The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Bayelsa has declared 63 card Readers missing. The Card Readers were declared missing this Tuesday in Yenagoa. by Wilfred Ifogah, INEC Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity. According to the commission, the machines got missing after the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections. The card readers…
US Lawmaker Raises Alarm Over Vote Manipulation in Nigeria’s Election
A US lawmaker, Chris Smith, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, not to be biased in announcing Presidential and National Assembly results. The lawmaker in a statement issued on Sunday noted that it is important for INEC to announce results without delay. He said credible reports had indicated that there were electoral irregularities…
Scientists Achieve Breakthrough In Banana, Plantain Varieties In Africa
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, says a team of scientists has achieved a major breakthrough in their efforts to develop improved banana and plantain varieties that are resistant to banana streak virus (BSV).The virus is one of the diseases hampering the crops production in Africa and threatening the food and income of millions…
How World’s Longest Sea Bridge Came Into Being (Video)
Innovative mega project: A closer look at how world’s longest sea bridge came into being.
World’s First All-Terrain Vehicle Launched In China
China has launched the world’s first all-terrain vehicle capable of climbing 70-degrees slope and making 360-degrees turn. Chen Jin, a Ph.D. graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University is the brain behind the project as he began the research and design of the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in 2004. His task was to design a combat…
Trump Approves The Sale of 12 Fighter Aircraft To Nigeria
Trump Approves The Sale of 12 Fighter Aircraft To Nigeria The United state government has approved the sale of twelve advanced fighter aircraft value N219 billion ($600 million) to Nigeria’s Air Force for the fight against the violent extremist group, Boko Haram, White House officials briefed on the matter told the Associated Press. President Donald…
Innoson Motors To Export 400 Locally Made Vehicles To Mali
Innoson Motors To Export 400 Locally Made Vehicles To Mali The Charge‘d Affair of Nigeria in Mali, Yara Abdulsalam, says an indigenous motor manufacturing company, Innoson Motors, has signed MoU with a Malian firm to export 400 locally made vehicles to Mali.[powr-banner-slider id=f615b390_1500277847679] Abdulsalam made the announcement on Friday in Abuja when he led a…
Nigerian Army Unveils Fabricated Patrol Vehicles
The Nigerian Army yesterday inaugurated locally fabricated Infantry Patrol Vehicles (IPV) that would enhance troops operations across the country. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, inaugurated the vehicles and also performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Army cantonment known as Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment at Giri, on Airport, Abuja. The Chief of Army of Staff,…
Ghana Launches First Satellite Since Independence
Ghana has launched its first national satellite sixty years after independence. The satellite dubbed Ghansat-1 was released and deployed into orbit at an altitude of 420 km, local media reported on Friday. “This followed the successful launch on June 10 into the International Space Station (ISS) by SpaceX, Flight 11 from Kennedy Space Centre in…