Qure.ai appoints Mihir Bhanushali as executive vice president, global healthindiantelevision.com
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has commissioned the newly remodelled and digitally equipped 80-bed Obingwa General Hospital in Mgboko, headquarters of Obingwa Local Government Area, and renamed the facility after the late human rights activist, Chima Ubani. The commissioning took place on Tuesday,…
Facing the deepest cuts to international health financing in a generation, African nations are aggressively shifting strategies to prioritize domestic resource mobilization, health taxes, and regional self-reliance. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-Ge…
An eight-month INTERPOL operation targeting West African organized crime groups has led to arrests of 58 people and the identification of 263 suspects. "The operation, which brought together 22 countries from six continents, is a response to the escalating global threat posed by West African crimin…
Deborah Lupton / Servers in a Landscape / Licenced by CC-BY 4.0 By Emmet Cole Robots clean rivers and sort waste, monitor ecosystems, and inspect renewable-energy infrastructure. But even the greenest robot has an environmental footprint. If robotics is going to help build a more sustainable world,…
Ventures Platform goes bigger — and broader — with its second Africa fund techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/ventures-platform-goes-bigger-and-broader-with-its-second-africa-fund Ventures Platform has raised an oversubscribed $83 million second fund as the Pan-African venture firm expands beyond its home ma…
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has said he asked former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to apologise to him following their heated exchange at the Nigerian Bar Association’s Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt. Sowore said he made the demand…
- Published Great Britain's men's basketball team have turned to the NBA in their bid to progress into the full qualifying rounds for the 2029 EuroBasket campaign. The side, led by Newcastle Eagles head coach Marc Steutel, has been able to name three players in his squad who are either current or r…
Thirty-three state governments have spent at least N512.10bn on Government Houses, Governors’ Offices and travel in the first six months of 2026, about 4,713 times higher than the combined six-month salary of Nigeria’s 36 governors. Ogun State Police Command had dismantled an illegal baby factory s…
Nigeria’s tax revenues have jumped from N12.3tn in 2023 to N27tn as of July 2026. This represents an astronomical increase of 113 per cent in less than three years, the Nigeria Revenue Service has said. The revenue authority attributed the sharp increase to the digitisation of the tax system, the e…
Episode details Available for over a year The build-up to the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was chaotic, with short-notice changes to qualification and even the dates of the tournament itself. But once the action got under way, it was packed with shocks and surprises. Cameroon scored upset win…
Fanatics has marked down a wide range of soccer national team gear, including jerseys, T-shirts, and hoodies for teams like Argentina, Brazil, and Germany. Plus, use promo code "HELMET" to get an extra 25% off orders of $29 or more. Standouts include the Nigeria National Team Nike 2026 Away Stadium…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Transgreen Nigeria Limited, Pastor Cyprian Orakpo, and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria have called on the Federal Government to invest heavily in education and human capital development to turn Nigeria’s large population into an economic…
Former Nigerian squash No. 1 Moses Olubo is expected to arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday (today) after embarking on an extraordinary transcontinental adventure aboard a Can-Am Spyder motorcycle. Olubo’s remarkable journey has taken him from the United States through Canada, Iceland, Scandinavia and W…
As debates over the return of fuel subsidy intensify, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative has warned that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore subsidy could discourage foreign investment and undermine regulatory confidence in Nigeria. The policy think-tank said the pro…
Youths in Politics NG has called on the leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress to review the nomination process for the Lagos State House of Assembly, Eti-Osa Constituency I, following a complaint by one of the aspirants, John Akano. The organisation made the call in a statement issued by it…
The Pali Development Association, an umbrella body representing the host community of the Kolmani oil field in Bauchi State, has urged the Federal Government to move beyond statements and verification visits and take concrete steps towards the immediate remobilisation of exploration activities at t…
Technology-driven agricultural company, ThriveAgric, has formally announced the successful debut of its commercial paper issuance, following a signing ceremony held in Lagos on Tuesday. The Series 1 issuance was oversubscribed due to substantial institutional demand, enabling the firm to raise its …
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has insisted that his position on subsidy has not changed, adding that he will restore it. Speaking on Tuesday when he received the Osun State leadership of the ADC in Abuja, Atiku disowned comments made by one of his media …
A set of coastal interconnected cities — between Lagos, Nigeria, and Abidjan, Ivory Coast — is expanding at an unprecedented rate. Africa is the world’s youngest and fastest-growing continent. By 2050, the Lagos-Abidjan region will be home to more than 50 million people. But the vast potential of t…
