On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) organized the Goalkeepers event which keeps track of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This year, the event is focusing on child and maternal mortality and revealing seven innovations ...
By Seun Akioye, Contributing Editor In these bullet points, Contributing Editor, Seun Akioye highlights arguments for and against the war in Niger after speaking to journalists and the academia. The case for invasion of Niger Republic by Nigeria 1. The coup in Niger didn't happen in isolation but followed a ...
"Throughout this visit, I was continually struck by the enthusiasm of Nigeria’s young people to make a difference, and the creative ways they are harnessing innovative science and technology to accelerate progress and improve lives across Africa. The problems are persistent, but so are the people solving them."
By Seun AkioyeThe Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today said it is investigating a fire incident involving a Jet A-1 fuel dump located on the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base, Bill Clinton Drive, Abuja. According to the Director Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Air Commodore Ayodele Famuyiwa, the fire incident happened ...
By Elohor Igbru Nigeria has activated its public health emergency mood after it recorded 216 cases of diphtheria and 40 deaths in the country according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the corynebacterium species that affect the nose, throat, and sometimes, ...
By Adeyemi Olusoga The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised an end to the problems of Fulani people in Nigeria including the often bloody farmers-herders clashes in every part of Nigeria. Tinubu, according to one of his media aides Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, said this ...
By Editor Following the deliberations at the 27th Conference of Parties (COP) on Climate Change in Egypt, Sterling One Foundation has asked the Nigerian government not to waste any time in adopting resolutions that would quickly mitigate the effect of the crisis in Nigeria. It also urged the international community ...
By Ademola Adeleye Nigeria has received a warm message of solidarity from the new British monarch, King Charles III, over the devastating flood that has affected at least 27 states of the federation. InfactNG has reported that the flood has killed at least 603 people while millions of others have ...
By Editor Nigerians can now purchase the new book by Simon Kolawole, former Thisday Editor and publisher of The CableNG, at bookstores and across bookstands all over the country from Monday October 3rd 2022. According to the author, the book titled " Fellow Nigerians, it's all politics" contains essays on ...
By Taiwo Ajala This is not the best of times for Azman Air as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA) has ordered the airlines to immediately suspend operations. The order is coming on the heels of the airline’s inability to renew its Air Operator Certificate. A source within the ...
