International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
24 Apr
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) have emphasised the urgent need for massive investments in power grids and flexibility to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
18 Apr
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is seeking a new approach to energy security amidst geopolitical concerns and a push from fossil fuels.
3 Apr
Deployment of renewable energy in Africa is still far behind as the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), yesterday, said deployment last year hit a record high of 473 gigawatts (GW) to push global renewable energy capacity to 3870GW.
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to take urgent action and direct the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) to secure the release of investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, who has been detained by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. In a statement released…
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The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has said that closing gender gaps will add ₦15 trillion to Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually by 2025. She stressed the need for a renewed national commitment to creating a society where every woman, child, man, and boy can live free from fear and violence.…
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday congratulated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, on her unanimous re-election as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Tinubu in a statement also assured Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria's steadfast support as she consolidates her bold reforms, dedication to equitable global trade practices,…
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The Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (OAuGF) has uncovered over N3.203 trillion in financial infractions involving
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The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has set December 2024 as the implementation date for the new minimum wage of N75,554, which was earlier approved. According to a statement shared by his Special Assistant on Digital Media, Olalekan Badmus, the state public servants will be paid one month's arrears. Badmus further revealed that…
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The Chairman of the Taraba Internal Revenue Service (TIRS), Retired General Jeremiah Aliyu Faransa, has announced his readiness to collabo
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The Lagos State government has said that over 120,000 people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the state are currently receiving life-saving antiretroviral therapy, with a particular focus on children, adolescents, and other vulnerable groups. The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency, Dr. Folakemi Animashaun, revealed this on Friday at…
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The ongoing trial of Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) driver, Andrew Nice Ominikoron, who is alleged to have killed 22-year-old tailor, Oluwabamise Ayanwola, suffered another setback due to the defendant's counsel's ill health. The trial, presided over by Justice Sherifat Sonaike of a Lagos High Court, was fixed for today for the continuation of proceedings. However,…
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The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) and a non-governmental organisation, Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre
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Civil Society Organisation, Citizens' Gavel, has described the arrest and detention of investigative journalist and founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, by the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as a dangerous precedent to press freedom in Nigeria. The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) revealed on…