Singapore said it would allocate approximately 150 million Singapore dollars (about 110 million U.S. dollars) for six new drainage upgrading projects in the 2025 fiscal year. This would be part of the ongoing efforts to mitigate flash floods, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu told the parliament on Tuesday. This comes as Singapore…
A Nigerian civil society organisation has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) following the arrest of suspected members of a criminal network accused of plotting high-profile kidnappings during the Eid El-Kabir festivities. In a press release issued on 9 May 2025, the Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) described the DSS’s actions…
European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed a new fund that could mobilise 800 billion euros ($841.5 billion) for defence investments in the European Union, including military aid for Ukraine. Von der Leyen told journalists in Brussels on Tuesday that “we’re living in the most momentous and dangerous of times.’’ Pressure on the EU…
Nigerian experts in psychiatry, neurosurgery, and child neurology are urging urgent reforms as suicide and traumatic brain injury devastate the nation’s youth and cripple its workforce. During a webinar on Wednesday by the Child Neurology Society of Nigeria, experts warned that suicide and brain trauma are silent epidemics threatening Nigeria’s development and youth. Prof Taiwo…
First Bank of Nigeria says it is deliberately targeting financing for small and mid-sized enterprises as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s economy and foster inclusive growth. At the 31st Nigeria Economic Summit in Abuja, Managing Director Olusegun Alebiosu said the bank was focused on using digital solutions and tailored financial products to drive the…
Nigeria’s foremost Jewish body has rejected attempts to associate Judaism with separatist politics, after a group in the South-East reportedly tied the faith to calls for the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The Judaism Fellowship Initiative (JFI), led by Chief Arthur-Regis Odidika, clarified on Monday that it has no connection…
The National Human Rights Commission in Kano reported receiving 149 complaints of alleged human rights abuses in July. The NHRC coordinator, Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this on Thursday in Kano. He said that 38 of the cases had been treated, while 111 are pending. Mr Abdullahi said 105 cases bordered on children’s rights, women, and gender….
More than 20 people were injured, two of them seriously, early Wednesday when an elephant turned violent during a local religious festival in the southern Indian state of Kerala, police said. The incident took place at Tirur in Malappuram district, about 350 km north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. “Early today, at the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he is not willing to discuss peace, emphasising that time is not on Kiev’s side. This was confirmed by U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on Monday. “Success looks like President Zelenskyy sitting down and discussing the terms of peace, including what Ukraine needs to see to reach…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa State has inaugurated an interim executive committee to manage the party’s affairs pending the election of a substantive leadership. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, the National Vice Chairman of the party for the North-East, David Lawal Babachir, said that despite minor internal disagreements, key stakeholders unanimously agreed on…
