French antitrust authorities handed Apple a 150-million-euro ($162-million) fine on Monday over its app tracking privacy feature, which is also under scrutiny in several other European countries.
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The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has announced plans to increase annual vaccine production in the country to 850 million doses, compared to the current capacity of 120 million doses.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has raised concerns over the increasing number of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) cases across the country, saying its peak season is between November and May.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has emphasised the importance of ensuring that hospitals, particularly Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs), have oxygen readily available for newborns who may need it.
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced a new 0.5% levy on imported goods from Nigeria and other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member-nations. The development comes as they seek to fund a new three-state union after leaving the larger regional economic bloc, they said in a statement. According to an official statement by the trio, the levy was agreed on Friday and will take effect immediately. It will affect all goods imported from outside the three countries but will not include humanitarian aid, the statement said. It will “finance the activities” of the bloc, it said, without…
Japan wants to become a hydrogen fuel leader to meet its net-zero goals, but one blockbuster project is hanging in the balance over questions about its climate credentials.
World number-three steelmaker Angang Steel lost nearly $1 billion last year, it said in a stock exchange filing, as the Chinese giant was hit by domestic overcapacity and poor demand.
With the benefit of hindsight—drawing from my diverse experiences in a successful postgraduate program in Europe and visits to several countries in Africa, America, and Asia—I believe that no nation merits my strenuous effort to visit except Saudi Arabia (SA). I made three unsuccessful attempts to visit Saudi Arabia until 2010, when I persevered and performed my first Hajj operation. After that, I visited Saudi Arabia thrice, with my last visit occurring this year between March 16 and 27, 2025. On each trip, one of my prayers on the last day of my stay before the Masjid Haram in Mecca…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe as the Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), with the appointment taking effect from March 11, 2025. The announcement was made in a statement on Sunday by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. According to the statement, Oloriegbe’s appointment as NHIA chairman is for an initial term of four years, subject to renewal based on performance. Dr. Oloriegbe, a former senator who represented Kwara Central Senatorial District in the Ninth National Assembly, brings a wealth of experience in health policy, legislation, and medical practice.…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu explained on Sunday in Abuaja that his administration removed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to accelerate development and enhance residents’ participation in governance. Speaking at the Presidential Villa while receiving FCT residents on a Sallah homage, Tinubu stated that the bureaucracy associated with the TSA was hindering infrastructure growth in the capital city, necessitating a review for greater impact and progress. The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, led the delegation of residents during the visit. Tinubu highlighted that exempting the FCT from TSA restrictions had rapidly spurred infrastructure improvements, enhanced healthcare…