President Bola Tinubu has empowered the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to implement a more efficient and better streamlined public-private partnership (PPP) project delivery process. Jobson Ewalefoh, director-general, ICRC, disclosed this in a statement by Ifeanyi Nwoko, acting head, media and publicity, ICRC on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Ewalefoh said that the process would involve…
The South African government has given Taiwan a deadline till March end to relocate the island’s de facto embassy outside of the capital city Pretoria, the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said, blaming Chinese pressure for the move. South Africa severed official diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1997 and only maintains formal and very close relations with…
Military-technical cooperation between Russia and Mongolia includes supply of weapons to Ulaanbaatar and the training of military personnel; currently Russia has trained 340 Mongolian soldiers. Russian Deputy Defence Minister, Alexander Fomin said on Tuesday. “The supply of weapons and military equipment, repair, maintenance, modernisation,’’ Fomin outlined the areas of cooperation. He added that “we are…
Animal rights activists on Tuesday, lashed out at elephant sanctuaries in Thailand after a Spanish holidaymaker was killed while bathing one of the creatures. The incident is “a stark reminder of the inherent cruelty and danger associated with keeping wild animals in captivity.’’ The rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said…
Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington. The pontiff, who has previously expressed sharp disagreement with Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, said he would pray that God grants Trump “wisdom, strength and protection” as he takes up the presidency again….
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has urged Nigerian leaders to prioritize tackling malnutrition and food insecurity as part of Nigeria’s development agenda. This is contained in his address at National Economic Council (NEC) presided over by vice president, Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa . Gates stressed that without urgent investments in nutrition and agriculture, the…
A tribal ceremony during which young women are whipped in order to show the sacrifices they make for men is revealed in a series of photographs. Women are whipped as part of a Rite of Passage ceremony for boys, when female family members declare their love for the young man at the heart of the…
The death has occurred of Omar Farouk, the son of the traditional ruler of Dambatta of Kano State, Dr Mansur Mukhtar. Mukhtar, the deceased father, is a former Minister of Finance, This was announced by the family of the deceased in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Farouk died on Saturday in Abuja and was…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) chapter, has staged a peaceful protest over the Federal Government’s continued failure to implement agreements with the union, warning of possible strike action. Led by branch chairman Prof. Anthony Odiwe, lecturers carried placards and sang solidarity songs across the campus in Ile-Ife, demanding improved…
The management of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abuja has announced the commencement of an investigation into an incident captured in a viral video regarding its emergency response. This is disclosed in a statement signed by the hospital’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Obadiah Gana, on Sunday in Abuja. Gana revealed that the Minister of State…
