Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has proposed a Debt-For-Climate (DFC) Swap deal that could significantly advance global net-zero emission targets, facilitate energy access and develop African countries. Explaining DFC during a lecture on a just and equitable energy transition for Africa, at the Center for Global Development in Washington D.C, Osinbajo stated that the concept is…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha on his 66th birthday, describing him as an accomplished technocrat, lawyer, politician and public officer with tremendous passion for the growth and development of Nigeria. The SGF will clock 66 tomorrow, Sunday, September 4. Sanwo-Olu also…
he Osun Election Tribunal in Osogbo on Friday granted the request of the Peoples Democratic Party’s governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, to inspect the Independent National Electoral Commission materials. The tribunal had also agreed on his request to conduct a forensic audit of the BVAS machine. The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Tertsea Kume, granted Adeleke’s application…
Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the national chairman of the party must come from the south. George’s comment comes amid a crisis in the party, following the outcome of the PDP presidential primary and the choice of a vice-presidential candidate. There have been calls for Iyorchia Ayu to resign…
Mohammed Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), does not show he is interested in the party’s victory in next year’s elections. The PDP chieftain said this in a statement issued on Friday. Amid the calls for his resignation, Ayu recently made some comments…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has asked developed countries to “forgive” some of the debts owed to them by African nations as a way to advance climate projects in the continent. Osinbajo said this on Thursday during a lecture on a just and equitable energy transition for Africa at the Center for Global Development in Washington D.C.,…
Ahead of the 2023 general election, stakeholders of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Nasarawa State have declared their support for the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Speaking in Lafia on Friday during the inauguration ceremony of the State Executives of Coalition of North and South SME owners for Obi, the National Convener of…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and United States President Joe Biden will meet on September 16, the White House has announced. Thursday’s announcement comes as the administration looks to draw African nations closer to the US at a time when South Africa and many of its neighbours have staked out neutral ground on Russia’s invasion…
Chinese authorities locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Photos of empty supermarket shelves and Chengdu residents scrambling to hoard groceries went viral on social media with the order given only six hours before taking effect.China is the last large economy wedded to a zero-COVID policy,…
