By Victoria Wenzelmann and Ahtziri Gonzalez Civil society organisations, companies, entrepreneurs, experts, and citizens all have a role to play in accelerating the digital transition and ensuring that it contributes to sustainable and inclusive development. In this spirit, the African Union and the European Union teamed up to co-host the first Africa-Europe D4D Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum,…
ExxonMobil has been working with Denver-based Crusoe Energy Systems to mine bitcoin in North Dakota for over a year, according to people with knowledge of the project. The pilot program, which is operating in the Bakken region, launched in late January 2021 and had begun expanding by July.ConocoPhillips is pursuing similar work in the same…
By Akintunde Bello Sheriff *Dear Ladies and Gentlemen especially from across the 10 local governments in Osun West Senatorial District, You will recall that I had informed few days ago that I was going to enumerate the candidates of my choices for elective offices of 2023 to the National Assembly, however i was counseled to…
The rising sun of 24th March 2022 blossomed upon senior citizens, under the aegis of PDP Elders Forum at the Calabar residence of Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong. The Elders in their wisdom thought it needful to pay the Governorship hopeful and chancellor of the prestigious Arthur Jarvis University a visit to foster an interactive opportunity,…
FRCN: Supporters have backed former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim to be the PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 general election. While purchasing a ₦40m Presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms, the groups’ leader, Comrade Mayor Samuel, said that Ayim had shown competence, capacity, and suitability to lead Nigerians. Similarly, Bauchi State Governor’s lodge…
Transport stakeholders have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently sign into law the National Transport Commission Bill, so as to provide a regulatory body and law for the entire transport sector. Stakeholders from different transportation sectors while speaking yesterday said doing this will attract needed investment to the sector and mobilise the transport policy…
For Nigeria to take its rightful place in the comity of nations, the quality of leadership in 2023 must change.Also, Nigerians must vote for good leaders, rather than queue behind leaders who mortgage their lives by giving them money and food as incentive in exchange for votes. Former Governors of Ogun, Anambra and Kaduna states,…
Abuja, Nigeria – Wednesday, 23rd March, 2022. Former President, Ernest Bai Koroma has urged West African leaders, policy makers, civil society and diplomats to step up their acts in stemming the re-emergence of coups and the eroding of democratic good governance in the sub-region. President Koroma was speaking earlier this morning at the Transcorp Hilton…
There is nothing, so far, in the race for the national chair of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), that is as significant in form, content and context as the open endorsement of Senator George Akume for the plum party position by the governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. It was so reassuring…
Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has solicited for water visibility as an imperative for achieving national prosperity as ACCI joins the world in marking the 2022 World Water Day (WWD). The 2022 World Water Day with the theme, “Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible” is geared towards taking action to tackle the global water…
