Ahmad Ali Sharief, Egypt’s Ambassador to South Africa, says African countries are intensifying efforts to position the continent as a future centre of global economic growth. Sharief said on Wednesday that diplomats, development institutions, and policymakers would outline a new long-term strategy focused on investment, infrastructure, and regional integration. According to reports by [The Diplomatic Society](https://www.thediplomaticsociety.co.za/?utm_source=chatgpt.com), the initiative was discussed during a high-level meeting at Egypt House in Pretoria ahead of the forthcoming Alamein Africa Forum, scheduled to take place in Egypt in June alongside the African Union Mid-Year Summit. READ ALSO: WHO declares ebola outbreak a public health emergency…
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The Lagos State Government says it is targeting an additional 2,000 megawatts of embedded power generation through partnerships with private investors to ensure stable electricity supply across the state. The Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. Biodun Ogunleye, disclosed this during a ministerial press briefing marking the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term in office. He said residents could begin to experience improved electricity supply from embedded power projects within the next six to 12 months. According to Ogunleye, the government is already engaging energy providers and investors to achieve the target. “Don’t be surprised if, in…
A herd of about 60 cattle was reportedly abandoned by herders on Monday morning after invading a private farm in Ohokobe Afara-Ukwu Community, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. Residents said the cattle strayed into the farm in the early hours and destroyed crops cultivated on a two-plot undeveloped land surrounded by a perimeter fence. The yet-to-be-identified herders were said to have fled the area after residents, alerted to the incident, mobilised and gathered near the farm. Some youths, carrying machetes alongside community elders, were seen discussing the incident and its security implications. Speaking with Ashenews, the farm…
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), People, Planet and Peace Foundation, on Monday commended Nike Art Gallery for portraying contemporary Nigerian life. Mr. Olatunji Francisco, the Lead of the Climate Beyond Borders Caravan (CBBC), an initiative of the foundation, expressed this praise during a courtesy visit by CBBC members to the Nike Art Gallery in Abuja. After viewing the exhibitions, Francisco remarked that the Nike Art Gallery depicted Nigerian artists’ encoded history, values, and social issues in visual form. He noted that the cultural storytelling through art included themes of folklore, spirituality, identity, and modern Nigerian life. Francisco explained that CBBC is…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) announced that prospective corps members will now be required to present compliance certificates from the Nigeria Educational Repository and Databank (NERD) before mobilisation nationwide. Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, the Director-General of NYSC, stated this on Monday in Abuja during the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop focused on strengthening accountability and compliance across the mobilisation process nationwide. It was reported that NERD is a Federal Government initiative aimed at improving verification and documentation of academic records while combating certificate fraud across educational institutions nationwide. Nafiu said the implementation of this compliance requirement would begin with the…
The Kaduna State Government, through the Ministry of Business Innovation and Technology (MBIT), says that no fewer than 4,000 students are currently undergoing training in various vocational and technical trades. Mr. Noel Bali, Director of Innovation and Skills Development at the Ministry, stated this in a release made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Monday. Bali outlined the activities of the Institute of Vocational and Skills Development since it was commissioned by President Bola Tinubu in June 2025. He noted that support from the State Governor, Uba Sani, has significantly contributed to the rapid growth of the institute and its…
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the world faces worsening pandemic threats, with investments in preparedness failing to keep pace with rising global outbreak risks and emergencies. A statement released on Monday said experts monitoring global preparedness cautioned that infectious disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent and damaging, with widening health, economic, political, and social consequences that weaken recovery capacities worldwide. According to the statement, a decade after Ebola exposed dangerous gaps in outbreak preparedness and six years after COVID-19 revealed those weaknesses on a global scale, evidence now clearly shows ongoing international vulnerability. The new Global Preparedness Monitoring…
Stigma and weak domestic funding are doing more to undermine Nigeria’s HIV response than any lack of medical tools, a public health physician has said. Dr. Victor Nelson, a Resident Doctor in Community Medicine at University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, made this assertion in an interview with Ashenews in commemoration of World AIDS Vaccine Day on Monday. Ashenews reports that the day is celebrated annually on May 18 to highlight the urgent, ongoing need for a safe and effective HIV vaccine. Nelson explained that new infections are rising fastest in the South-South region, particularly in Akwa Ibom and Rivers states.…
The Jigawa Senior Secondary Education Board has opened procurement bids for vehicles and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to enhance service delivery and digital learning in schools across the state. Speaking during the exercise in Dutse on Monday, the Executive Chairman of the board, Prof. Abubakar Sabo, listed the items to be procured, including eight official vehicles, 30 laptops, 50 printers, and 100 desktops. He stated that the procurement aims to address operational and logistical challenges facing the board while also promoting digital literacy in the education sector. Sabo explained that the exercise is a continuation of the board’s…
No fewer than 1,000 women in Kuje Area Council, FCT, benefited from an empowerment programme organized by the women wing of the City Boy Movement (CBM). The group also reaffirmed support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu during the large-scale grassroots mobilization effort. The initiative was organized by the FCT chapter of the CBM women wing under the Office of the National Coordinator for Women Affairs. The programme aimed to boost women’s economic activities, promote grassroots mobilization, and strengthen community participation in governance. In a statement on Monday, the National Coordinator for Women Affairs, Ummusalma Rabiu, described women’s empowerment…