From all indications, China is about to start sending goods into North Korea again, now a few months since they cut off trade because of Covid-19 as the North’s economy continues to struggle.
Citing traders based in the Chinese city of Dandong, Radio Free Asia says freight trains could start running as soon as Tuesday from Dandong to the North Korean city of Sinuiju.
RFA says it acquired a notice from the Dandong customs office to Chinese logistics companies saying they’ll soon start resuming inspections.
It’ll take time for companies to reroute their trucks, though, so they might not start going to North Korea again until late this month.
Aribo and Awoniyi lost on their EPL debuts in defeats away from home.
The trio of Super Eagles players-Joe Aribo, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Alex Iwobi suffered defeats with their respective clubs in the first game of the EPL season.
For Aribo and Awoniyi it was away defeats while Iwobi’s Everton suffered a slim home loss to Chelsea.
Everton lost 1-0 to Thomas Tuchel’s side via a Jorginho first half penalty, after Abdoulaye Doucoure fouled Ben Chilwell in the box.
Jorginho’s penalty was the Italian 20th goal in the Premier League with 18 of those goals scored from the penalty spot.
Aribo’s Southampton failed to consolidate an early goal scored by Captain James Ward Prowse as Tottenham Hotspur came back with four goals to kick off their season on a winning note.
Although Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son didn’t score for Antonio Conte’s side, their impacts were felt during the encounter.
Aribo started in the attacking role alongside Adam Armstrong in a 3-5-2 formation.
Saints opened the goalscoring in the 12th minute from a Ward-Prowse volley from a Moussa Djenepo cross. The lead lasted nine minutes before Ryan Sessegnon headed in a Dejan Kulusevski low cross.
Before the end of the first half, Eric Dier also doubled the lead from a Son assist in the 32nd minute.
Two more goals were scored in the 61st and 63rd minutes from Mohammed Salisu’s own goal and Kulusevski.
Similar fate for Awoniyi who began his EPL journey on the bench when Nottingham Forest suffered a two-nil defeat to Newcastle United.
Awoniyi had just 27 minutes of action as second half goals from Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson sent the newcomers home empty handed.
Elsewhere, the first game of the matchday was between Liverpool and newly promoted Fulham at Craven Cottage where both sides settled to a 2-2 draw.
Once again, Darwin Nunez proved a capable replacement for Sadio Mane with his input in Saturday’s game.
The Uruguayan scored and assisted to become the third player from the bench to do such on his Premier League debut after Sergio Aguero and Alvaro Morata.
The first half saw Fulham go in front from a 32nd minute header from Aleksandar Miltrovic.
It could only take Liverpool the help of Nunez in the 63rd minute for them to get an equaliser. Nunez pulled the ball past Tosin Adarabioyo and Marek Rodak in a sublime style from a Mohammed Salah assist.
Having stabilised the game, Liverpool conceded a penalty to end 51 EPL matches without a penalty from Virgil Van Djik’s tackle on Miltrovic.
The Fulham striker slotted home to put the Newcomers in front in the 72nd minute.
However, the lead lasted for eight minutes as Nunez returned the favour he received from Salah.
Manchester united and Manchester City kick off their season on Sunday.
Team Nigeria has moved up to the sixth spot on the overall medals table after a string of good results on Saturday.
Favour Ofili capped what was a wonderful day for Team Nigeria at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as he secured the silver medal in Women’s 200m on Saturday night at the Alexander Stadium.
The silver medal won by the 19-year-old was Team Nigeria’s last for the day as the country’s contingent raked in an amazing 14 medals on the penultimate day of action at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Ofili who could not feature in the 100m event having tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival from her base in the United States ensured she did well enough for a podium finish in the 200m and she may be making an appearance for the country’s 4x100m team on Sunday.
Favour Ofili wins the 200m silver
Ofili’s silver medal win is the second such medal Nigeria has won in the event after Mary Onyali who ran 22.35 seconds to place second behind Australia’s Cathy Freeman in 1994.
