The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm on global health disparities, revealing that people born in the world’s wealthiest countries can expect to […]
Month: May 2025
Senate sets up oversight committee to monitor Rivers administrator
The Nigerian Senate has inaugurated an 18-member committee to oversee the activities of the Rivers State Sole Administrator.
Drug Crisis: NDLEA reports 62,595 arrests since 2021, seized 10.3 million kg drugs
To curb the rising tide of substance abuse in Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that 62,595 drug suspects have been […]
Poor JAMB results: Obi calls for aggressive investment in education
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has raised alarm over the declining state of Nigeria’s education and the worsening poverty […]
‘Poor children 13 times more likely to die before age five’
Poor children face a stark survival disadvantage, as recent data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) reveals that they are 13 times more likely to […]
Trump: Lower oil prices could spur Ukraine peace talks
President Donald Trump said Moscow and Kyiv want to settle the war in Ukraine and that Russian President Vladimir Putin was more inclined towards peace […]
Trump tariffs force Hong Kong watchmaker to pivot toward European market
The introduction of steep U.S. tariffs on low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong has pushed a Hong Kong-based watch company to shift its business […]
Merz loses Germany’s CDU seat in first parliament vote
In his bid to become the country’s 10th chancellor, Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has failed by falling short by […]
NSSF calls for urges urgent health insurance reforms
The Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF) has called for urgent reforms and increased public funding to combat Nigeria’s alarming maternal mortality rates. The event, which […]
Delta Speaker, 21 PDP lawmakers, defect to APC
TWENTY-TWO members of the Delta State House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor, have formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, […]