BREAKING: ASUU Gets New President
Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has elected a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Prof. Chris Piwuna, as its new president. Piwuna, who doubles as the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos,…
Anthony Joshua planning ‘serious investment’ in EFL club as boxer reveals details
Anthony Joshua is currently in talks over a potential investment into one EFL Championship club. Joshua has forged huge earnings from his career in heavyweight boxing and is reported to have a net worth of around $83 million. The…
Rwanda says it’s in ‘early stages’ of talks with U.S. to take in deported migrants
it’s in ‘early stages’ of talks with U.S. to take in deported migrants Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe speaks during a Declaration of Principles signing ceremony with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner…
julius berger wins construction company of the year award at world press freedom day 2025
Frontline engineering construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC weekend clinched the prestigious Construction Company of the Year Award amidst pomp as journalists celebrate the 2025 World Press Freedom Day in Abuja. According to the National President of Nigeria Union…
Carli Lloyd apologizes to USWNT teammates in vulnerable National Soccer Hall of Fame speech
May 4, 2025 Former U.S. women’s national team star Carli Lloyd was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday. In her speech, the two-time World Cup winner and Olympic gold medalist acknowledged the cost of success and…
Royal Family Issues Terse Response to Prince Harry’s BBC Interview
The royal family has spoken out — through a terse Buckingham Palace statement — after a United Kingdom court denied Prince Harry’s request for security protection, and after Harry said he wouldn’t bring his family back to his home country….
Nigeria’s food crisis demands urgent action
AgroEknor CEO Timi Oke has sounded the alarm on Nigeria’s escalating food insecurity crisis, calling for immediate investment and comprehensive reforms. Speaking at the GTR West Africa 2025 conference, Oke warned that the nation’s agricultural sector is on the brink…
Economic Hardship: Nigeria’s poverty rate hits alarming 54% – World Bank
The World Bank has revealed that a staggering 75.5% of Nigeria’s rural population lives in poverty, highlighting the country’s deepening inequality and economic hardship. According to the World Bank’s latest Poverty and Equity Brief, rural dwellers are disproportionately affected by…
Enugu Traders Face Heavy Losses as Bean Prices Crash
Traders in Enugu who stored beans hoping for higher prices are now suffering heavy losses after the price of beans dropped sharply. Many traders who bought a 100kg bag of beans for about N160,000 last year are now finding the…
Global health funding faces ‘greatest disruption’ in memory, says WHO director
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing on global health issues in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022…. Trump administration withdrew from WHO in January US has been WHO’s biggest financial backer Agency…