Category: News

Saudi Women Celebrate End Of Driving Ban
June 24, 2018 No Responses

Saudi Women Celebrate End Of Driving Ban

Saudi women are officially allowed to get behind the wheel, after a decades-old driving ban was lifted. The change was announced last September and Saudi Arabia issued the first licences to women earlier this month. It was the only country...
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Experts Seek Regional Approach As Cassava Mosaic Disease Threatens 55m Annual Production
June 23, 2018 No Responses

Experts Seek Regional Approach As Cassava Mosaic Disease Threatens 55m Annual Production

The Global Cassava Partnerships for the 21st Century (GCP21) has called for urgent regional approach to halt the spread of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) that is threatening cassava production in Southeast Asia, a region that accounts for about 55 million...
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The Reality Of Violence At Work
June 23, 2018 No Responses

The Reality Of Violence At Work

While workplace violence can differ depending on a country’s development level, the most common forms occur everywhere. In the poorest countries, unacceptable practices are often exacerbated by poverty. ILO  looked at the situation in Madagascar.     In...
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GOCOP Backs New Media Code For Election Coverage
June 23, 2018 No Responses

GOCOP Backs New Media Code For Election Coverage

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has expressed optimism that the newly launched Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage (Revised Edition 2018) will to a large extent guide operators and separate trained journalists from those who suddenly  fo...
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Buhari Implores Journalists On Hate Speech, Fake News
June 22, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Implores Journalists On Hate Speech, Fake News

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday declared open the 2018 International Press Institute World Congress with a call on journalists worldwide to address the menace of fake news and hate speech for the good of humanity. The President, who was speaking...
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Edo Taskforce Resolves 194 Land Cases, Takes 13 To Court
June 21, 2018 No Responses

Edo Taskforce Resolves 194 Land Cases, Takes 13 To Court

The Edo State Private Property Protection Taskforce headed by former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, on Wednesday, presented its committee’s first year report. Presenting the Report at the weekly Executive Council meeting, headed by Governo...
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Reps Justifies N578b Hike In 2018 Budget
June 21, 2018 No Responses

Reps Justifies N578b Hike In 2018 Budget

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has justified its decision to raise the 2018 budget estimates by N578 billion.   The House also blamed the Executive for the late passage of the budget.    Reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s complaints while sign...
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Canada Legalises Use Of Marijuana
June 20, 2018 No Responses

Canada Legalises Use Of Marijuana

Canada has passed a landmark law that legalises the recreational use of marijuana nationwide.  The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill controls and regulates how the drug can be...
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20 German Firms Seek Investments In Nigeria
June 20, 2018 No Responses

20 German Firms Seek Investments In Nigeria

No fewer than 20 German firms are in Nigeria to explore investment opportunities in the country.  The Chief Executives of the visiting firms, led by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, on Tuesday paid a courtesy...
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FRC Faults KPMG, Subjects Audit To Closer Supervision
June 19, 2018 No Responses

FRC Faults KPMG, Subjects Audit To Closer Supervision

The auditing work of one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms has been sharply criticised by the industry’s watchdog. KPMG audits had shown an “unacceptable deterioration” and will be subject to closer supervision, the...
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Nigeria To Shut Land Border Over Rice Smuggling
June 19, 2018 No Responses

Nigeria To Shut Land Border Over Rice Smuggling

The Nigerian Government will shut down the borders with a neighbouiring country through which rice is smuggled on a large scale, the Minister of  Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said.   Ogbeh spoke in Abuja at a...
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IITA Principal Scientist Wins 2018 Cassava Prize
June 16, 2018 No Responses

IITA Principal Scientist Wins 2018 Cassava Prize

A Principal Scientist and Cassava Breeder with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Alfred Dixon; and Dr Hernan Ceballos of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) have won the 2018 Golden Cassava Prize. The prestigio...
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Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage Gets More Endorsement
June 16, 2018 No Responses

Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage Gets More Endorsement

Enthusiasm is running high that the Nigerian media is committed to the professional and ethical coverage of the 2019 elections.  This is as a result of the growing number of media outfits endorsing the Nigerian Media Code of Election Coverage...
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Rolls-Royce To Sack 4,600 Workers
June 15, 2018 No Responses

Rolls-Royce To Sack 4,600 Workers

Engineering firm Rolls-Royce is to cut 4,600 jobs over the next two years as part of a major reorganisation.  Middle managers and back-office staff are to bear the brunt of the cuts, which are expected to hit its Derby base...
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