Wednesday, August 10, 2022 German Central Bank The Ukraine war and its consequences may  cost the German economy more than €260 billion ($266 billion) by 2030, according to a study published on Tuesday. The Institute for Employment Research (IAB), the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training and the Society for Economic Structural Research said

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Rainstorm used to illutrate the story [Photo Credit: East Tennessee Times] Eight people were killed and six others went missing as South Korea’s metropolitan region was pounded by heavy rains, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said Tuesday. Over 100 millimetres per hour of rain hit the capital Seoul, the

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier-General Mohammed Fadah, has warned corps members against participating in the local politics of their places of assignment. “While you’re expected to integrate into your host communities, appreciating and respecting their cultures, you shouldn’t engage in their local politics

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Olajide Jandor Adediran and Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu PDP governorship candidate, Olajide “Jandor” Adediran has labelled the Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu a failure riding on the wings of powerful politicians to rule, noting he has incurred a N273 billion debt without executing notable projects “to show for it.” “Like

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Mineral deposits Aggregate production of mineral products in Nigeria peaked at 89.48 million tonnes in 2021 with Ogun, Kogi and Cross River states recording the highest output, per a report by the federal statistics bureau. The National Bureau of Statistics’ mineral production report for 2021 showed that national production grew by

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 DisCos In its new Nigeria Electricity Report 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics, says earnings by distribution companies jumped by 44.5 per cent compared to the previous year. Specifically, the total revenue collected by DisCos stood at N761.17 billion, as against N526.77 billion in 2020. The report was released in Abuja

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Afenifere spokesperson, Jare Ajayi [Photo credit: Arise TV] Bandits and terrorists are being emboldened in their criminal activities because President Muhammadu Buhari is treating them with “kid gloves.” This was the position of Afenifere, the pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, on Monday. The organisation, which lamented the continued terror attacks on citizens

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Team Nigeria at CWG Sunday Dare, Minister of Youths and Sports Development, on Monday commended Team Nigeria for its performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Spokesman for the ministry, Mohammed Manga, quoted Mr Dare as describing Nigeria’s outing as “the best ever in the history of the competition.” “This

Police Minister, Bheki Cele, has commended the recent arrest of three men for the possession of a cocaine consignment valued at R400 million in the Western Cape. The three were arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), together with Crime Intelligence and Western Cape Traffic, while they were travelling on the N1 towards

South African women have been challenged to take part in conversations aimed at finding solutions to mitigate the impact of climate change. Member of the Presidential Climate Change Commission, Princess Tsakani Nkambule, said women must be at the centre of decision making because they endure the most of the adverse effects of climate change. "As

Khartoum / Bir Saliba — The Chadian joint forces expressed their regret over last week's incidents surrounding clashes between Sudanese herdsman and armed Chadian groups, which according to them has left 27 dead and 36 injured in the Bir Saliba area of West Darfur. As was reported yesterday, a Chadian armed group ambushed and killed

Nairobi — Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, the leader of Uganda's National Unity Platform (NUP), and Kizza Besigye of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) are in Kenya as part of Tuesday's election observation teams. Kyagulanyi said Sunday that the two opposition figures and longtime critics of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will be in the