Kenya Police Football Club are plotting an upset of the ages when they host Egyptian giants and title-holders Zamalek in the final qualifying round for this season’s CAF Confederations Cup on Saturday.
First-timers Police are hoping to fashion a lea…
Shijiazhuang: By applying the techniques Augustine Phiri learnt in China to his hometown’s farmland, the corn yield in Malawi’s experimental field increased dramatically so far this year, rising from 2.1 tonnes per hectare in 2023 to 8 tonnes per hect…
WINDHOEK: The Indonesian Embassy in Namibia is hosting its first – ever cultural event in Windhoek , on 26 September 2024 to showcase the country ‘ s way of life and further strengthen its bilateral relations with Namibia . Addressing a press conferen…
Manila: The Asian Development Bank on Friday launched a new country partnership strategy for Bhutan, aiming to help the South Asian country address economic obstacles and enable inclusive, sustainable, resilient and job-creating growth.
The bank said…
Dalian: Iron ore futures closed lower on Friday in daytime trading at the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE).
The most active iron ore contract for January 2025 delivery dipped 2 yuan (about 28 U.S. cents) to close at 694 yuan per tonne.
On Friday, the…
Beijing: China’s top political advisor Wang Huning met with Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Nurlanbek Shakiev on Friday in Beijing.
Wang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said that under …
Guangzhou: Carbon emissions allowances closed at 48.93 yuan (about 6.89 U.S. dollars) per tonne on Friday, 6.44 percent up from Thursday at Guangzhou Emissions Exchange, the largest local carbon market in China.
A total of 101 tonnes of allowances we…
Beijing: Chinese lawmakers on Friday voted to adopt a revised National Defense Education Law.
The revised law, which was passed at a session of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, will take effect on Sept. 21, 2024.
The revised law wi…
MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it has approved a loan of 320 million U.S. dollars to support the rehabilitation of roads in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, enhancing safe and all-weather connectivity in rural a…
Achieving sustainable climate policies in Nigeria by ‘voting for climate’
By Oboh Linus, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Climate change issue is now at the centre of global politics. In the last decades it has shaped public discourses as global leader…
Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offence (ICPC) has called for attitudinal change and anti-corruption mindset to win the battle against corruption.
Aliyu, represented by the ICPC Secretary, Clifford…
The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Diocese of Kubwa, has inaugurated a new archdeaconry in Abuja to further propagate the gospel of Jesus Christ in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Rt. Rev. Duke Akamisoko, the Bishop of Kubwa Diocese, w…
The Nigeria COVID-19 Action, Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), says it has disbursed N625 billion to the 36 states since inception of the programme.
The National Coordinator, NG-CARES, Dr Abdulkarim Obaje, stated this during the peer learni…
The United Nations (UN) says no fewer than 414,000 people have been displaced by the devastating flood in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday.
Ms Ann Weru, Head of Public Information, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs …
The Federal Government says it is working to submit backlog of reports on the rights of Nigerian Children to the United Nations and Africa Union Expert Committee on the rights of African children.
Dr MacJohn Nwaobiala, Co-Chairman, National Child Ri…
