Mental health: Swimmer creates awareness, swims Lagos lagoon.
Nigerian swimming coach, Akinrodoye Dare, popularly know has Coach Dreh, reportedly swam the entire 11.8k. of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Saturday. Coach...
Month : March 2024
Nigerian Ginger Farmers Get N1.6 Billion Boost
The Nigerian government has announced a support package worth N1.6 billion for ginger farmers in three states and Abuja. The Executive Secretary of the National...
Nearly 800 Million Face Chronic Hunger While World Wastes 19% of Food, UN Report Says
The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to a new United Nations...
Climate Change May Disrupt Accurate Timekeeping, Study Says
Climate change is affecting the speed of the Earth’s rotation and could impact how we keep time, a study says. Accelerating melt from Greenland and...
Dangote Refinery Set to Slash Africa’s $17 billion Reliance on European Oil Imports, Rivaling Foreign Refineries
Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery is poised to slash the annual $17 billion gasoline importation from Europe to Africa, placing additional stress on European refineries threatened...
Nigerian Innovator Creates Bra for Early Breast Cancer Detection
Nigerian robotics and embedded systems engineer, Kemisola Bolarinwa, has invented a smart bra capable of diagnosing early-stages breast cancer before symptoms develop. Bolarinwa made the...
Ten people killed after heavy rains in Nairobi.
At least 10 people were killed in separate places following heavy rains that were experienced in Nairobi on Sunday night and Monday morning. The toll...
South Sudan Schools Reopen After Heatwave Break
South Sudan’s government on Tuesday said schools will reopen next week following a two-week closure due to extreme heat across the country. The health and...
Rainfall: Lagos warns residents to brace for Heavy downpours
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned Lagosians to be prepared for heavier and unusual rainfall which may be accompanied by massive flood. The government...
AfDB Backs Yobe State: $50 Million to Fight Climate Change and Hunger
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $50 million loan approval for the Yobe State Environmental and Climate Change Action Project (ECCAP) toward...