Overshadowed by international crises, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank annual meeting is due to start on Monday in the U.S. capital, Washington. The meeting is to bring together finance ministers, representatives from the financial sector and development cooperation, as well as central bankers. The discussions, set to run until Sunday, are…
As Africa stands on the brink of eradicating polio, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for renewed vigilance and commitment to achieving a polio-free continent. The outgoing WHO regional director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, in her World Polio Day address, reflected on the region’s significant progress while acknowledging the remaining obstacles in the…
Gov Bassey Otu of Cross River, has revoked the concession agreement granted to CIBA Construction Company Limited, for the management of the Obudu Cattle Ranch. The termination was communicated through a letter signed by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Ededem Ani. The letter cited by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The Delta State Police Command has intensified its clampdown on cult-related violence with the arrest of 12 suspected cult members in Jesse community, Ethiope West Local Government Area. Spokesman for the command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the development in Warri on Monday, saying the suspects were apprehended on Sunday during a coordinated operation by the…
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry said on Tuesday that a previously unidentified disease circulating in the country’s Panzi health zone is a severe form of malaria. Earlier this month, local authorities said the disease had killed 143 people in the southwestern Kwango province in November. “The mystery has finally been solved. It’s a…
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…
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…
