nigeria’s crude oil production fell to a historic low of 1.25 million barrels per day. According to Channels Television’s coverage of the OPEC monthly oil market report for June, the nation’s average daily output in May was 1.25 million barrels per day (bpd), a…
