President Donald Trump got few kudos today for announcing United States withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, which over 190 nations have endorsed. Only Syria and Nicaragua have not signed the accord. While Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell applauded Trump “for dealing yet another significant blow to the Obama administration’s assault on domestic energy production and jobs,” criticisms for the move came right from Pittsburg, which Trump mentioned in his speech, Trump predecessor, Barack Obama expressed regret over the pullout from a deal he was instrumental in brokering. Obama, a Democrat,…
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44 Nigerian, Ghanaian migrants perish in Sahara Desert
More than 40 migrants from Nigeria and Ghana have died in the Sahara Desert after their truck broke down in arid northern Niger. The Red Cross said the migrants, most of whom have not been identified, died this week. According to Reuters, six survivors walked to a remote village where they said that 44 people, mostly from Ghana and Nigeria and including three babies and two other children, died of thirst, said Lawal Taher, the department head for the Red Cross in the Bilma region. Taher said a search for…
Read MoreEconomic recession looms in South Africa
South Africa’s economy may be headed towards technical recession as growth rate has shrunk and unemployment has hit levels not seen in 14 years. According to a report by Reuters, the economy shrank 0.3 percent in the last quarter of 2016 and if it shows a contraction when domestic product results are released next week Tuesday, Africa’s most industrialised economy will be in technical recession. Reports said unemployment rose to its highest in 14 years in the first quarter as agriculture and informal sectors shed jobs and more people stopped looking for work.…
Read MoreOsinbajo lauds Ayade’s industrial drive
Nigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, commended Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River for his effort to industrialise the state. Osinbajo said this while performing the ground-breaking ceremony of Ayade Industrial Park Calabar as part of his two-day working visit to the state. He described the park as an industrial hub in Nigeria and Africa. “It tells us of what the future holds for the people of this state. It is really going to be a major industrial hub in Africa.” The acting president later performed the ground-breaking ceremony…
Read MoreNIgeria 3-0 Togo Red Hot Musa fires brace
Super Eagles were in happy mood yesterday evening in faraway Paris, France as they celebrated their rise on the FIFA Ranking with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over the Hawks of Togo with Ahmed Musa grabbing a brace while Iheanacho got the other goal. The three-time African champions who moved to 38th in the world and fourth in Africa took the lead inside the first three minutes of the encounter inside the Stade Municipal de Saint Leu La Foret when Leicester City forward, Ahmed Musa pounced on a loose ball from…
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