Global demand for lithium is set to more than quadruple by 2040, with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development projecting a 353 per cent increase between 2024 and the end of the next decade. The projection comes as a global shift to clean energy technologies intensifies pressure on critical mineral supply chains. The […]
Several schools across England were closing early on Tuesday, with many set to remain shut for the next two days as an intense record heatwave threatens to push temperatures to unprecedented levels across the United Kingdom. The UK’s Met Office has issued a rare red “extreme heat” warning for Wednesday and Thursday, only the second […]
A blockbuster FIFA World Cup showdown between Erling Haaland’s Norway and Kylian Mbappé’s France has been set up after Norway edged Senegal 3-2 in a thrilling Group I encounter at the New York/New Jersey Stadium on Monday. The victory ensured Norway joined France on six points from two matches, with both nations already securing qualification […]
Keir Starmer, on Monday, resigned from office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following weeks of internal revolt within the Labour Party. The development set the stage for a rapid leadership transition that is increasingly expected to elevate former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to Downing Street. Announcing his departure outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer […]
England will aim to become the latest of the World Cup big guns to book their place in the knockout rounds on Tuesday as Portugal attempt to kickstart their campaign after a lacklustre opening draw. A day after Argentina and France sailed into the last 32, England face Ghana in Group L knowing that victory […]
The Federal Government has disclosed that local petrol production has increased from effectively zero in 2023 to about 48 million litres per day. Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, disclosed this at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce Energy Day 2026. A text of her presentation at the event, held […]
The federal government is considering the reinvigoration of the cashless policy as part of broader efforts to curb the rising wave of kidnappings and related criminal activities across the country. The consideration of strengthening the policy comes amid intensified efforts by security agencies to dismantle kidnapping syndicates and cut off their sources of funding, as […]
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is set to file a no-case submission in his alleged wiretapping trial, after the Department of State Services closed its case against him before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. The DSS is prosecuting El-Rufai on an amended five-count charge bordering on alleged unlawful interception of communications […]
The Federal Government has presented Letters of Credence to four newly appointed Nigerian ambassadors and high commissioners, clearing them to assume diplomatic duties in Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea and Egypt.The presentation ceremony marks the final diplomatic requirement before the envoys officially take up their assignments in their respective host countries. With the issuance […]
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received 177 Nigerian returnees from Libya, under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) programme. In a statement issued on Monday, NEMA said the returnees were received by its Lagos operations office in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI). The agency […]
