Britain and South Africa have agreed to strengthen their health partnership to help prevent future pandemics. South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, who visited the Francis Crick Institute of Biomedical Research facility signed the agreement on Wednesday in London. As part of the agreement, British and South African institutions will collaborate on nine research projects on […]
By Oluwashina Iyanda President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja, unveiled the new naira notes as proposed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Buhari unveiled the new banknotes before the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the state house, Abuja. Governor of the apex bank, Godwin Emefiele, was in attendance during the ceremony. […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow is ready to expand the supply of fertilisers and work with all partners in this area. There are artificial barriers created by some countries to the export of Russian fertilisers, which are negatively affecting global markets. But Putin made the remarks during a meeting with Dmitry […]
A six-year-old boy was rescued from rubbles, 48 hours after a magnitude-5.6 earthquake devastated a district in Indonesia’s West Java province. The earthquake left at least 271 dead, a rescue official said on Wednesday. The boy, named Azka, was found alive under the ruins of a house in the Nagrek village of Cianjur district on […]
The University of Lagos Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) will hold its Annual Dinner and Awards night on Dec. 3 in Lagos. The events hold at the De Rembrandt Hotel, Ikeja, according to Tunde Awobiyi, Chairman of the Dinner and Awards Committee. This year, new categories of awards have been introduced to appreciate illustrious members. […]
At least 50 people sustained injuries after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Türkiye’s northwestern province of Duzce early Wednesday. The injured were treated in hospitals in Duzce and nearby regions, Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, told the Turkish television channel NTV. Soylu added that one person sustained serious injury after jumping from a balcony out of […]
A gunman shot dead five members of a family injuring another inside a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Wednesday, Kabul police spokesman, Khalid Zadran confirmed. An armed man, carrying a pistol, opened fire on worshippers inside a mosque in Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing five people, all members of the same family, Zadran confirmed […]
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah, on Tuesday, launched a national programme for the treatment of cancer patients. The government is also establishing a new government agency, database and localising patients in the country. The new agency will be responsible for developing and implementing necessary policies, plans and programmes to treat cancer. The database is to […]
By Our Correspondent Gov. Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe has reiterated his commitment to sustain the leadership position in transparency, accountability and following due process in all transactions. Buni stated this while reacting to the “ overall top performer” award won by the state on fiscal transparency and accountability in Abuja. The governor’s spokesman, Alhaji Mamman […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has attracted over $3 billion in investment in the Oil and Gas Sector. Mr Femi Adesina quoted Buhari as stating this at the inauguration of the Kolmani Integrated Development Project in Bauchi. Such investment, he said, is coming at a time of near-zero appetite for investment in fossil energy. […]