Nigeria’s record in the event now reads one gold after Blessing Okagbare’s 22.25 seconds blistering run eight years ago in Glasgow, Scotland and two silver medals.
In the other events concluded on Saturday, Team Nigeria’s Njideka Iyiazi and Ugochi Alam dominated the Women’s F56/57 Para Shot Put event where they won gold and bronze respectively.
Iyiazi won gold with a record throw of 10.03m, while Ugochi settled for the bronze medal with a decent throw of 9.38m.
In Boxing, Team Nigeria is yet to get its projection for at least a gold medal.
One of the country’s brightest gold medal prospects, Onyekwere Innocent could not make it to the final on Saturday. He settled for the bronze medal in the Super heavyweight 92+kg category
Cynthia Ogunsemilore also settled for the bronze medal after a 5-0 semi-final loss to Any Broadhurst of Northern Ireland.
Faith Obazuaye won the bronze in Para Table Tennis
The country’s hope for gold now rests on Esther Oshoba’s shoulders as she progressed to the final of the women’s over 54kg-57kg featherweight after a win over Tina Rahimi of Australia.
Oshoba battled to a 4-1 victory by split decision in the semi-final bout to edge closer to winning gold for Team Nigeria.
In wrestling, there was no gold medal on Saturday but two-time Commonwealth Games silver medallist, Ebikewenimo Welson, picked up the silver medal in the men’s freestyle 57kg category after losing to India’s Kumar Ravi in the final.
Hannah Reuben also won silver in the women’s wrestling 76kg category.
Ogbonna John won the bronze medal in the men’s freestyle 74kg; defeating Charlie Bowling of England in the bronze medal game.
Faith Obazuaye won Team Nigeria’s first tennis medal as she won the bronze medal in para table tennis.
Obazuaye defeated Felicity Pickard of England 3-1 to win bronze in the Women’s Para Table Tennis event.
Isau Ogunkunle also defeated Raj Alagar 3-0 to win another bronze for Nigeria in the men’s singles classes 3-5 Para Table event.
Ahead of the battle for the last set of medals in Birmingham on Sunday, Team Nigeria with 30 medals, 9 gold, 8 silver and 13 bronze medals, occupies the sixth spot on the overall medals table.
Team Nigeria in sixth is the highest ranked African country with South Africa and Kenya occupying the eighth and twelfth spots respectively.
Team Nigeria has secured yet another gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
On Sunday at the Alexander Stadium, the quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rose Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha emerged as winners of the 4x100m Women’s relay race.
The quartet set a new African Record of 42.10s to win what was Nigeria’s 11th gold medal in Birmingham and a historic Commonwealth Games medal.
Record-setting Tobi Amusan started the race for Nigeria and expertly handed over the baton to Favour Ofili who won the silver medal in the 200m event on Saturday.
Ofili handed over to Rose Chukwuma who handed the baton to the anchor leg runner Grace Nwokocha who did not disappoint to deliver the gold.
Earlier, the quartet of Udodi Onwuzurike, Favour Ashe, Alaba Akintola and Raymond Ekevwo also gave a good show to secure the bronze medal in the men’s 4x100m event won by the English team.
The Nigerian men finished in a time of 38.81s to make it to the podium.
With 11 gold medals already in the kitty, Nigeria has equalled her best-ever show at the Commonwealth Games and is on course to make it the best ever with at least two more gold medal possibilities.
The Nigerian jumper reclaimed her title in record-breaking style, repeating a feat she first achieved eight years ago.
Long jumper Ese Brume has secured one more gold medal for Team Nigeria at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
She did it in style with a new Games Record of 7.00m as she reclaimed title she won eight years ago in Glasgow, Scotland.
Ese, who is a World Athletics championships silver medallist, was not in the Gold Coast, Australia, to defend her title four years ago but she has done it now in Birmingham.
Before now, the previous Games Record for the Women’s Long Jump was 6.97m set by Australia’s Bronwyn Thompson on home ground,Melbourne in 2006.
