PRES. TRUMP AWARDED INAUGURAL FIFA PEACE PRIZE AT WORLD CUP DRAW IN WASHINGTON . (PHOTOS).

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 President Trump awarded inaugural FIFA Peace Prize at World Cup draw in Washington  Gianni Infantino, the FIFA President presented the honour onstage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, saying Trump had been selected “in recognition of his exceptional and extraordinary actions to promote peace and unity around the world”. “This is your prize, this is your peace prize,” Infantino said, after Trump took the stage to accept the trophy, a medal and certificate. “There is also a beautiful medal for you that you can wear everywhere you want to go.”   FIFA says the prize is for “individuals who help unite people in peace through unwavering commitment and special actions”.  Accepting the award, Trump called it “one of the great honours of my life”, before claiming to have “saved millions and millions of lives – the Congo is an example, over 10 million people killed and it was heading for another 10 million very quickly. India and Pakistan, so many diffe...

NIGERIA, ECOWAS TO IMPROVE ENERGY DATA METHODS. (PHOTO).


 Nigeria, ECOWAS to improve energy data methods


Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has said the computerised National Energy Information System (NEIS), a collaboration between Energy Commission of Nigeria and ECOWAS Commission (ECN), will enable better programming and improve energy planning.


During the launch at ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja. Nnaji said: “The Energy Commission of Nigeria is cognisant of the need to improve energy data collection methods by setting up systems, which respond to our data needs…’’


ECN’s Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha, said: “The commission is charged with the responsibility of strategic planning and coordination of national policies in the field of energy. In doing so, the commission collates, analyse and publish information on energy planning.’’


Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Prince Aderemi Adeniran, said: “The project, supported by ECOWAS, represents a leap in our efforts to harness statistical information to improve our energy sector, and underscores the need to adopt innovative ways of collecting, analysing, managing and disseminating data.’’

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