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World Food Prize Foundation appoints Adesina to advisory council
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced the appointment of the outgoing President of the African Development Bank,…
Climate emergency is a health crisis ‘that is already killing us,’ says WHO
With 2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark…
WHO declares Mpox public health emergency concern
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says the Mpox upsurge has continued to meet the criteria of a Public…
Health experts canvass gene therapy for treatment of sickle cell diseases
As the country has an estimated four million Nigerians living with sickle cell disease, health experts emphasise the…
Senate Committee lauds NCDMB for advancing local content in oil and gas sector
The Senate Committee on Local Content has commended the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for its…
Celebrated as one of Africa’s most acclaimed artists, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has passed away at age 87
Ngugi wa Thiong’o (born James Ngugi on January 5, 1938) is a Kenyan author, essayist, playwright, and literary critic,…
Financial Inclusion: CIBN signs MoU with Babcock, FIC, SANEF
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Babcock…
Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah elected 9th AfDB President
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah was today elected President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)…
NNPC Ltd. empowers 531 NYSC members with grants
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), has given N531,000 each to 531 NYSC members in a…
Digital institute to train 5m workers on AI in 3 years
The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) says that it will train five million Nigerian workers on Artificial Intelligence (AI)…