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Edupreneur Insights Desk17 March 2026

Sri Lanka has announced that all public institutions will close on Wednesdays to conserve fuel amid concerns over potential shortages following the US and Israel’s military actions against Iran. “We must prepare for the worst, but hope for the best,” President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said during an emergency meeting with senior officials on Monday. The […]

Edupreneur Insights Desk17 March 2026

Millions of Cubans have been plunged into darkness after the country’s national power grid collapsed on Monday, according to its electricity operator. The outage is the latest in a series of widespread blackouts affecting the island, where persistent fuel shortages have been worsened by restrictions on oil supplies. Officials said efforts were underway to gradually […]

Edupreneur Insights Desk17 March 2026

The United Nations Children’s Fund has delivered nutrition supplies valued at about N600 million to the Bauchi State Government to support efforts to treat and prevent malnutrition among children. The items include Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food and Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements, procured through the Child Nutrition Fund. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Bauchi on […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk17 March 2026

Lassa fever deaths in Nigeria have risen sharply from 99 to 109 within a week, exceeding figures recorded during the same period in 2025. The outbreak has also increasingly affected healthcare workers. Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control shows that at least 37 health workers were infected in the first nine weeks of […]

Edupreneur Insights Desk17 March 2026

Nigeria is facing a deepening healthcare workforce crisis as the continued migration of medical professionals places increasing strain on an already fragile system, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, has said. Salako sounded the warning on Monday while delivering a keynote address at the 2026 United Kingdom Global Health Summit […]

Edupreneur Insights Desk17 March 2026

Britain and Ukraine are preparing to sign a defence partnership focused on countering the growing threat posed by low-cost drones, Downing Street said ahead of a visit by Ukraine’s president on Tuesday. Since the escalation of tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran last month, Tehran has largely deployed ballistic missiles against Israel while […]

Edupreneur Insights Desk16 March 2026

The Publisher of Triangle International Magazine, Femi Salako, has said the organisation’s upcoming 10th anniversary lecture in United Kingdom aims to promote diaspora investment in Africa. Salako stated that the London event will bring together Africans in the diaspora, investors, and international development partners to explore opportunities for economic and institutional growth across the continent. […]

Edupreneur Insights Desk16 March 2026

The Federal Government has responded to criticisms over President Bola Tinubu’s planned state visit to the United Kingdom, describing some of the reactions as either misinformed or intentionally misleading. Speaking to international media in the UK, the Minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the trip reflects the long-standing partnership between Nigeria and the […]

Edupreneur Insights Desk16 March 2026

An Afghan man died in a Texas hospital less than 24 hours after being taken into the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency said on Sunday, sparking calls for an investigation. The man, identified as 41-year-old Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, had previously worked with US Army Special Forces in Afghanistan. He was […]

Edupreneur Insights Desk16 March 2026

Twenty Thai crew members of a cargo vessel attacked in the strategic Strait of Hormuz arrived in Thailand on Monday, while three of their colleagues remain stranded on the ship in the Gulf. The Thai-registered vessel Mayuree Naree was struck by two projectiles on Wednesday while passing through the Gulf after departing from a port […]