By Ben Aris in Tashkent Uzbekistan is hoping to establish itself as a major IT outsourcing centre, able to compete with the likes of India, Belarus, Ukraine and Romania, and has already seen its export revenue grow exponentially in the last four years….
Ondo election: I’m not afraid of you – Jimoh Ibrahim to Aiyedatiwa
One of the contenders for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship ticket in Ondo State, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has said that the ruling party must throw open its ticket for the poll. He spoke ahead of the APC primary for the November 16, 2024, …
“Who will employ them? Where will they be settled?”: Arvind Kejriwal takes on centre on CAA
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday joined his INDIA bloc partners to take on the centre over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Kejriwal termed the government decision as “very dangerous” and said tha…
US to send €275 million in military aid to Ukraine
It’s the Pentagon’s first announced security package for Ukraine since December, when it acknowledged it was out of replenishment funds. It wasn’t until recent days that officials publicly acknowledged they weren’t just out of money to buy replacement …
Germany’s Scholz to meet Macron and Tusk in Berlin to discuss Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was set to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Berlin on Friday, amidst growing Franco-German differences on Ukraine policy. The news portal Politico first reported the meeti…
German rail traffic to return to normal after end of strike
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn intends to largely resume its usual services at the start of operations on Wednesday after a strike by the train drivers’ union GDL ended at 2 am (0100 GMT). “We will return to normal operations very quickly tomorrow,…
IAS officer poses as patient, inspects health centre in UP’s Firozabad
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 13 (ANI): An IAS officer conducted an inspection at a government health centre in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad wearing a veil and posing as a patient. The officer said that she decided to conduct the inspection aft…
Japan’s first private-sector rocket explodes seconds after launch
Tokyo [Japan], March 13 (ANI): A Japanese first privately developed rocket, ‘Kairos’, exploded seconds after liftoff from a spaceport in western Japan, following its launch on Wednesday, reported Kyodo News. The incident was captured on a live stream v…
Japan’s first private-sector rocket explodes seconds after launch
Tokyo [Japan], March 13 (ANI): A Japanese first privately developed rocket, ‘Kairos’, exploded seconds after liftoff from a spaceport in western Japan, following its launch on Wednesday, reported Kyodo News. The incident was captured on a live stream v…
N3.7trn budget controversy: Senator Ningi was right – Onigbinde
The Co-Founder of civic group, Budgit, Seun Onigbinde, has said that the representing Bauchi central, Abdul Ningi was right that there was no detailed breakdown for about N3.7trn of the N28.78trn 2024 Appropriation Act. Onigbinde said this when he appe…