Nigeria’s Niger State plans to purchase Russian agricultural machinery and irrigation systems worth more than 10 billion roubles to expand the area of farmland in the state, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade said in a press release following a meeting between the Niger State delegation and ministryContinue Reading
By – our Correspondent The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has taken the campaign on good hand washing across three selected primary schools in Katsina, aimed at promoting hygiene in communities. Mrs Stella Terver, the WASH Programme Officer, UNICEF Kano Field Office, stated this during the events in Katsina onContinue Reading
Trucks remain stalled at the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border, amid cross-border clashes in northwest Pakistan’s Torkham. Meanwhile, Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed on a temporary 48-hour ceasefire to ease border tensions, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said on Wednesday. (GSF)Continue Reading
By – our Correspondent The Katsina State Government, on Tuesday, distributed wheelchairs and learning kits to at least 500 out-of-school children in the state. In a speech at the launch of the distribution of the items in Katsina, Gov. Dikko Radda said the gesture aimed towards reducing the out-of-school children,Continue Reading
Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died after suffering a cardiac arrest in India where he was attending medicals. Odinga, 80, passed away on the morning of Wednesday, October 15, 2025, due to cardiac arrest while on a morning walk in Koothattukulam, Kerala, India, where he was undergoingContinue Reading
Israelis and Palestinians were cheering the swap release of living hostages and prisoners on Monday as both sides celebrated reunions across the border, while US President Donald Trump joined the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, marking what he called “the end of war in Gaza”. The Israeli government hadContinue Reading
Bafana Bafana Qualify for the 2026 World Cup: South Africa Return After 16 Years Away. South Africa beat Rwanda 3-0 in their last match. (GSF)Continue Reading
The Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women concluded in Beijing on Monday afternoon, with Chinese State Councilor and All-China Women’s Federation President Shen Yiqin and UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous attending and delivering speeches. Shen said that the five practical measures announced by China to supportContinue Reading
The Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing represents a pivotal moment for international cooperation to accelerate the agenda for global gender equality, according to Nigerian Minister of Women Affairs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim. ABUJA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) — The Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women in Beijing represents a pivotal momentContinue Reading
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday released its latest World Economic Outlook report, raising global growth forecast in 2025 to 3.2 percent, 0.2 percentage point higher from its July projection, and keeping the forecast for 2026 unchanged at 3.1 percent. (GSF)Continue Reading
