A non-governmental organisation, Action Health Incorporated, says it is partnering with the United Nations agencies to provide young people with resources and information on sexual and reproductive health. Mrs Adenike Essiet, the Executive Director of the organisation said in Lagos on Wednesday that the aim was to empower the youth to make informed choices on…
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Nigeria on Wednesday said it remained committed to supporting the development of educational technology (edtech) ecosystem in Africa. The Country Director of the agency, Mr Son Sungil stated this in Abuja during the 6th edition of the African Edutech Conference hosted by KOICA in collaboration with UBEC, and the…
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said that the mainland would continue to make it easier for Taiwan compatriots to visit, urging the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to remove obstacles to cross-Strait exchanges. It is a shared aspiration of the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to expand exchanges and deepen cooperation,…
At least 51 people have died in the severe storms in Spain, specifically in the Mediterranean region of Valencia, the Spanish news agency Europa Press reported on Wednesday. The report cited the regional government in Valencia. Torrential rain and widespread flooding have wreaked havoc across Spain, and several people are reportedly still missing, according to…
Saudi Arabia is in the advanced stages of talks about a stake in a copper mine in Zambia and is expecting a deal by the end of the year. The CEO of Saudi Arabia’s flagship mining company Ma’aden told Reuters on Wednesday that “we are looking at Zambia, we are talking with a company there,…
Hamas has expressed its openness to any agreements or ideas for establishing a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Sami Abu Zuhri, a senior Hamas official, said in a televised speech that the movement is open to any agreements or ideas that would end the suffering of the people in Gaza and establish a permanent…
At least nine people were injured in the Ukrainian capital Kiev during overnight Russian drone attacks, military officials reported on Wednesday on the Telegram platform. In a western district of Kiev, drone debris fell into a multi-storey residential building, igniting fires in several flats. Damage was also reported to a kindergarten building. This marked the…
Prime Minister of the UK, Keir Starmer, has expressed grave concern over the legislation passed by the Israeli parliament, which bans the operations of a United Nations (UN) relief agency in Israel. This legislation risks making the essential work of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for…
The Israeli Air Force says it struck militants from the Palestinian groups, Islamic Jihad and Hamas, on Wednesday. The militants were “conducting terrorist activities within the humanitarian zone in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip,” the Israeli military said. The military had earlier said in a Telegram post before the “precise strike” that numerous…
Donald Trump’s supporters are seizing on comments made by President Joe Biden, whom they said called them garbage, while Biden said he was referring to the demonisation of Puerto Ricans. The controversy on Tuesday came days before the Nov. 5 presidential election in which Biden’s Vice President Kamala Harris faces Trump. In the conversation, a…
