COP29 Bulletin Day 6: Climate march tamed and gender talks gridlocked
Campaigners hold a quiet, static protest – and observers say human rights language and finance are tripping up the COP29 gender negotiations The post COP29 Bulletin Day 6: Climate march tamed and gender talks gridlocked appeared first on Climate Home News…
USA Groups Urge FG To Declare Saro Wiwa, Eight Other Ogoni Activists, Free Of Crime
The National Union of Ogoni Students International, NUOS INT’L USA in collaboration with the Center for Democracy Human Rights and Anti-corruption International, CDHRAC INT’L USA have called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to exonerate Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight Ogoni activists, who they said were wrongfully and brutality murdered for crime they did not commit…
ECOWAS Court Orders S/Leone To Pay $30,000 Damages To 2 Citizens
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ECOWAS Court has ordered the Sierra Leonean government to pay a compensation of 15,000 dollars in damages each to two of its citizens, for violating their rights to security. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two citizens, Hassan Kargbo and Mohamed Fornah…
Over 300 Youths Benefit As NLNG Begins Nigerian Content HCD Trainings
NLNG, last week, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, kicked off its Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) Basic Training Programme for the NLNG Train 7 Project, a major NC programme aimed at reskilling young graduates and developing human capital. A total of 331 young graduates from diverse academic disciplines who emerged successful out of 848…
Over 300 Youths Benefit From NLNG’s HCD Skill Development Programme
November 17, (THEWILL) – On Tuesday, NLNG, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, kicked off its Nigerian Content Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) Basic Training Programme for the NLNG Train 7 Project, a major NC programme aimed at re-skilling young graduates and developing human capital. A total of 331 young graduates from diverse academic disciplines…U.S. Copyright Office Chief Says AI Is What Keeps Her Up At Night
Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property on November 13. Perlmutter told the Senators that the Copyright Office is still working to get parts two and three of its report on how AI impacts copyright by the end of 2024…
“Reflections on Mountaineering” by Alan V. Goldman Captivates Global Audience at Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Book Fair saw thousands of books on display, but few captured the spirit of human endurance and self-discovery as did Alan V. Goldman’s “Reflections on Mountaineering: A Journey Through Life as Experienced in the Mountains” (FIFTH EDITION, Revised and Expanded) with Addendum. Presented in October 2024 at Messe Frankfurt…
Archaeologists Discover Mysterious 12,000-Year-Old Stones That Could Be the World’s Oldest Wheel Technology
Early human cultures likely used stones as spindle whorls to spin fibers into yarn. A collection of perforated pebbles discovered at an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, marking a significant milestone in the development of rotational tools, including wheels. This finding is detailed in a study recently published in the open-access journal…
Denmarku0027s Victoria Kjaer Theilvig crowned Miss Universe 2024
MEXICO CITY – Victoria Kjaer Theilvig was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday, the first contestant from Denmark to achieve the honour. The 21-year-old dancer, entrepreneur, and animal rights activist beat out more than 120 contestants in the pageant’s 73rd edition held in Mexico City. First runner-up was Chidimma Adetshina, a law student representing Nigeria, followed