A coalition of prominent Nigerians has called for the protection of workers’ rights and the preservation of industrial harmony following the recent dispute between Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The call came in a joint statement signed by leading figures, includingContinue Reading
By our Correspondent The Katsina State Government has revealed plans to equip every final-year student of tertiary institutions in the state, with skills on data analysis and career guidance. The state’s Statistician General, Prof. Saifullahi Sani-Matazu, disclosed this during the opening of a 2-day training for the first batch ofContinue Reading
By our Correspondent KEBRAM Information Technology, through its Cisco Academy, has trained Katsina students in networking courses, with some graduates currently employed in Saudi Arabia. The firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Malam Kabir Kabir Ibrahim, disclosed this at a two-day training of 500 youth from Katsina Local Government Area of theContinue Reading
By Our Correspondent The Katsina State Government says it plans to conduct Tuberculosis (TB) screening and treatment for vulnerable children, especially street children and those in orphanages. State’s Commissioner for Health, Alh. Musa Adamu-Funtua, disclosed this on Thursday at a press briefing in Katsina, to mark the 2025 PaediatricContinue Reading
GSF publisher Bags Silk Road Global News Award in China Lawal Sale, a Nigerian writer and publisher of the online news platform Global South Focus, received a prestigious accolade at the 2nd Silk Road Global News (SRGN) Awards, held on Tuesday in Kunming, China. Sale’s entry, “China’s Belt and RoadContinue Reading
Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Tuesday, marking the launch of Africa’s largest hydroelectric project. Ethiopia, the continent’s second most populous nation with a population of 120 million, sees the $5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on a tributary of the River Nile asContinue Reading
“The Russian Enteromix cancer vaccine is now ready for clinical use, the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA) has announced. FMBD head Veronica Skvortsova said the mRNA-based vaccine had successfully passed preclinical trials, demonstrating its safety and high effectiveness. The vaccine showed significant results in shrinking tumors and slowing theirContinue Reading
By – Lawal Sale On Wednesday, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Yu Dunhai along with the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu held a signing Ceremony for the Exchange of Notes on China’s Flood Relief Assistance Project to Nigeria. The Signing Ceremony for the Exchange of NotesContinue Reading
The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced an upward review of the cost of obtaining the Nigerian Standard Passport effective September 1, 2025. According to a statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, ACI AS Akinlabi, 32-page passport with 5-years validity will now cost N100,000 while 64-page with 10-yearsContinue Reading
An Ukrainian citizen, Serhii K. accused of causing an explosion, committing anti-constitutional sabotage, and destroying infrastructure has been arrested. German prosecutors announced this on Thursday on the arrest of Serhii suspected of helping to coordinate the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The federal prosecutor general said ItalianContinue Reading
