By Sunday Isuwa The groundbreaking progress in the development of a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, M72/AS01E (M72), as Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provide substantial funding for a Phase III clinical trial. We explore the potential impact of the vaccine on combating the global TB crisis, emphasizing the urgent need for new…
The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) has announced a profit of N2.1 billion for the first quarter of 2025. The Exchange disclosed this in its unaudited financial statement released on Wednesday. This represents an increase compared to the N1.34 billion profit recorded during the same period in 2024. The NGX also reported a revenue of N3.56…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are among Africa’s greatest development challenges, with rising deaths placing increasing strain on health systems across the continent. Prof. Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, delivered the warning on Monday in Abuja during the 10th anniversary of the West African Institute of Public…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has on Wednesday in Abuja, unveiled eight fully modernised fire trucks in a decisive step to enhance emergency response capabilities and strengthen community safety. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, said the eight were the first batch as part of a broader initiative to upgrade…
Many motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), say ordinary Nigerians will bear the burden more if the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) embarks on strike. According to them, IPMAN should consider the masses by putting their interest above theirs. They spoke to the News Agency we of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in…
Gov Ahmed Ododo of Kogi on Tuesday visited the ongoing work at the Obuburu Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Adavi. The facility is one of the 88 impact projects launched by the governor a few months ago. Ododo, who expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done at the project so far, said that the…
The Federal Government is planning to deploy robotic machines for underwater inspection of bridges nationwide, the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, announced on Sunday. At a stakeholders engagement on Section 2 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, Umahi said that the move was to reduce the cost of hiring divers for underwater assessments. He…
Paramount Global, one of the largest U.S. media and entertainment corporations, agreed on Tuesday to pay 16 million dollars to settle a lawsuit with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to U.S. media reporting the case, Trump sued CBS News, a subsidiary company of Paramount, in a district court in Texas in last October. He alleged…
The Police Command in Rivers, says it has commenced investigation on the explosion that occurred at the Trans-Niger Pipeline in Bodo, Gokana Local Government Area of the state. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s Spokesperson, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday that the explosion affected a Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) facility. Iringe-Koko stated that…
In a devastating turn of events, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old American-Israeli citizen, was among six hostages brutally murdered by Hamas as Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) closed in for a rescue operation in the tunnels of Rafah, Gaza. The Republican Interest reports that the confirmation of his death came from his family early Sunday morning. Goldberg-Polin,…
