The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that while electricity use per capita in India and Southeast Asia is rapidly rising, it has been effectively stagnant in Africa for more than three decades. Per capita consumption in Africa in a new report titled: “Electricity 2024,” showed even declined in recent years as the population grew…
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded an improved ranking in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), moving five places up to rank 145 out of 180 countries assessed. According to the latest corruption index released by Transparency International (TI), the country also gained one point added to its previous 24, ending up scoring 25 out of the 100…
A United States court in Baltimore County, in the state of Maryland, has ordered a Nigerian blogger to pay $50,000 for damages and defaming the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya. The lawsuit followed after a video posted on the blogger’s YouTube channel on November 28, 2023, containing…
Cameroon head coach, Rigobert Song claimed his young side will learn from the defeat to Nigeria. The Indomitable Lions exited the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations following a 2-0 defeat to the Super Eagles. Ademola Lookman scored both goals as Nigeria beat their fierce rivals in a game many have dubbed a derby match at…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face Angola in the next round of the ongoing African Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire. Nigeria will play the Giant Sable Antelope in the AFCON 2023 Quarterfinals by 6pm, at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, on Friday, February 2, 2024. Both teams qualified for this stage after dispatching…
Nigerian joined the rest of the world to usher in 2024 with prayers, fireworks, and hopes for a better 2024. T Christians trooped into churches for worship and also to spend the last moments of 2023 with their families, loved ones, and fellow believers. As the clock hit midnight, shouts of “Happy New Year” echoed…
The Process and Industrial Development has lost its final appeal against Nigeria in an eleven-billion-dollar arbitration case. The company sought to overturn an October judgement by a London High Court that halted the enforcement for damages over a failed gas processing project. The High Court had earlier ruled in October that the British Virgin Islands…
In Nigeria’s Omo Forest Reserve, a protected tropical rainforest, cocoa farmers are illegally cultivating cocoa beans, a practice that poses significant environmental threats. Despite the area being designated for conservation, farmers have been documented harvesting cocoa in zones where such activities are banned. This encroachment has been linked to some of the world’s largest cocoa…
Nigeria is currently engaged in negotiations with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the procurement of Tejas fighter jets. The chairman of the military hardware manufacturer also mentioned Argentina, Egypt and the Philippines as countries they were discussing with to purchase these aircraft. The Chairman of Hindustan Aeronautics, C. B. Ananthakrishnan, disclosed this on Thursday, according…
The Nigerian government has signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Kuwait for the commencement of direct flights. This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on his X handle (formerly Twitter). BASA is an air transport agreement between two countries that allows designated airlines to operate commercial flights,…
