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Statement by President, Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on behalf of G77 at Summit on Sustainable Development Goals

Statement by President, Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on behalf of G77 at Summit on Sustainable Development Goals

(New York, 18 September 2023) Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. This mid-term review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is taking place at a time of extremely critical juncture,…

Birthday Anniversary: How Bashorun ASKIA was honoured in  Asaba

Birthday Anniversary: How Bashorun ASKIA was honoured in  Asaba

-By Albert OGRAKA, Editor: The birthday anniversary celebration of the immediate past Managing Director/CEO of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, FCNA, CrFA on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 was glamorous and memorable, as people from all walks…

UKAH’S APPOINTMENT: GOV. OBOREVWORI GETS COMMENDATON

UKAH’S APPOINTMENT: GOV. OBOREVWORI GETS COMMENDATON

-By CHUKWUDI ASOYA: Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, has been commended for appointing Chief Patrick Ukah as the Director-General of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA).  The immediate past Special Assistant to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Intelligence Gathering, Hon….

BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: Governor Oborevwori felicitates Bashorun Askia Ogieh

BIRTH ANNIVERSARY: Governor Oborevwori felicitates Bashorun Askia Ogieh

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has congratulated immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Bashorun Askia Ogieh, on his birth anniversary. Governor Oborevwori in a statement by his Chief Press…

AAU Alumni Association Inaugurates Ikeja Branch

AAU Alumni Association Inaugurates Ikeja Branch

-By Pastor Joseph Obaro IKUPA (Worldwide Publicity Secretary) The Worldwide President of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association Worldwide, Ekpoma, Dr. Clifford Omozeghian yesterday Sunday 10th September 2023 inaugurated the Ikeja branch of the association with Calistus Onwura as the branch Chairman….

Shettima Says Unity of all Stakeholders Needed to Address Challenges Facing Northeast

Shettima Says Unity of all Stakeholders Needed to Address Challenges Facing Northeast

The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettimahas called for unity between diverse leaders and other stakeholders across the northeast in order to address challenges facing the geo-political zone. The VP made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri while declaring open the 8th meeting…

Nigeria, Ghana Signs MoU to Boost Rice, Wheat, Soya beans Production

Nigeria, Ghana Signs MoU to Boost Rice, Wheat, Soya beans Production

Nigeria and Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards boosting production of agricultural produce. The MoU was signed betwen a Nigerian company, EGTA Investment Limited and a Ghanaian conglomerate, Jospong Group of Companies, at the Ghana High Commission in Abuja…

Interior Minister orders clearance of over 200,000 passport backlogs within two weeks

Interior Minister orders clearance of over 200,000 passport backlogs within two weeks

The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has given a marching order to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), demanding the swift clearance of over 200,000 pending international passport applications in two weeks. The Minister gave the order during a meeting with top…

War on Vandalism: 14 Suspects Vandals, Scavengers Arrested by NSCDC in Abuja

War on Vandalism: 14 Suspects Vandals, Scavengers Arrested by NSCDC in Abuja

Fourteen suspects vandals and scavengers have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the ongoing clampdown on vandals of street and traffic lights, including manhole covers within the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja). According to a…

Nigerian students advised to pick up admission in Ghana’s ivory tower to reinforce relationship

Nigerian students advised to pick up admission in Ghana’s ivory tower to reinforce relationship

Nigerians have been advised to pick up admissions from Ghanaian ivory towers in order to reinforce the relationship existing between Nigeria and Ghana that date back to the colonial era. Both Nigeria and Ghana were colonized by the British government and they…

Human-Centric Globalisation: Taking G20 to Last Mile, Leaving None Behind

Human-Centric Globalisation: Taking G20 to Last Mile, Leaving None Behind

-By Narendra Modi: ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – these two words capture a deep philosophy. It means ‘the world is one family’. This is an all-embracing outlook that encourages us to progress as one universal family, transcending borders, languages, and ideologies. During India’s G20…

USAID Has Facilitated $205 million Debt, Equity Investment for Nigerian Agribusinesses

USAID Has Facilitated $205 million Debt, Equity Investment for Nigerian Agribusinesses

Over the past five years, USAID has promoted private sector-led economic growth in Nigeria by facilitating $205 million in debt and equity investments for Nigerian agribusinesses. This was revealed on Wednesday when the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded West Africa Trade…

Head of UN Counter-Terrorism Office Concludes Visit to Nigeria

Head of UN Counter-Terrorism Office Concludes Visit to Nigeria

The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office of Counter- Terrorism (UNOCT), Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, has concluded a week-long high-level visit to Nigeria. During his visit which ended on Tuesday, Voronkov held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with the President of Nigeria,…

Bashorun Askia Commiserates With Oborevwori’s Family Over Demise Of Madam Agnes

Bashorun Askia Commiserates With Oborevwori’s Family Over Demise Of Madam Agnes

The immediate past Managing Director/CEO of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) and PDP leader in the State, Bashorun Askia Ogieh, has expressed grief over the demise of the mother of Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, Madam Agnes Ayetoma. In a personally…

Gov. Soludo Unhappy With IGR Officials For Unleashing Terror On Commercial Bus Driver

Gov. Soludo Unhappy With IGR Officials For Unleashing Terror On Commercial Bus Driver

–BY SUNNY A. DAVID: Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo has condemned in totality the actions of Anambra State Internal Revenue officials who displayed outright rascality, terror and mayhem on a commercial bus driver in the State. In a press statement…

Desertification: Zulum flags off 1.2m trees’ planting in Borno… Target 10m trees in 2024

Desertification: Zulum flags off 1.2m trees’ planting in Borno… Target 10m trees in 2024

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has flagged off the 2023 tree-planting campaign with 1.2 million trees expected to be planted across the state. The exercise, conducted at the premises of the Borno State University Teaching Hospital on Monday, according to a…

NDLEA intercepts ephedrine, skunk, laughing gas consignments at Lagos airport

NDLEA intercepts ephedrine, skunk, laughing gas consignments at Lagos airport

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted various quantities of ephedrine, skunk and nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas concealed in semovita packs and dry pepper being shipped to South Africa and Kenya through the Murtala Muhammed…

PHPTO NEWS: EPU, Asaba Branch attends burial ceremony of Pa Johnbull IGHOFIMONI at Emevor

PHPTO NEWS: EPU, Asaba Branch attends burial ceremony of Pa Johnbull IGHOFIMONI at Emevor

A group photograph of some members of Emevor Progress Union (EPU), Asaba Branch during the burial ceremony of Pa Johnbull IGHOFIMONI at Emevor. The picture shows members was at the entertainment venue at Adam Igbudu University ground Emevor on the Saturday 25th…

Plans Underway To Install Gas Turbine In EMEVOR Kingdom – Says Royal Father **Seeks Govt Intervention On Roads

Plans Underway To Install Gas Turbine In EMEVOR Kingdom – Says Royal Father **Seeks Govt Intervention On Roads

-By Albert OGRAKA: The Odion of Emevor Kingdom, HRH CHIEF (DR.) JOHN HOLT OLOGHO has disclosed that efforts and mechanism are being made to install a Gas Turbine in Emevor Kingdom. This projection, according to him, has been tabled and deliberated on, since the project needs help…