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FG expresses readiness to fund innovative hub projects in varsities
Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email In a move to boost research and development projects in tertiary institutions, the federal government has expressed readiness to fund innovative hub projects in public universities and other higher education institutions across the country. Where did FG say this? Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund), Arc. Sunny…

Mixed reactions trail early results in Angola’s presidential poll
Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email As Angolans await the results of Wednesday’s presidential election, some have expressed being discouraged by early predictions of a win for incumbent president João Lourenço. With 33% of ballots counted, the country’s electoral commission gave the ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) 60.65% of the votes….

50 million people still in ‘modern slavery’ worldwide, UN
Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email United Nations International Labour Organisation, ILO says the number of people still trapped in forced labour and other crises has increased by 5% in recent years to about 50 million on any given day. According to a study by the United Nations agencies for labour and migration along with…

US government files immunity for Saudi Crown Prince over death of Jamal Khashoggi
Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The Biden administration says immunity now covers Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in the ongoing civil case instituted against him over his involvement in the murder of Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018. Jamal Khashoggi was killed and his body dismembered in the Saudi Consulate…

Angola’s ruling party claims election victory
Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The governing party in Angola, Marxist People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola, MPLA has claimed victory in the country’s election held on Wednesday, after the Election Commission pegged it votes as 51%. The election which recorded a low turn out of voters appears to give incumbent President Joao…

2023 budget ready for presentation on Friday
Share via: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email President Muhammadu Buhari has been scheduled to formally present the 2023 fiscal bill to the joint session of the Nation Assembly on Friday 7th of October. This will be his last budget presentation to the National Assembly as his eight-year reign of two terms gradually winds up. What are…