China has pledged for the first time to take firm action on climate change, telling a UN summit that its emissions, the world’s highest, would soon peak. Zhang Gaoli, Vice-Premier also said China would make its economy much more carbon efficient by 2020. Also, Barack Obama, US President said climate change was moving faster than…
TradeViz Launched
BudgIT, an infotech company, has launched TradeViz, an advisory and data portal that is set to help importers, exporters and prospective investors simplify their trade for Nigeria. With support from the Department for International Development, DFID, TradeViz is also expected to give expert advice on import, export and also how to register a business. According…
Building Collapse: Ekweremadu Advocates Seizure of Builder’s Licence
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has advocated seizure of professional licence for any building contrator involved in house collapse in Nigeria. He made the call during plenary Tuesday, September 23 on the floor of the Senate. Ekweremadu who blamed building collapse across the country on lack of professionalism and poor supervision of building construction, said…
‘Insurgency Will Soon Be Over’
Newly appointed Commissioner of Police in Borno State, Clement Adoba, has disclosed his plan to bring an end to the Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Addressing newsmen in Maiduguri as some suspected criminals arrested by the command were being paraded, Adoda said the police had never looked back in maintaining peace and security in…
FAAN Refutes Allegation
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has refuted claims of outbreak of an epidemic at the Hajj/Cargo terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja. FAAN stated that the alleged outbreak of epidemic as a result of deplorable condition of facilities by some media houses on September 22 was untrue and capable of causing fear…
FG Pledges Support for SON
Minister of State for Trade and investment, Samuel Orton has assured that the federal government is prepared to work with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild, BCPG and other bodies to put an end to incessant building collapse in Nigeria. The minister said this today while speaking as the chief…
Synagogue Building Collapse: NEMA, South Africa Disagree Over Casualty Figure
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has said it is not aware of the source of the latest casualty figures claim by the South African government. Speaking with the magazine this Tuesday, Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos state spokesman for NEMA said the agency is not privy to such information credited to Jeff Radebe, South African minister…
FCMB In the Forefront of Sustainable Banking in Nigeria
The human face of First City Monument Bank, FCMB, was showcased at a media parley tagged: Sustainable Banking in Nigeria, organized by the bank, in Lagos, Tuesday. Ladi Balogun, group-managing director of FCMB, said the bank was not just about profit but also about its impact on the community in which it operates. According to…
We Are Not at War With Commissioner of Police – Rivers Govt.
The hostilities that existed between Chibuike Ameachi, governor of River State, and the immediate past Commissioner of Police in the state may have become a thing of the past but recent media reports seem to suggest fresh hostilities with the new Police boss in the state, Dan Bature. In the wake of media reports that…
Ebola Kills 2,793
The world Health Organization, WHO, on Monday said the Ebola Virus Disease, has killed 2,793 in West Africa, while adding that the disease has been contained in Senegal and Nigeria. The health body in the report of the latest meeting of its Ebola emergency committee said a total of 5,762 people had been infected in…
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