The World Bank, in a new report, has disclosed that Nigeria, India, and the Democratic Republic of Congo top the list of countries with the highest poverty and pollution exposure. In the report, titled, ‘Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies’, it was stated that trillions of dollars are wasted on subsidies for agriculture, fishing and…
The Chief Executive Officer of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, has declared Nigeria’s subsidiary of the global cryptocurrency exchange platform as a scam. Zhao made this known via his Twitter handle on Sunday, saying, “Binance Nigeria Limited a scam entity.” “Binance has issued cease & desist notice to the scammer entity “Binance Nigeria Limited”. Don’t believe everything…
The immediate past Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Sunday, attributed his achievements and success in politics to the roles President Bola Tinubu and immediate past President, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) played in his life. Aregbesola, who made this known in Oyo town, Oyo State, at a civic reception organised in his honour by the…
South Africa’s president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the fighting had to stop. His delegation put forward a set of principles that the Kremlin deemed “very difficult to implement”, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ruled…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and other 13 former governors in the 10th Senate to “disclose the total amount of life pensions, if any, that have been received from your states as former governors.” In a statement on Sunday, SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, urged the…
The Lagos State Police Command said a water tank fell off and killed a young man sleeping in his room in the Ikotun area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on his Twitter Page on Saturday. He wrote, “Today in Ikotun. Tank stand gave way. Full water tank fell…
Nigerian chef, Damilola Adeparusi, popularly known as Chef Dammy, has disclosed plans to go on another 150-hour marathon cooking marathon to replace Hilda Baci as the world record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Chef Dammy, who recently concluded a 120-hour marathon cooking on Wednesday morning, made this known in a statement…
By Idowu Isamotu It will be exactly seven months by June 27, 2023 Osun State governor, Mr Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke took the mantle of leadership in the State. In other words, the governor will clock one year in office by November 27, this year. This means he will have only three years (1095 days)…
Governor Ademola Adeleke is determined to protect the lives and property of the people of Osun State, hence, he has released funds for the ministry of environment to commence flood control operations across the state Permanent secretary ministry of environment, Mr Oladele Olawuni made the assertion on IMOLE AYO, an enlightenment programme on OSBC Radio…
“Diversifying the sources of funding for public infrastructure projects means seeking innovative approaches that integrate public-private partnerships in particular,” the Tunisian Prime Minister, Ms Najla Bouden, told participants of a seminar titled Public-Private Partnerships in North Africa for sustainable and inclusive growth that was held on 15-16 June in Tunis. The event, organized by…
