By Lawal Sale The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation (BoF), Tanimu Yakubu, has dismissed recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s foreign trips by opposition figures as “populist simplification” that ignores the complex realities of rebuilding a distressed economy. In a strongly worded statement issued in Abuja,Continue Reading
(BRNN/GSF) – In Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, south China’s Hainan province, drones are revolutionizing rural healthcare by transporting medical samples, emergency supplies, and medications between remote villages and county hospitals. A new low-altitude medical network now connects all 15 township clinics across the county through four droneContinue Reading
By our Correspondent The Forum of Commissioners of Power and Energy in Nigeria (FOCPEN) has extended its felicitations to Engr. Joseph Tegbe on his appointment as the new Minister of Power by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, expressing optimism that his extensive experience and strategic leadership will accelerate Nigeria’s energy transitionContinue Reading
By – Lawal Sale Joseph Tegbe, the recently confirmed Minister of Power, has outlined five priorities aimed at ensuring a stable electricity supply across Nigeria. Global South Focus reports that following his Senate confirmation on Wednesday, Tegbe issued a statement on Thursday listing five priority areas to address theContinue Reading
By – Lawal Sale The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Joseph Tegbe as the new Minister of Power, following a successful screening during a plenary. His confirmation came after extensive deliberations by the Senate Committee of the whole. Responding to questions on Nigeria’s protracted power crisis, Tegbe expressed confidence thatContinue Reading
OPEC said in a communique on Sunday that seven OPEC+ countries decided to increase their oil production cap by 188,000 barrels per day in June, in response to the withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates from the bloc. The seven countries — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, AlgeriaContinue Reading
BRNN/GSF— Qiaotou town in Yongjia county, Wenzhou city, east China’s Zhejiang Province is known as “China’s button capital.” Now 79, Wang Suinai was one of the earliest pioneers of the town’s button trade and a living witness to more than four decades of the button industry’s development. In theContinue Reading
BRNN/GSF– China’s economy got off to a solid start in the first quarter of the year, with GDP expanding 5.0 percent year on year. Across the board, key indicators showed encouraging performance. Four keywords shed light on the quality and underlying strength of the country’s first-quarter economic performance. SteadyContinue Reading
BRNN/GSF– A national conference on the service sector has recently been held in Beijing. Against the backdrop of slowing global economic growth and profound shifts in global trade patterns, China is working to open new prospects for the high-quality development of its service sector. This strategic push not onlyContinue Reading
(Xinhua) — China’s total installed power generation capacity reached 3.96 billion kilowatts by the end of March 2026, up 15.5 percent year on year, the National Energy Administration said on Thursday. Solar power continued its rapid expansion, with capacity soaring 31.3 percent to 1.24 billion kW. Wind power alsoContinue Reading
