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By Akanimo Sampson A leading data and analytics company, GlobalData, says Asia and the Middle East are expected to collectively contribute about 30% of the global new-build crude oil trunk/transmission pipeline length additions by 2023 GlobalData has a proven track record in helping thousands of companies, government organizations, and industry professionals profit from faster, more informed decisions. Its report, Global Crude Oil Pipelines Industry Outlook to 2023 – Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook with Details of All Operating and Planned Crude Oil Pipelines, reveals that Asia and the Middle East are likely to have a new-build crude oil pipeline lengths…

By Akanimo Sampson A 21-year-old Mariam, the eldest of five children, left Burkina Faso after her father’s death to support her family and pay for her sister’s typhoid treatment. Within a few days of becoming a s#x worker, she was able to send her family 50,000 CFA francs (75 euros) via mobile money. Mariam is the latest arrival in a small brothel in the gold-mining hub of Yanfolila, southern Mali, she still recalls the first time she had s#x for money. She took a man into her small, concrete room, and did what she had to do. She then cried…

The strides recorded by the Lutheran Church of Nigeria in the development of the country’s educational sector came into focus as the church launched its fourth phase of a N50 million Lutheran University project. The church through the establishment of Lutheran High School, Obot Idim and primary schools in the state has produced many movers and shakers of the society in different fields of endeavour. Speaking at the four-day National convention held at the Church headquarters in Obot Idim, Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Onofiok Luke, a member representing Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency, commended the…

By Akanimo Sampson The global commercial drone market is skyrocketing in recent years and is showing no signs of abating. Last November 28, the Financial Times estimated the market to grow from $4.00 billion to $40 billion in the next five years. But, international standards are essential to ensure a minimum level of safety and quality. To this end, a new International Standard Organisation (ISO) standard has been published to keep everyone in the industry on the same plane. ISO is, however, an independent, non-governmental international organisation with a membership of 164 national standards bodies. Through its members, it brings together…

By Akanimo Sampson A new international development organisation has sprouted up in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Its name is Ikore, which in the Yoruba language means harvest. The group is coming to proffer some innovative solutions to drive sustainable social and enterprise development in Nigeria, geared towards boosting economic productivity. A young official of the group who did not want his name on print told this reporter on the telephone that Ikore was out to provide a wide range of services to diverse organisations ‘’offering optimum, and targeted solutions to their specific needs intended to support sustainable development across Africa’’.…

By Akanimo Sampson More people are still migrating to other countries, especially those within their region, going by the World Migration Report 2020 of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), an agency of the United Nations. Current estimates are that there are 272 million international migrants globally which represent 3.5% of the world’s population. This is in spite of the fact that the vast majority of people in the world have continued to live in the country in which they were born, Many others are migrating to high-income countries that are further afield. Work is the major reason that people…

The National Industrial Court has ordered the Nigerian Army to reinstate a senior officer because the military authorities violated the law in his 2016 dismissal. Trial judge, Justice Rakiya Haastrup, who gave the judgment, Tuesday, at the headquarters of the Industrial Court in Abuja, ordered for reinstatement of Abdulfatai Mohammed. The judgment upholding Mr. Mohammed’s claim that the authorities of the army arbitrarily forced him to retire, capped off nearly four years of efforts to get justice, including repeated appeals to President Muhammadu Buhari for redress. “Advise your clients to comply,” Ms. Haastrup told the counsel to the defendants after…

Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said that the Finance Bill 2019 signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, has palliatives for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs and ordinary citizens. Economists and organised labour had reacted to the Act with concerns, noting that the increase in the Value Added Tax, VAT, which from 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent would negatively impact businesses and make life more difficult for the Nigerian public. But the minister, in a statement by her Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Mr Yunusa Abdullahi, explained that measures had been put…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former Director-General of the Directorate of State Services, Mr. Afakriya Gadzama, as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies. The appointment of the former DSS boss, which takes effect from December 16, 2029, is contained in a statement by Secretary to the Government of the Federation dated January 2, 2020. According to the statement, the appointment is for the initial term of four years in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of the National Institute for Security Studies Establishment Act, 2019. The appointment was confirmed…

The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Tuesday, said that there was a need for a multi-agency approach to tackle human trafficking. She has also hailed the Nigerian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon for acting fast in rescuing Omolola Ajayi, 23-year-old Nigerian Speaking to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, she said the Lebanese, whom Omolola last worked for in Beirut, will fend for her ticket and other logistics in order to return her home. According to her, “We are glad that the Nigerian embassy in Beirut was able to rescue Omolola, a victim of trafficking…