West African Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) under the aegis of ECOWAS Small Business Coalition (ESBC) have pledged to boost their businesses and achieve ECOWAS economic growth goals through collaboration. ESBC Presidents from member states, alongside other stakeholders and participants, made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
The Russian armed forces have regained control of the settlement of Guevo in the Kursk Region, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. “During the offensive, units of the Sever North group have liberated the settlement of Guevo in the Kursk Region,’’ the ministry said in a statement. During the mop-up operations, Russia’s 22nd motorised…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former First Lady, Chief Margaret Shonekan, on her 84th birthday, describing her as a symbol of humility, integrity and distinguished public service. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga. President Tinubu praised Mrs Shonekan, widow of the late Head of…
A mother of premature triplets in Enugu has appealed for urgent financial assistance as hospital bills for her babies climb to nearly ₦5 million. Mrs Blessing Odenigbo, a fruit seller from Aku in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area, delivered the triplets at Divine Assurance Hospital after suffering severe pregnancy complications that forced doctors to perform an…
The death toll from floods and landslides caused by typhoon Yagi has reached 16 in the Philippines, with 21 reported missing, the national disaster agency and police said Wednesday. The disaster management disclosed that 15 people were injured and more than 1.7 million people were affected by the bad weather in 26 provinces and the…
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has commended the passage of a new law prescribing a 14-year jail term for sexual harassment in schools, describing it as a major milestone in protecting the rights and dignity of Nigerian students. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday in Zaria, Kaduna State, the Programme Officer…
Russia has attacked Ukraine for the second consecutive night with heavy airstrikes involving various weapon types, initial reports from Ukrainian authorities said on Monday morning. At least five people were killed, two due to a rocket strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih and three others due to drone attacks on Zaporizhzhya, they said. According…
China, as a leader in the green energy revolution, is an important partner to Zambia and Africa’s energy transition, an energy expert said on Tuesday. Zambia and other African countries have benefited from China’s support in green energy, said Johnstone Chikwanda, Chairman of the Energy Institute of Zambia. Africa has a lot to learn from…
The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of the ongoing exams alongside JAMB officials, in Bwari on Monday. The News Agency…
No fewer than four people had been killed after a bridge under construction collapsed in South Korea on Tuesday, news agency Yonhap reported. Six people were injured in the accident, some 80 kilometres south of Seoul, five of them seriously. Yonhap said five 50-metre-long steel beams holding up the bridge collapsed one by one as…
