The president of the Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Téte António said Sunday that the region recorded in 2022 an economic growth of around 4.8 percent, slightly above the 4.7 percent recorded in 2021.The offic…
Day: August 13, 2023
Non-OPEC oil supply to expand by 1.5mb/d in 2023 – OPEC
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says, its Non-OPEC oil supply is expected to expand by 1.5 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2023.This is a slight upward revision from the previous assessment of 1.4mb/d.OPEC said this in it…
Nigeria’s economy grew by 2.4% in Q1 – OPEC
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said that Nigeria’s economic growth in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q23) stood at 2.4 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y).OPEC made this known in its Monthly Oil Market Report for August obtaine…
Aodaman festival celebrated in Kunene
The Aodaman Traditional Authority on Saturday celebrated the Aodaman Annual Cultural Festival under the theme, ‘Reigniting our heritage’ at Khorixas in the Kunene Region.In a statement availed to Nampa on Sunday, the Minister of Urban and Rural Develop…
Angola takes over SADC Council of Ministers chair
Angola took over this Sunday the rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which takes place in Luanda, focusing on human and financial capital.This is the third time that Angola assumes the r…
Expert attributes Nigeria’s infrastructural deficit to dearth of trained developers
Dr Elijah Ogbuokiri, President, Chartered Institute of Development Studies and Administration of Nigeria (CIDSAN), on Saturday attributed the infrastructural deficit in Nigeria and Africa to scarcity of trained developers.Ogbuokiri said this at a news …
FG expresses commitment to transform, promote agency to global best practice
The Federal Government on Saturday expressed commitment to transform and promote geological survey activities to global best practices.The Director-General (D-G) of Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), Dr Abdulrazaq Garba, said this in an interview…
Fuel subsidy: Rotary Club tasks government on palliatives
The Rotary Club of Omole Golden has called on government at all levels to act fast in providing the expected palliatives to the citizens.Speaking in separate speeches, during the investiture of Rotarian Veronica Isijola, as the 20th President of Rotary…
NGO urges govt. to provide enabling environment for green economy
The Nigerian Youths in Politics, an NGO, has urged governments at all levels to provide enabling environment for Nigeria to fully transit from traditional industry to green economy.The National President of the organisation, Mr Blessing Oyefeso, made t…
IPOB distributes flyers, posters announcing cancellation of sit-at-home
The proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) on Saturday, began the distribution of flyers and posters across the South-East to notify residents of cancellation of the sit-at-home exercise in the region.IPOB’s spokesman, Mr Emma Powerful, disclos…
Group trains 67 trauma-informed classroom care teachers in IDP camp
A social enterprise organisation, Illuminating Minds, said it trained 67 teachers in the Mangu IDP camp in Plateau State on trauma-informed classroom care.Founder of the organisation, Dr Itari Turner, said in a statement on Saturday that the training t…
Matundu buried at local heroes’ shrine
Hundreds of mourners from across the nation paid their respects on Saturday to Katahunda Matundu, former Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (now Popular Democratic Movement) political commissioner, who was given a dignified burial at Okarundu Kozombangane i…