Kenyan climate activist Truphena Muthoni has set a new record by hugging a tree for 72 hours straight. Muthoni’s previous record was 48 hours. She chose an indigenous tree at a government compound in Nyeri. Muthoni described the peaceful protest as a way to unite people and raise awareness about climate change and deforestation. Supporters […]
The High Court has placed a temporary hold on the implementation of the recently signed Health Cooperation Framework between Kenya and the United States. The action marks the first major legal challenge to the multi-billion dollar deal that was signed on December 4. The court order specifically suspended any further steps to consummate the agreement, […]
Boeing has projected that African airlines would require 1,205 new aircraft over the next two decades to meet rising demand for air travel across the continent. The projection is contained in the company’s newly released 2025 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) for Africa.According to the report, Africa’s passenger traffic is expected to grow at an average […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected reports that the Nigerian Acting Head of Mission in Portugal (name withheld) was summoned by the Portuguese government over the movement of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft scheduled for maintenance in the European country. Informing journalists on Friday in Abuja, ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa described the claims circulating […]
The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said that banks will be required to request a Tax Identification Number (TIN) from all taxable Nigerians as part of the federal government’s new tax administration framework set to take effect on January 1, 2026. The Chairman of the Presidential […]
Nigeria’s push for inclusive economic growth gained momentum on Wednesday as the Bank of Industry (BOI) and the National Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC) launched a N10 billion loan guarantee programme aimed at improving access to finance for women-owned businesses. The agreement, signed through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja, represents one of the major […]
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday described the death of the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, as a sad and painful loss to the state and to the Peoples Democratic Party. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olarenwaju, in Ibadan, the governor expressed his condolences to […]
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would “pardon” a Colorado official jailed on charges linked to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Tina Peters, a former official in Colorado’s Mesa County, was sentenced in October 2024 for allowing an unauthorized Trump supporter to access confidential voting information several months after the 2020 election […]
The Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN), Sokoto State Chapter, has applauded the Sokoto State Government for the release of N1.8 billion to procure essential drugs for HIV, Tuberculosis (TB), and malaria. The State Coordinator of NEPWHAN, Comrade Hussaini Muh’d Gwadabawa, made the applause during a media roundtable held in Sokoto. He […]
A former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, was on Friday arraigned before an Abuja High Court sitting in Gwarinpa by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged N2.2bn contract fraud. Justice Maryam Hassan ordered that the former minister be remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of his bail application, […]