With the gold medal by Brume, Team Nigeria’s total haul of 12 gold medals is the best the country has ever secured since taking part in the Commonwealth Games.
Earlier today, Ese’s compatriot, Tobi Amusan, won gold in the 100M Hurdle, a feat she also attained in a spectacular fashion – also setting a new Games Record.
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to produce more solar cells to boost the alternative power sources in the country.
Chief Executive Officer of NASENI, Prof. Mohammed Haruna, made this known to State House correspondents after briefing the president on the activities of the Agency in Abuja.
Newsmen report that Buhari is the Chairman of NASENI.
According to Haruna, the president also directed the implementation of modular irrigation project and the production of more farm implements, to boost agricultural activities.
He said: “The President is impressed that NASENI is delivering on its mandate. I gave him the usual quarterly briefing and he is happy with what we have done in this quarter.
“Therefore, he has directed us to do more, particularly in the modular irrigation project that we are commencing form Adamawa State, the solar cells production and also agricultural implements. ”
The NASENI boss informed Journalists that the agency has been able to impact the power sector, leading to the establishment of a factory in Karshi, Abuja.
According to him, the factory has the capacity to produce 7.5 megawatt of solar energy.
“Through our research and development activities in solar, it is so successful that through local innovations we now have a factory, 7.5 megawatt capacity Limited Liability Company.
“The company is 100 per cent owned by government in Karshi-Abuja, producing solar modules of highest quality.
“These modules are installed in many places, we have dealers who buy these and distribute and we participate in installations in private and government buildings.
“7.5 megawatts cannot meet the needs of the nation and that is not making the price of solar power affordable because the cells used are imported.
“Solar cells are products of silicon and silicon is obtained from silica, which is nothing other than the sand that we have abandoned,’’ he said.
He said this informed the president’s approval for the Agency to obtain the facility from China in order to achieve 100 per cent made in Nigeria products.
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has declared Dala Inland Dry Port, Kano as port of origin for export of goods and final destination for products brought into the country through her seaports.
Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, while making the declaration in Kano disclosed that the epoch making event was granted approval by the Federal Executive Council as part of government’s reform program to promote efficient transportation, decongest the seaports and bring shipping and ports services closer to importers and exporters.
“In today’s new global economy, speed to the markets with finished goods, lower shipping costs are the main drivers more than ever before”, he said.
On why the project was located in Kano, Sambo said: “The importance of Kano state as the commercial capital of northern Nigeria with huge agricultural trade and export volume is well documented.
“The state has a sizeable number of textile and agro-allied industries, assembly plants amongst others and several manufacturing industries. It is not only suited but most qualified”, he added.
He called on shipping companies, maritime players, land-locked countries like Chad, Niger and other port users to take full advantage of the Dala IDP for import and export of their cargoes.
Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, represented by his Deputy, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gowuna, noted that the Dala port marks the process of harnessing the potentials that abound in the state as Kano remains the largest non-oil and gas economy in the country with a Gross Domestic Product of USD $12 billion driven largely by commerce, manufacturing and subsistence agriculture.
Oando Clean Energy says it will be partnering with the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation to roll out 3,000 electric buses by 2030.
The Executive Vice President Oando Clean Energy, Mr Ademola Odunbanjo, disclosed this at the ninth edition of the Lagos Climate Change Summit in Lagos, South-west, Nigeria.
The two-day event was titled: “Integrating Climate Actions in Lagos State Development: Investment Opportunities and Trade-offs.”
Odunbanjo spoke on the topic: De-carbonising Industries/Mobility via Innovative Clean Energy.
He said that Oando would be experimenting on different energy mix to come out with an affordable green energy for consumers, mobility and industry.
According to him, buses that are powered with hydrogen will not be profitable.
“Not as the fares that we pay today. They’re not cost effective.
“And we also can’t pass it on to the consumer.
“So we will roll out about five hydrogen powered buses when the plants are ready.
