INTERNATIONAL

MARITIME ACCIDENT: Passenger ship with more than 600 people aground in Indonesia By Our correspondent A passenger ship with more than 600 passengers on board has grounded in Indonesia, according to FleetMon. In a report obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, it stated: “Passenger ship KM SIRIMAU with more than 600 passengers on board ran aground […]

AVE VULTURE & WILDLIFE CAMPAIGN: NCF ENGAGES CELEBRITIES The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), the leading environment NGO dedicated to nature conservation and sustainable development in Nigeria has expand its campaign against vulture decline and Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) by engaging some celebrities in the crusade.  Mariam Longe, Co-host of TVC YourView; Seun Akindele, Nollywood actor;

SERAP sues Buhari for spending N1.48trn on maintaining refineries with no crude oil   Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over N1.48 trillion reportedly spent on maintaining the country’s four refineries between 2015 and 2020 may have been stolen, mismanaged

Eni publishes “Eni for 2021”, describes sustainability results, targets By Eyo Nsima Eni, an International Oil Company, IoC, has published its report –  Eni for 2021 – A just transition – the 16th voluntary sustainability report that outlines the company’s contribution and objectives for a just transition, with a view to sharing social and economic

NCC Allays Subscribers’ Fears on Service Providers’ Agitation for Tariff Increase …Says no tariff hike without recourse to empirical studies The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has monitored with keen interest the deluge of reports in the media on the demand by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) ostensibly to increase tariffs of telecom services and has taken

Corteva Agriscience (www.Corteva.com) today officially opens its Centre for Seed Applied Technologies (CSAT) (https://bit.ly/3kIPYTW) laboratory in Rosslyn, Pretoria, one of only six worldwide. This modern facility will utilise industry-leading equipment and focus specifically on recipe development and safety testing of seed applied solutions. The site will also be integrated into Corteva’s global CSAT network and

NCC Issues Final Letters of Licence Awards to 5G Spectrum Winners The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed issuance of the final letters of award of the Fifth Generation (5G) Spectrum Licences to MTN and Mafab Communications, winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction conducted by the Commission on Monday, December 13, 2021. Management of the