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By Akanimo Sampson The Statistics Department of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a new statistics portal that makes it easy to access data about a wide range of labour-related topics, by country or by subject, in English, French and Spanish. It is a one-stop shop to obtain labour data and learn about labour statistics. ILOSTA Tprovides bulk downloads for those who need large datasets and detailed cross-tabulations. It is also an invaluable tool for data producers, who can find data collection guidance and other resources. What is the unemployment rate in your country? What proportion of children are…

Chelsea continued their fine form so far this season, Frank Lampard’s exciting young side beating Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace 2-0 Saturday at Stamford Bridge. Today’s London Derby took on all an altogether predictable pattern right from the off, with Chelsea starting brightly and dominating possession, but Palace’s well-drilled defensive set up making it extremely difficult to create clear cut chances. Chelsea would have to wait until the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time to create their best chance, only to see their former captain Gary Cahill brilliantly block down Willian’s close-range effort. However, it was always going to be tough…

By Akanimo Sampson Conversations at the 2019 Green Economy Academy have contributed to spread greater understanding of innovative policies, strategies and tools, and more importantly, on the different ways in which they are being shaped, adopted and implemented. Insiders say the event which took place in Turin, Italy from October 14-18, was very successful in delivering individual and institutional capacity development for Inclusive Green Economies. Among the series of side events, the 2019 academy featured a knowledge fair. In this space, the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) country partners, PAGE agencies, development cooperation agencies, civil society organisations and…

By Akanimo Sampson Some strategic trade and development agencies of the United Nations are currently locked in a project aimed at supporting developing countries in realising economic benefits from the sustainable use of marine resources. To this end, more than 50 government representatives, key fisheries actors and other development partners were brought together in the last two days of October by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to discuss and validate a strategy during a workshop held in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. With UNCTAD at the event was the United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law…

The Court of Appeal in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Saturday, ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Senator Chris Ekpenyong. Ekpenyong of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared winner of the February 23, 2019 National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, against Senator Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The INEC had declared that Ekpenyong scored 118,215, while Akpabio garnered 83,158 votes. Results from the other nine local government, excluding Essien Udim local government area show that Senator Chris Ekpenyong led with 114,973 votes…

By Akanimo Sampson To address global food loss and waste which totals more than 1.3 billion tonnes a year, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Qu Dongyu, says international co-operation and innovative, climate friendly technologies are critical. During a discussion on Enhancing access to innovation in agriculture to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at FAO headquarters in Rome earlier, he said it was fundamental to support smallholder and family farmers by enhancing their access to innovation for sustainable food systems and to foster sustainable development. “Innovation in agriculture is a way to enhance effectiveness, competitiveness and…

By Akanimo Sampson The world is looking to more enterprises to report their contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it races to meet the goals against all odds. In the face of mounting challenges to the global economy, hopes are pinned on companies to do more for the SDGs, experts said at the 36th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting (ISAR). Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Mukhisa Kituyi, said while opening the meeting on October 30 in Geneva, Switzerland, “the demand for climate-related…

The world’s richest people became a little ‘poorer’ last year, according to a report by UBS and PwC, as geopolitical turmoil and volatile equity markets reduced the wealth of billionaires for the first time in a decade. Billionaires’ wealth fell by 388 billion dollars globally to 8.539 trillion dollars, the UBS and PwC Billionaires Report found, with a particularly sharp decline in Greater China – the second-biggest home for billionaires after the United States – and the Asia-Pacific region more broadly. Private banks including the world’s largest wealth manager UBS have felt the effects of U.S.-China trade tensions and global…

By Akanimo Sampson Defaulters of Nigeria’s Gas flaring laws are now going to pay for their environmental sins in the vastly polluted oil and gas region of the country. The Red Chamber of the country’s bicameral Legislature has mandated its Committee on Gas to immediately review and recommend upwards penalty for the polluters. This is coming as the Senate also urged the newly established Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking-in-Persons (NAPTIP) and other relevant government agencies to intensify surveillance towards curbing modern slavery. The senate mandated its Committee on…

A marriage ceremony attended by Governor Udom Emmanuel later turned mournful as a suspected police officer killed their victim in Ndiya Ikot Ukab, Nsit Ubium local government area of Akwa Ibom State. It was the traditional marriage ceremony of former Miss Jane Moses Wilson and his Personal Assistant on Special Duties, Mr. Bassey Edet Bassey. Godwin Thomas was shot dead by a police personnel at the marriage, thus turning the wedding venue into a sprinting arena and sending the jubilating crowd scampering for safety. Confirming the incident, SP Odiko MacDon, the state Police Public Relations Officer said “The Akwa Ibom…