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The stark reality that more than half of Nigeria’s children sleep unprotected from malaria-carrying mosquitoes is drawing renewed focus as the nation prepares to mark the 2026 World Malaria Day. According to the Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS) 2025, just 44.9 per cent of children sleep inside an insecticide-treated net (ITN), while a troubling…
Iran’s central military command reimposed control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, reversing an earlier reopening of the strategic waterway and accusing the United States of breaking a promise to lift its naval blockade of Iranian ports. The announcement, carried on state television, came just hours after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations…
Airline Operators of Nigeria have suspended their threatened nationwide shutdown over a reported 300 percent increase in the price of Jet A1 aviation fuel, announcing that further action depends on the outcome of a meeting with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development scheduled for Wednesday. The development coincided with confirmation by United Nigeria…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has rejected claims that it banned airtime borrowing and data advance services in Nigeria, attributing recent disruptions to non-compliance by telecom operators with consumer lending regulations introduced eight months ago. Ondaje Ijagwu, Director of Corporate Affairs at the Commission, said in a statement issued Friday that “no…
French coach Herve Renard has been dismissed as head coach of the Saudi Arabian national team, less than two months before the opening matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Renard confirmed his removal in a telephone interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Friday, ending his second stint in charge of the Green Falcons….
Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will deliver a keynote address at a high-level stakeholders’ policy dialogue focused on Nigeria’s electoral process, organisers announced on Friday. The event, convened by Abuja-based law firm Law Corridor, is scheduled for April 29, 2026, at the Abuja Continental Hotel. According to…
A magistrate’s court in South Africa has handed down a five-year prison sentence to Julius Malema, the 45-year-old leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, concluding proceedings that have traversed eight years since the underlying incident. The ruling, delivered Thursday by Magistrate Twanet Olivier, found that Malema’s discharge of an assault rifle during a 2018 party…
You have tried cutting caffeine. You are sleeping with the window open. You have read every article about hot flashes and mood swings. But nobody has mentioned your gut. That might be where the real conversation starts. Researchers now understand that your gut microbiome, the trillions of bacteria living in your digestive tract, plays a…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Olawale Edun, has warned against any return to generalized subsidy regimes, cautioning that hard-won economic gains must not be reversed despite mounting global shocks and geopolitical tensions. Speaking in Washington D.C. on Tuesday in his capacity as Chair of the G-24 Group of…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on FIFA to cover public transportation costs for the 2026 World Cup, following revelations that New Jersey Transit plans to charge fans over $100 for train tickets from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium during the tournament. Schumer, a Democrat, made the demand on Tuesday via X, arguing that…
