Iberdrola Commits $15 Billion to UK Electricity Grids in Major Push for Electrification and Energy Security

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

Iberdrola has announced a landmark $15 billion investment in the UK’s electricity grid, marking the largest grid‑infrastructure commitment in the company’s global portfolio and a major boost to the country’s electrification and energy‑security ambitions ESG News. The investment — approved by UK energy regulator Ofgem — will be delivered through Iberdrola’s UK subsidiary ScottishPower, which […]

India’s Air Travel Meltdown Enters Fourth Day: Over 1,000 IndiGo Flights Cancelled, More Disruption Expected

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

Air travel across India remained severely disrupted for a fourth consecutive day, with IndiGo — the country’s largest airline — cancelling more than 1,000 flights on Friday, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded nationwide The Indian Express Firstpost. Major airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai reported widespread cancellations, long queues, missing […]

Mozambique’s displaced facing massive needs as attacks intensify

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

According to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, 107,000 people have fled their homes in recent weeks, pushing total displacement in just the past four months to 330,000. “They barely had time to recover when they again had to leave, due to attacks or fear of attacks,” said Paola Emerson, OCHA Head of Office in […]

Syria: Effort to buttress human rights since Assad’s fall, ‘only the beginning of what needs to be done’

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

OHCHR is calling for more action to end the violence and achieve justice. “While the interim authorities have taken encouraging steps towards addressing past violations, these steps are only the beginning of what needs to be done,” spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheethan told journalists in Geneva. Summary executions and arbitrary killing Since last December, Syria’s interim authorities have established national commissions for transitional justice and missing persons, among other measures. A draft law on transitional justice has […]

Government Unveils Record €4.55bn Plan to Transform Ireland’s Tertiary Education and Research System

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

Dublin — 5 December 2025 — Ireland is set for the largest investment in its tertiary education and research system in the history of the State, following the publication of a €4.55 billion Tertiary Sector Capital Investment Plan 2026–2030 by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless and Minister of […]

€47m in Suckler Carbon Efficiency Payments Begin Issuing to Nearly 15,000 Irish Farmers

December 6, 2025December 5, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

Dublin — 5 December 2025 — Payments under year three of the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) have begun issuing, with more than €47.06 million now being paid to 14,983 farmers, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed. The rollout covers over 94% of all current participants. SCEP, co‑funded by the EU […]

Taoiseach to Host European Council President António Costa in Dublin Ahead of Key EU Summit

December 6, 2025December 5, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

Dublin — 5 December 2025 — Taoiseach Micheál Martin will welcome European Council President António Costa to Dublin next Tuesday, 9 December, for high‑level discussions ahead of a pivotal European Council meeting later this month. Costa’s visit forms part of his regular tour of EU capitals to consult with national leaders on the Council’s agenda. […]

Sweden Moves to Change Constitution to Allow Revocation of Citizenship for Convicted Criminals and Gang Leaders

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

Stockholm — December 2025: Sweden’s government has unveiled a proposal to amend the constitution to allow authorities to revoke the citizenship of dual‑national criminal gang leaders, marking one of the country’s most far‑reaching measures yet in its campaign against escalating organised crime Straits Times. The proposal goes significantly further than recommendations made earlier this year […]

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Discovery Studios in Landmark $82.7bn Deal

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

Los Angeles — 5 December 2025 — Netflix has confirmed a blockbuster $82.7 billion cash‑and‑stock agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s film and television studios, including HBO, HBO Max and Warner Bros. Games — a move set to reshape the global entertainment landscape and consolidate some of Hollywood’s most valuable franchises under a single streaming […]

UK Launches £12.4m Economic Reform Programmes to Boost Nigeria’s Stability and Growth

December 6, 2025December 6, 2025Solomon AlakaLeave a Comment

Abuja — 5 December 2025 — The United Kingdom has launched two major economic reform programmes worth £12.4 million, aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s macroeconomic stability, fiscal resilience and long‑term growth prospects. The initiatives were unveiled at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Abuja, underscoring renewed UK support for Nigeria’s reform agenda. The programmes — the […]

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