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Ifunanya Okafor1 February 2025

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed another case of the mpox variant clade Ib in England, bringing the total number of detected cases to eight since October last year. Despite the latest confirmation, the agency reassured the public that the overall risk remains low. The clade Ib variant, linked to a global health […]

Ifunanya Okafor1 February 2025

A Manhattan jury has acquitted two executives of a Chinese chemical company of conspiring to distribute fentanyl in the United States but found them guilty on related charges. The verdict, delivered on Wednesday and made public on Thursday, cleared Qingzhao Wang, principal executive of Hubei Amarvel Biotech, and Yiyi Chen, the company’s marketing manager, of […]

Ifunanya Okafor1 February 2025

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a delay in the registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), originally slated to begin yesterday. The board attributed this postponement to the need for a thorough review of some Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres after discovering that these centres had employed deceptive practices to […]

Ifunanya Okafor30 January 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has reached a legal settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in a case over his account suspensions following the January 6 Capitol riots. Under the agreement, Meta will pay approximately $25 million, though it does not admit any wrongdoing. Trump filed the lawsuit in 2021 after Meta […]

Ifunanya Okafor30 January 2025

Former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, has cautioned the federal government against plans to phase out the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), warning that such a move would severely impact universities and other higher institutions. His warning comes as the National Assembly deliberates on tax reform bills proposing a gradual reduction in […]

Ifunanya Okafor30 January 2025

Salwan Momika, the 38-year-old Iraqi man who sparked global outrage by burning the Quran in Sweden, has been shot dead in an apartment in Södertälje, Stockholm. Swedish police confirmed that a man in his 40s was fatally shot on Wednesday night, leading to the arrest of five individuals. Local reports indicate that Momika was livestreaming […]

Ifunanya Okafor29 January 2025

Six students from the University of Abuja have been awarded N5.45 million in research grants under the university’s Centre for Undergraduate Research (CUR) programme. The announcement was made by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Aisha Maikudi, during the institution’s 6th Undergraduate Research Day, themed “Promoting National Development Through Research.” Prof. Maikudi emphasized the university’s commitment to nurturing […]

Ifunanya Okafor29 January 2025

South Sudanese authorities have officially lifted the temporary ban on Facebook and TikTok, which was imposed last week following the circulation of graphic videos allegedly showing the killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan. The National Communications Authority (NCA) confirmed the decision in a letter dated January 27, stating that the violent protests and retaliatory […]

Ifunanya Okafor29 January 2025

A global initiative aimed at bringing electricity to 300 million Africans over the next six years has secured over $8 billion in new funding from key international lenders, including the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank. Mission 300, launched in April by the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB), […]

Ifunanya Okafor29 January 2025

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has launched a new version of its artificial intelligence model, Qwen 2.5, claiming it outperforms top-tier competitors, including DeepSeek-V3, GPT-4o (OpenAI), and Llama-3.1-405B (Meta). The unexpected timing of the release—coinciding with the first day of the Lunar New Year when most Chinese employees are off work—suggests a strategic response to the […]

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UK Confirms Eighth Case of Mpox Variant Clade Ib, Risk Remains Low

Chinese Executives Cleared of Fentanyl Distribution Charges but Convicted on Related Offenses

JAMB Delays 2025 UTME Registration to Tighten Scrutiny on CBT Centres

Trump Settles Lawsuit with Meta in $25M Agreement

Ex-NLC President Warns Against Scrapping TETFund

Man Behind Quran Burning Protests Shot Dead in Sweden

University of Abuja Awards N5.45 Million in Research Grants to Six Students

South Sudan Lifts Ban on Facebook and TikTok After Violent Protests

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