May 2024
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Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce a new form of mandatory National Service for young people if the Conservatives win the general election. In the first new policy announcement of the campaign, the prime minister has unveiled a plan that would see 18-year-olds given the choice of a full-time military placement for 12 months or a…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised African nations to re-examine the democracy inherited from the West. Obasanjo said Africa must build a model of democracy that is true to the African heritage and that caters for the welfare of the people. He said this at a Summit on the State of Democracy in Africa held…
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West Ham’s new manager Julen Lopetegui vowed to make a “big noise” at the London Stadium after the former Real Madrid boss was hired by the Premier League club on Thursday. Lopetegui has agreed to a two-year contract with the option of a third season. The 57-year-old Spaniard had been out of work since leaving…
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokbobiri, says Nigeria remains the leading oil and gas producer in Africa, ahead of the likes of Angola and other oil producing countries on the continent. Mr. Lokpobiri, while giving an update on the achievements of his ministry, noted that in the past year, President Tinubu…
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A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday issued an ex-parte order preventing Governor Abba Yusuf from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. The court also halted the implementation of a new law that abolished the four emirates of Bichi, Gaya, Karaye, and Rano. The order, given by Justice Liman, directs all involved parties to maintain…
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Kenyan President William Ruto vowed Thursday that his country’s upcoming deployment to Haiti will seek to crush gangs that have ravaged the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. Ruto was speaking on a state visit to Washington alongside President Joe Biden, who saluted Kenya’s willingness to assist and promised that the United States would provide intelligence and…
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Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu has restored hope in the minds of Nigerians since taking over about a year ago. Wike, who made the remark during the ministerial sectoral update, also highlighted some of the achievements of his ministry within the one-year period under review. The Minister listed the implementation…
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Singer Cassie, aka Casandra Ventura, said Thursday — in her first comments since the video emerged of her being beaten by rap mogul and former partner Sean “Diddy” Combs — that domestic violence “broke” her. In an Instagram post, Ventura did not mention Combs but her comments came a week after CNN broadcast hotel security…
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Four years after Muhammadu Sanusi II was deposed as the Emir of Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reinstated him to the throne. “With the full support of the kingmakers, I have approved the reappointment of Mallam Sanusi Lamido,” the governor said to cheers at the Art Chamber of the Kano State Government…
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PhD position opening in Experimental/Computational CMP at the University of Bath (UK) OD Ovchinnikov, Dmitry To: Phsx & Astr UG Students – DL Thu 5/23/2024 6:27 PM View more Dear students and faculty, I am forwarding to everyone interested a message from my colleague who seeking graduate students (University of Bath, UK) to fill the experimental/theory…
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Japan’s real wages fell 2.2 percent in fiscal 2023 from the previous year, logging the sharpest drop in nine years, as inflation outpaced pay increases, the government said Thursday. The inflation-adjusted wages declined for the second straight year following a 1.8 percent decrease in fiscal 2022, marking the largest drop since fiscal 2014 when real…
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Las Palmas will be looking for a new coach for next season after the La Liga outfit announced on Thursday that Xavier Garcia Pimienta is leaving at the end of the season after two and a half seasons in charge. “Las Palmas thank Garcia Pimienta for his commitment and effort during his two and a…
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday announced the approval of 164.6 million U.S. dollars in funding for Rwanda to strengthen its economic resilience against future climate shocks. The package includes 76.2 million dollars from the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) and 88.4 million dollars through the Standby Credit Facility, the IMF said in a…
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The United States’ new protectionist stance in the international trade will only raise prices, limit consumer choices and risk growth, said an opinion piece carried by The New York Times Tuesday. The U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other products are mainly aimed at pleasing voters rather than economic considerations, wrote Steven Rattner, who…
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Argentina on Wednesday described as “absurd” Spain’s decision to withdraw its ambassador to the South American country over statements Argentine President Javier Milei made Sunday in the Spanish capital Madrid. “Despite the Spanish government having been involved in our internal politics, it would never have occurred to us to withdraw our ambassador, because relations between…
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U.S. carmaker Tesla broke ground on a mega factory in Shanghai on Thursday to manufacture its energy-storage batteries, Megapacks, a project hailed by the company as a “milestone.” The latest move underscores Tesla’s commitment to investing in the world’s second-largest economy, defying the rhetoric of “decoupling” and “de-risking” from China ratcheted up by some U.S.…
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