Osinbajo Inaugurates US$1.5bn Fertilizer Plant In Rivers

Chairman of Indorama Corporation, Mr Sri Prakash Lohia welcomes Osinbajo and Wike to the plant

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State inaugurated a giant world-class fertilizer plant, built by Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited at the cost of US$1.5 billion.

 Indorama Fertilizer Plant In Port Harcourt

US's Hillary Clinton To Explain 'What Happened' In New Book

Hillary Clinton says "I'm letting my guard down" in promoting her new book, due out September 12

Defeated Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton promises to let her guard down and explain what happened in her shock electoral defeat to Donald Trump, including the mistakes she made, in a book to be published in September.

Senegal Crackdown Fails To Improve Lot Of Child Beggars

A young Senegalese boy, locally called talibe, begs for ailments in a street in Dakar on April 15, 2016

Dawn has barely broken as three of Senegal's estimated 50,000 child beggars dart through the capital's streets, hoping for a bag of sugar or a few coins to hand over to their teachers.

Federal Government Approves Establishment Of Digital Literacy Council

Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu

Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has approved the establishment of a Digital Literacy Council of Nigeria, for the development of a National Policy on Digital Literacy, through which appropriate guidelines and standards in Nigeria would be promoted.

Dubai Bans Popular Business Website Over 'False News'

Construction cranes are seen during a groundbreaking ceremony for The Tower at Dubai Creek Harbour on October 10, 2016

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have banned a leading business website and magazine for one month for allegedly publishing "false news" on failed real estate projects in Dubai.

Nigerian Senate Backs Plans To Reduce Power Of Presidency

Nigeria's current president is 32 years above the current lower age limit. Getty Images

Nigeria's upper house of parliament backed a series of constitutional amendments on Wednesday that could weaken the presidency and boost the legislature, the latest twist in a two-year power struggle between the two institutions.

Shell Shuts Down Key Supply Pipeline In Nigeria

Community unrest forced Shell to quit oil production in Ogoniland in the restive south of Nigeria in 1993 but the company still runs a network of pipelines criss-crossing the area

Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell said Tuesday it has shut down a key crude supply pipeline in Nigeria's restive south because of a leak.

Trump's Political Speech To Scouts Inspires Parental Outrage; Call For Clinton Investigation 'Highly Inappropriate' — Top Senator

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks to the crowd of scouts at the 2017 National Boy Scout Jamboree at the Summit in Glen Jean ,W.Va., Monday, July 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

President Donald Trump's fiery speech Monday night at the National Scout Jamboree in West Virginia has infuriated parents and former Scouts.

Buhari: I Am Making Good Progress

Buhari and some APC govs

Nigeria's ailing President Muhammadu Buhari has written to his Guinean counterpart Alpha Condé to thank him for the nationwide prayers he had organized for his recovery, his spokesman Femi Adesina has said

‘I support #Not too Young to Run’ Protesters Shut Down NASS Gate

Image source: BBC

Protesters on Tuesday shut down the main entrance of the National Assembly gate as security officials denied them entrance to speak with lawmakers.

Image source: BBC

Mothers-To-Be ‘Eating For Two’ Could Cause Health Problems, Experts Warn

Pregnant woman drinking tea

Pregnant women who believe in the “eating for two” myth risk harming the health of themselves and their babies, experts have warned.

Baby

We’ll Tackle Flooding Headlong — Wike …As PH Residents Count Losses

Flooding in FRSC Office Port Harcourt after heavy rainfall

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike yesterday evening assured residents of Port Harcourt and other flooded communities that his administration will tackle the environmental challenge headlong.

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike (right), yesterday visited some flooded areas in Port Harcourt . Here, the governor inspects a flooded site, close to the Federal Road Safety Commission headquarters along Port Harcourt-Aba Express Way. With him is Liaison Manager of Julius Berger Plc, Sam Ngbor.

Governor Wike advised residents of Port Harcourt to stop dumping refuse in water channels

A Frustrated Trump Lashes Out At Republicans

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One in Naval Air Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Va Saturday, July 22, 2017, en route to Dulles International Airport, in Dulles, Va., after attending the commissioning ceremony of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

President Donald Trump is expressing his frustration with fellow Republicans, saying they "do very little to protect their President."

Government Loses ₦6 Billion Yearly To Fake Cargo Insurance Papers

Fake cargo insurance papers negatively impacts government revenues from Customs

Customs lacks facility to detect invalid certificates

About 300,000 of the cargoes imported through the nation’s airports and seaports yearly have no genuine insurance papers, The Guardian has learnt.

Buhari, APC Leaders Meet In London

Nigeria’s ailing President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday received a delegation of the All Progressives Congress leadership in London, the Nigerian presidency said in a Twitter message accompanied by a photo of the president with the party members.

‘Only 7% Of Workers Receive Gratuity’

Retirement Sign Image source: Capital & Main

The Managing Director of Entreprenovate Nigeria, Mr John Olawoyin, on Sunday said that only seven per cent of government workers receive their gratuity after retirement.

Rise And Fall Of General Manas Kongpan: Thailand's Top Trafficker

Thai Army Lieutenant General Manas Kongpan (C) surrounded by police officers when he turned himself in at the police headquarters in Bangkok

An army 'Big Shot' whose influence seeped across the south, Lieutenant-General Manas Kongpan sat at the apex of Thailand's grisly trade in humans, raking in an untold fortune to keep prying eyes off the trafficking route.

Human trafficking in Southeast Asia

Scientist Who Discovered HIV Says Efforts For Cure Underway

Francoise Barre-Sinoussi Image source: CNN.com

A Nobel Laureate, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, says efforts are ongoing to develop a universal cure for HIV and cancer through collaboration.

Nigeria's Ex-Oil Minister Battles Slew Of Graft Cases

While serving as Nigeria's powerful Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke arrives for a Vienna meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in June 2012

Nigeria's former oil minister faces charges only at home but her name crops up in a growing number of international cases that lift the lid on the scale of alleged corruption in the country's oil sector.

Book About Nelson Mandela's Medical Treatment Stirs Dispute

Dr Vejay Ramlakan

Some relatives of Nelson Mandela say a new book by a military doctor that documents the South African leader's medical treatments before his 2013 death violates doctor-patient confidentiality.

Former president Nelson Mandela's widow, Graca Machel, has slammed the newly-released book, Mandela's Last Years, by his doctor Vejay Ramlakan