The Minister of Defense, Maj-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd) has said that the military is happy for Governor Babagana Zulum being Governor of Borno state at a time the state is facing security challenges. Magashi spoke on Monday, when he led a delegation of two Service Chiefs for Army and Air Force, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai and […]
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Investments by exploration and production firms in shale and tight oil are slated to drop by almost 12% in 2020, according to a forecast from consultancy Rystad Energy. That compares with a decrease of 4% for overall global upstream investments for the year, with deep water representing the only segment expected to grow more than […]
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By John Gault Climate change demonstrators carry placards saying “Halt Global Warming,” broadly interpreted to mean “confine global warming to the Paris Agreement’s target of 1.5°C.” Advocating such a goal helps to raise public awareness, but fails to identify specific steps to reach the goal. It is now urgent that climate campaigners advocate not just […]
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1. The 4th extraordinary session of the Conference of G5 Sahel Heads of State was held on December 15, 2019 in Niamey, in the Republic of Niger, under the chairmanship of HE Mr. Roch Marc Christian KABORE, President of Burkina Faso, President in G5 Sahel exercise. 2. The following Heads of State were present at […]
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The leadership of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been commended for its extraordinary achievements as evidenced in the initiation and completion of several legacy projects in the last two years. Delivering this commendation today were several dignitaries led by Chief Emeka Offor,a billionaire businessman who inspected the projects due for commissioning by President […]
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The government of Switzerland has appointed Patricia Danzi as director general of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Danzi has been working at the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross since 1996 and was ICRC regional director for Africa over the past four years. She will take up her new post next May, succeeding Manuel Sager who headed the development agency for five years […]
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The Chairman, Oriental Group of Companies, Dr. Mohammed Indimi, has explained why he has decided to diversify into investing his money into agriculture,the Nation has reported. Dr. Indimi who spoke with journalists penultimate week in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, at the signing of a multi-million dollar MoU between one of his subsidiary companies, OER […]
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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC); has summoned Cameroun Minister of Information, Issa Chiroma and Atanga Nji over alleged killings of some South Cameroun citizens. The summoning was disclosed on Sunday; by South Cameroon-Ambazonia Resistant Front (SC-ARF) in a statement released to journalists in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. The United States (U.S) has also […]
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The U.S has ordered President Paul Biya of Cameroun; to “immediately and unconditionally” pull out the military from southern Cameroon territory. The 72-hour ultimatum; followed U.S Congress approval in a resolution of an Act; authorizing President Donald Trump and U.S Department of Defence for Biya to comply. The announcement was made Friday in a YouTube […]
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