When president Muhamadu Buhari won the nigerian presidency two years ago it seemed like africas most populous nation had turned a corner. A first ever peaceful democratic transition bought a promise of cleaner, better governance and Major Economic reform. Hows it going . Well, my guest today is emmanuel ibe kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources. Can Oil Dependent nigeria transform itself into a modern, Trading Economy . Emmanuel ibe kachikwu, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. I guess the lesson of the last two years or so, with president Muhamadu Buhari in power, is that nigeria remains dangerously overreliant upon oil. Well, yes. Clearly over reliant. I dont know if its dangerously. Look at the positive sides of oil, in terms of what it has done to the country over the years. When the price slumps, its dangerous. Oh yes. We would love to see, obviously, a lot more diversification, a lot of effort is going into that, emphasis on agriculture, tourism areas, emphasis
I saw her injuries, i knew she was gone Downing Street insists theres no change to the governments policy on the Public Sector pay cap, amid continuing pressure to lift it. The Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire, has told the commons he believes a deal can be reached in the stormont Power Sharing arrangement, but gaps still remain between the two parties. Andy murray begins defending his title at wimbledon with a straight sets win against kazakh, Alexander Bublik. Its 5 00. Our main story the long awaited report into child abuse injerseys care system has been published this afternoon. The three year Public Inquiry found there had been a tragic history of abuse on the island, and persistent failures at all levels in the management and operation of Childrens Homes for decades. The inquiry, which heard from more than 600 witnesses, says children may still be at risk today. It recommended that the notorious haut de la garenne Childrens Home be demolished. Richard lister reports.
For the first time in 20 years britain has four players through to the third round at wimbledon and kyle edmund is on Court Bidding to make it five. And coming up in the sport theyve been chasing him all summer and now Manchester United have agreed a fee of around £75 million for everton striker romelu lu ka ku. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Donald trump has described russias behaviour as destabilising and said that the United States is working to combat it. In a speech in poland in advance of the 620 summit in germany, President Trump also declared he was considering a very severe response to north Koreas Nuclear weapons programme. And he questioned whether the west has the will to survive the dire threats of terrorism, extremism and government bureaucracy. 0ur correspondent wyre davies reports. It is only the briefest of visits but as the trump motorcade rolled into poland, the american president found the country where his populist views on energy, immigration
Great ormond street hospital in london, calling on doctors to allow the terminally ill baby to travel to america for experimental treatment. Thousands of people gather at an Opposition Event in istanbul to protest against the government of president erdogan. Hundreds of kilograms of drugs and thousands of Mobile Phones were found in prisons in england and wales last year. The government has described the situation as unacceptable. The church of englands ruling body, the general synod, has voted overwhelmingly in favour of welcoming transgender people and offering special Church Services for them. Now on bbc news, its time for The Travel Show. On this weeks travel show, were in a Surfing Community trying to hold back the tide of development on the chilean coast. Also coming up. We go looking for lost ships beaneath the canadian waves. We discover a novel way to make a cake in rural france. And our global guru, simon calder, tackles the biggest question in travel. Where next . Lets start
Great ormond street hospital in london, calling on doctors to allow the terminally ill baby to travel to america for experimental treatment. Thousands of people gather at an Opposition Event in istanbul to protest against the government of president erdogan. Hundreds of kilograms of drugs and thousands of Mobile Phones were found in prisons in england and wales last year. The government has described the situation as unacceptable. The church of englands ruling body, the general synod, has voted overwhelmingly in favour of welcoming transgender people and offering special Church Services for them. Now on bbc news, its time for The Travel Show. On this weeks travel show, were in a Surfing Community trying to hold back the tide of development on the chilean coast. Also coming up. We go looking for lost ships beaneath the canadian waves. We discover a novel way to make a cake in rural france. And our global guru, simon calder, tackles the biggest question in travel. Where next . Lets start