The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has highlighted Nigeria’s potential to significantly increase its agricultural output, which the foundation described as a transformative opportunity for the country. Mr Bill Gates, Philanthropist and co-chair of, the Foundation, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the 2024 NutriVision, a Pan African dialogue to discuss innovative solutions…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said his administration remained committed to sustainable growth through the effective implementation of ongoing economic reforms. The President made the remark at a meeting with Chinese President, Xi Jinping, in Beijing, China, said his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement. “We believe that President Xi has demonstrably reformed the Chinese…
The summer transfer window has seen a record 11,000 players around the world join new clubs in men’s football, with $6.46 billion spent, the ruling body FIFA said on Tuesday. FIFA said in its International Transfer Snapshot covering the period June 1 to Sept. 2 that spendings were only exceeded in 2023 when 10,490 players…
UK Defence Secretary, John Healey, stated that Israel’s security would not be weakened by the suspension of some arms exports, amidst a backlash from Tel Aviv and Jewish leaders. The British government suspended around 30 out of approximately 350 licences due to concerns they could be used in violation of international humanitarian law in the…
Congolese Interior Minister, Jacquemain Shabani on Tuesday said 129 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an attempted prison break. On his X account, Shabani said authorities shot dead 24 inmates of the Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa, while dozens of others were suffocated or trampled to death. According to…
Afghanistan’s central bank has on Tuesday announced that it will put on auction 15 million U.S. dollars on Wednesday into the local market to boost the national currency afghani. “The bidders including moneychangers and private banks should deposit the necessary money in cash in the form of afghani in the central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank,”…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed concern on Tuesday about antibiotic production in many countries and issued recommendations for the safe production of antibiotics for the first time. WHO reported that too many active substances from pharmaceutical factories often end up in wastewater and the environment, which could promote the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. If…
The Russian-Angolan defence industry commission discussed a number of joint projects at the latest meeting, the African nation’s ambassador to Russia, Augusto da Silva Cunha said on sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum. “The commission met late last year or early this year, if I remember correctly. as far as I know, several projects that…
Military-technical cooperation between Russia and Mongolia includes supply of weapons to Ulaanbaatar and the training of military personnel; currently Russia has trained 340 Mongolian soldiers. Russian Deputy Defence Minister, Alexander Fomin said on Tuesday. “The supply of weapons and military equipment, repair, maintenance, modernisation,’’ Fomin outlined the areas of cooperation. He added that “we are…
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said over 161,000 children fewer than 10 have been given a first vaccine dose against polio virus in central Gaza. The vaccine was the first launch of UN-led mass vaccination campaign in the embattled Palestinian territory. The number of children reached in central Gaza during the first two days…