It will run at a loss we know, but we’ll do it still anyway, because we must prove the concept and attract investment, particularly development funds.
Odubanjo said that statistics showed that before 2020, industries contributed 40 per cent to Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, while transportation contributed about 17 per cent.
The Federal Government is to partner with the World Bank to establish Agro-Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACRESAL) programme to remediate drylands and wetlands across the country.
Minister of Environment, Alhaji Mohammed Abdullahi, said this at the 16th meeting of National Council on Environment, in Abuja.
Abdullahi said that the effort would improve the semi arid areas in the country.
He said that the theme of the meeting was “Pursuit of Zero Emission, A Trajectory Towards Global Environment Renaissance”.
Abdullahi said that the essence of the meeting was to have relevant stakeholders’ ideas and knowledge that would proffer solution to the environmental challenges.
He said that the ministry had commenced discussion on the establishment of National Institute of Environmental Studies, to provide ideas in addressing environmental challenges.
According to him, Nigeria has also assumed the leadership of the Pan African Great Green Wall (PAGGW), and that the essence is to address land degradation in the country.
He said that President Muhammadu Buhari was elected as the President of the Conference of Heads of State and Government for a two year term.
“Accordingly, Mr President is driving the funding initiative under the Great Green Wall (GGW) accelerator to fund each country’s priorities.
“Closely aligned to the objectives of the PAGGW is the need for a robust tree planting campaign.
“The president launched the campaign on the sidelines of the PAGGW Council of Ministers Meeting on June 16.
“States are encouraged to drive their tree planting campaign so that collectively we can meet the 25 million trees target by 2023.
“There is no better time to reset our relation with nature than now,” he said.
Abdullahi said that the world was being confronted with enormous environmental challenges.
He called for urgent collective step-up action by everyone, irrespective of social status, religion, political leaning for drastic restoration of natural ecosystem.
The minister gave assurance that the government would continue to provide every necessary support required to ensure a successful journey to net-zero emission.
“Government is committed to ensure that we all live in harmony with nature and brighter hope of sustainable development,” he said.
The Representative of Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Nigeria, Mr Abubakar Suleiman, said that the theme was a call for action to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emission.
The Director-General of Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF), Dr Muhtari Aminu-Kano, has handed over the office to Dr Joseph Onoja, Director, Technical programme, NCF, as a new D-G of the foundation.
In a statement, the Chairman, National Executive Council of the NCF, Mr Ede Dafinone in Abuja on Thursday, said Aminu-Kano would be leaving the foundation in mid August 2022.
Dafinone said that Aminu-Kano had served the foundation for four years, adding that he had achieved in addressing numerous programmes in environmental sector.
“Some of the achievement includes restructuring of the secretariat’s operations and fund raising strategy as well as the formulation of an ambitious Strategic Action Plan for NCF.
“Others are revamping NCF’s working relationship with local, regional and international partners and has developed a strong bond with the Federal Government and several stakeholders.
“Also, the implementation of several National-based projects for the benefit of Nature and People,” he said.
Dafinone said that the NCF boss had supported partners and secretariat staff to scope out and design projects as well as writing funding bids and reports.
According to him, Aminu-Kano has assisted immensely in the management of various projects and support in enhancing international negotiations and policies.
“Most importantly, Aminu-Kano created good working relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari, Ministers of Environment, Birdlife International organisation and other environmental stakeholders,” he said.
Dafinone said that Onoja had been with the foundation since 2015 as the Director of Technical Programmes and had acted as the D-G for a brief period in 2018.
“Onoja has worked closely with Aminu-Kano in the last 4 years; this will ensure a smooth transition,” he said.
The chairman said that the NCF was the foremost environmental NGO dedicated to nature conservation and sustainable development in Nigeria.
He said that it focused on educating and sensitising the public to environmental issues, as well as adressing other environmental challenges across the country.
The organisation is aimed at mitigating environmental pollution and poverty reduction, among others.
NCF is celebrating its 40 years of excellence and sustained impact with lined up activities.
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