Dr Temiloluwa Adesina, the Local Engagement Coordinator (LEC) for TechGirls, Nigeria, said the programme is building a crop of talent hub among young people in Nigeria and across the globe. Adesina said this on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, after the recently concluded three weeks TechGirls programme…
Germany’s military has increased security measures around its barracks in the country in response to reports of possible intruders. “Inspections of fencing systems and technical security measures, the closure of some areas and with up-to-date security instructions and awareness-raising measures.’’ She said that measures would be adapted to the specific security situation. The news magazine…
At least 28 people were killed and 23 others injured as a bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims to Iraq overturned in the central Iranian province of Yazd Tuesday night. According to local media reports, the incident occurred in Dehshir village, Taft County, at around 9:50 p.m. local time (18:20 GMT) Tuesday night. The bus was en…
A commander linked with the Palestinian faction Fatah was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. Khalil al-Makdah was killed in a drone attack in the port city of Sidon, 40 kilometers south of Beirut, according to the Lebanese army. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which is the military wing of Fatah, also…
European governments need to show strong political commitment to eliminate Mpox, while standing in solidarity with Africa, a top official of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. Briefing journalists in Geneva, Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, insisted Mpox is which “not the ‘new COVID’” and that the risk from…
The United Kingdom has donated a counter-insurgency (COIN) training facility to the Nigerian Armed Forces to help enhance the reality of their training and better prepare the force for future operations. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by Ndidiamaka Eze, Senior Press & Public Affairs Officer | Comms Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development Foreign…
At least 12 people were killed and dozens more injured in an Israeli attack on a school building in Gaza City, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported Tuesday. Meanwhile, the target of the bombardment was a school building housing displaced people, “the report said. The Israeli army stated that the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas had…
A fire broke out in an industrial facility in western Ukraine due to an overnight Russian airstrike, regional authorities reported on Tuesday. The flames engulfed a fuel tank, Viktor Masley, head of the civil defence authority in the Ternopil region, told journalists. “No one was injured. The fire has been contained, but extinguishing efforts were…
Ukrainian lawmakers voted on Tuesday by a large majority to ban the Russian-linked Orthodox Church. According to lawmakers, the controversial bill received a broad majority in the parliament, or Rada, in Kiev at the second reading. Out of 322 lawmakers present, 265 voted in favour of the law. In Ukraine’s fragmented religious landscape, around 10,000…
The Philippines said on Tuesday it has agreed to a United States (U.S.) Government request to temporarily host “a limited number of Afghan nationals’’ fleeing Taliban rule. They wait for their special immigrant visa to be processed for resettlement to the U.S.. Under the agreement, the U.S. would shoulder all expenses of the Afghan nationals,…
