Photo credit: VOA The World Bank has said the world’s poorest countries, which are home to 40% of the most poverty-stricken people, are more in debt than at any other time since 2006. They are also more vulnerable to natural disasters and other shocks. According to a new World Bank report, these economies are, on…
Photo credit: Toronto Star The City of Toronto has awarded Daman, a Dutch company, a $90 million contract to build two fully electric ships to service Toronto’s islands. The Toronto Star reports that the first is slated to be delivered in November 2026 and the second in early 2027. After a crash into a dock…
Photo credit: BBC I won’t ever regret my not voting for Mr Muhammed Buhari! Never ever!! The man is gradually showing he is like a leopard which can never change its skin. His claim to being a democrat is all a ruse. His case is one of the reasons why History is no longer being…
Photo credit: Vancouver is awesome Canada is widely believed to be one of the world’s most immigrant-friendly countries. Apart from policies which favour immigrants, the people are also friendly to a fault. However, after inviting millions of newcomers to the country in recent years to help lift the economy, the government is reversing its course…
Photo credit: Politico Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced plans to suspend the right to asylum in the country temporarily. BBC reports that he announced this at his centre-right Civic Coalition political grouping meeting in Warsaw. He said people smugglers were abusing the right to asylum. Poland has seen a huge increase in migrants,…
I hear the Nigerian House of Representatives is considering establishing yet another university. While I’m not a book haram, I think the federal government already has more than it can chew regarding schools. I tend to think that universities should be self-sustaining. At least we know that if it’s not possible for universities to be…
