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Africa will lose 64% of GDP to climate change by 2100
If African countries don’t change their current climate policies to align with the Paris Agreement, and continue suffering climate funding shortfalls from the west, they could lose 64% of their GDP due to climate change devastation according to a report…
Facebook, Twitter boot staff to maintain balance
Meta; the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp fired 11, 000 workers in a single day after reporting its biggest one-day loss on Wall Street in early February when the company’s worth plummeted by over 26% or about $230…
Canada, Nigeria target oil and gas methane emissions with new laws
Oil and gas producers Canada and Nigeria have become the latest countries to tackle the potent greenhouse gas methane with laws to rein in emissions in the fossil fuel energy sector. The announcements came as the United States on Friday…
Energy pundits demand regulation on gender diversity
Professionals and technocrats in the energy industry have demanded government to evolve deliberate policies for gender balancing and diversity in the management and boards of public and private entities in the Nigerian corporate community, arguing that enhanced gender parity would…
China’s Huawei seeks 5G boom in Africa
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies pledged to further increase its investments for “digital transformation” in Africa, as it hosted dozens of industry executives and regulators from the continent for a 5G summit in Bangkok. “As the third wave of the…
Francophone hackers stole $11m , cause $50m damages in Nigeria, others
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Internet fraud syndicate operating from one of Nigeria’s neighbouring francophone countries have successfully launched over 30 successful attacks at financial institutions and stole over $11 million, causing damages worth over $50 million to the institutions….
Ogoni widows withdraw case from Dutch court against Shell
A group of four widows who had sought to hold Shell liable for damages in the Netherlands after their anti-oil activist husbands were executed by the Nigerian government in 1995 have cancelled further legal proceedings, their lawyer said on Monday….
Slavery protester throws eggs at King Charles III
A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after hurling eggs and vitriol at King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, as they walked in the northern England city of York. The incident happened as the king and his wife were…
Malfunctioned cargo ship captured by ISS robotics on arrival
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports A Northrop Grumman cargo ship laden with 8,000 pounds of supplies was yesterday captured by the robotic arm of the International Space Station’s (ISS) on Wednesday, ending a miraculous journey with a jammed solar panel….
Flood: NCDMB takes PNC Conference to Uyo
The management of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has announced the movement of her flagship annual Practical Nigerian Content conference to Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State. The Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote made the announcement in an email…
