GENERAL NEWS (NIGERIA)

New Global Education Monitoring Report shows 40 per cent of poorest countries failed to support learners at risk during COVID-19 crisis and urges inclusion in education Fewer than 10 per cent of countries have laws that help ensure full inclusion in education, according to UNESCO’s 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report: Inclusion and ...

As governments around the world continue to grapple with the economic and health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, policymakers in emerging markets have been seeking effective ways to support their informal sectors. In response to the growing crisis, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has called for a ‘new deal’ aimed at ...

  The Jaguar I-PACE – the world’s first premium all-electric performance SUV – now offers a new fast, intuitive infotainment system and quicker charging capability, making owning and driving an electric vehicle easier than ever. Since its debut the I-PACE has won more than 80 global awards, including 2019 World ...

The Commonwealth has launched a new Financial Technology, or fintech, programme to boost governments’ capacity and knowledge of the industry. The move will see over 100 finance professionals from Commonwealth Governments funded to attend online fintech courses offered by the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland ...

Four of Africa’s leading water experts will participate tomorrow, Tuesday 23rd June 2020, in the third edition of the Water Security Series, a meeting of global analysts on the future of water conflicts. The event will be held by videoconference from Johannesburg, Lagos and Valencia, Spain. Greg Mills, President of The Brenthurst ...

  Lubcon, a pan-African lubricants manufacturing company, with operations across the continent, has reopened for business after the Covid-19 lockdown. Production activities have also started at its headquarters in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The Managing Director, Lubcon Nigeria Limited, Mr. Taiye Williams, who confirmed this, Friday, in a chat with ...

With its sturdy and high-end design, its comfort and its outstanding performance, the Renault Koleos has successfully established itself as an International reference in the large SUV segment. New Koleos represents the ‘ne plus ultra’ of Renault’s high-end range, with the Senior Vice-President of Corporate Design, Laurens van den Acker’s ...

  While the bakkie may have its origins as a practical work vehicle, the modern iteration has come to represent something far more significant for car buyers today. The Ford Ranger is not only a phenomenal workhorse – trusted by government departments and primary industry operators globally – but it ...

  Mazda Motor Corporation last week unveiled the all-new Mazda BT-50 at a virtual world premiere.  Fully redesigned for the first time in nine years, the all-new Mazda BT-50 is supplied by Isuzu Motor Limited on an OEM basis. The vehicle will go on sale under the Mazda brand name ...

    The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Governing Council has approved 168 new Standards for publication and dissemination to various sectors of the nation’s economy in furtherance of the Federal Government’s economic diversification policy. Rising from its virtual meeting, chaired from Abuja by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of ...