Conversation at the UN General Assembly side-event panel on synergies between SDGs and climate action. Credit: Karelia Pallan/Oxfam Opinion by Abby Maxman (new york) Monday, September 25, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Sep 25 (IPS) – With its global representation, one would expect the UN General Assembly to touch on …
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Tinubu arrived in New York on Sunday and was received by the Minister of Foreign of Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar. Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is set to address world leaders at …
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The Parrot reveals the undertone drama going on in the house and now there is a problem. Cross and Pere have finally discussed the situationship with Kimoprah on Big Brother Naija …
Read More »Lagos Governorship Election: Sanwo-Olu says Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour lacks Evidence as he files final address at tribunal
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat have asked the Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal, to dismiss the petition filed by the Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, saying he lacks evidence to prove his claims. In the March 18 governorship elections, the …
Read More »‘Internal betrayal’ in Russia: What did Putin say in his address?
Speaking during an emergency televised address in Moscow on Saturday, President Vladimir Putin has promised that he would not allow Russia to slip into civil war, after Yevgeny Prighozin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary force, seized a key military headquarters overseeing the offensive in Ukraine. Below is the full …
Read More »Mexico Needs to Step Up Treatment and Reuse of Water to Address Crisis
The expansion towards the mountains of the coastal city of Ensenada, in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California, stresses the water supply, which is scarce in this peninsular region due to its arid nature and deficiencies in water management. CREDIT: Emilio Godoy/IPS by Emilio Godoy (ensenada, mexico) Wednesday, June 21, …
Read More »Subsidy Removal: Deploy measures to address difficulties – NBA tells Tinubu
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has advised President Bola Tinubu to immediately deploy measures to address the ensuing difficulties associated with the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. In a congratulatory message written by the NBA President, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yakubu Maikyau, to President Tinubu on Tuesday, June 13, the …
Read More »NASS passes bill to address sexual harassment by educators in universities
This bill seeks to punish sexual offenders in universities. The National Assembly, before dissolution yesterday, approved a bill aimed at implementing comprehensive measures to prohibit and penalised sexual harassment committed by educators in tertiary institutions.
Read More »I went on my own to address allegations ? Pauline Tallen reacts to report of being grilled by EFCC for allegedly misappropriating N2 billion
Former minister of women affairs, Pauline Tallen has reacted to report of being grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly misappropriating N2 billion from the African First Lady Peace Mission Project (AFLPM). Tallen in a statement released on Saturday morning, June 3, said she was …
Read More »Biden Hits A Home Run In First Oval Office Address
President Biden explained his vision for America, got in a shot at Trump, and firmly planted himself as an ally of regular Americans in his first Oval Office address. President Biden talked about the need for bipartisanship in America: Biden, “I have signed more than 350 bipartisan laws thus far, …
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