TETFund Commissions N4.089bn Legacy Projects At IBB University

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned two landmark projects worth N4.089 billion at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger State. Executed under its 2023 Special High Impact Intervention and 2020/2021...

Effect of Mouthwashes on the Surface Roughness of Stainless Steel Orthodontic Brackets

Khalid A Abalkhail,1– 3 Raghad K Alhassoun,4 Farraj Albalawi,1– 3 Suliman Alsaeed1– 3 1Preventive Dental Sciences Department, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2King Abdullah...

TETFund commissions N4.089bn legacy projects at IBB University Lapai

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has commissioned two landmark projects worth N4.089 billion at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, IBBU, Lapai, Niger State, executed under its 2023 Special High Impact Intervention and 2020/2021...

The new Saudi Arabia ATP Masters tournament and what it means for tennis in the Middle East

The least surprising news in world tennis was finally announced when the ATP and SURJ Sports – part of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) – announced a new Masters 1000 tournament will be hosted in Saudi Arabia from “as early as 2028”. The exact...

NPC transitions leadership as Kwarra bows out, Dattijo takes over in acting capacity

ABUJA – The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced the end of tenure of its Executive Chairman, Hon. Nasir Isa Kwarra In a statement signed by Mrs. Samiat Olabimpe Lawal, Director of Public Affairs, the Commission assured that the...

Will COP30 Reenergize Nigeria’s Great Green Wall Project?

Active Citizens, Africa, Armed Conflicts, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, COP30, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Latin America & the...

Will building nuclear power plants empower Africa or entrench foreign reliance?

- Supporters argue nuclear power could provide stable, low-carbon electricity - Critics warn of use of old technology, safety concerns, growing dependence on foreign partners ANKARA Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last month announced plans...

Black Morphs

Even the most common critters in nature can have aspects, behaviors or characteristics about them that I find amazing, and I am hoping you might also. The Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) has got to be one of the most common and...

The flaw in America's Africa policy

The US Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa was first introduced in 2020 and later updated in 2023 by the Biden administration. The 2025 Trump edition is less a new strategy than a 'cosmetic reboot'—a reissued document stripped of operational...

Identification of Oxidative Stress-Related Shared Biomarkers in Vitiligo and Periodontitis: A Bioinformatics and Machine Learning Study

Introduction Periodontitis is a chronic multifactorial inflammatory disease associated with the accumulation of dental plaque, primarily characterized by the progressive and irreversible destruction of periodontal ligament and alveolar bone.1,2...

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Publishes Report on Religious Freedom in the World

The ACN Report on Religious Freedom in the World 2025 concludes that there have been serious violations of religious freedom in 62 countries: 24 classified as "persecution" (the highest category) and 36 as "discrimination" (one notch below). 1....

World Food Day: Gov Bago advocates national agenda for food sovereignty

Niger Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has called for the establishment of a comprehensive national agenda aimed at achieving food sovereignty and long-term agricultural sustainability in Nigeria. Governor Bago made the call while speaking at the...

Nigerian pastoralist markets: Building on the AU-IBAR initiative for a sustainable future

Nigeria’s pastoralist economy remains one of the largest in Africa, with millions of households’ dependent on cattle, sheep, goats, and camels for livelihood. Livestock contributes significantly to the country’s food security, employment, and...

Digital Innovation to Enhance Community-Driven Development in the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea

The Sahel area is among the poorest and most vulnerable, facing conflict and displacement risks. These risks are spilling into neighboring Gulf of Guinea countries that share similar challenges. In this context, community and local development...

ghana news Inter-faith cooperation and countering the jihadi threat

Prof. Jeffrey Haynes & Dr Samuel K. Darkwa Jihadi insurgencies are a regular occurrence in West Africa. Unresolved conflicts in several of Ghana’s neighbours – including Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger — threaten to spill over into other...

Africa must collaborate to protect ‘our precious planet’, Oppenheimer event urges

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – To protect "our precious planet", Africa must unite in its collaborative effort, align its efforts and share its strength with international players and partners, the fourteenth Oppenheimer Research Conference...

Art Show Inspired by West Africa at Komechak Gallery

Photo Credit – Ethan Tucker Ethan Tucker, News Editor The Komechak Art Gallery, located on the fifth floor of Kindlon Hall, is currently showcasing the abstract art depicting artist Gretchen Beck’s time in Southwestern Niger, West Africa. The...

Attacks in Lake Chad Basin Show Boko Haram on the Rise Again

In August, authorities in Niger claimed to have killed Bakura Doro, the leader of Boko Haram, in a drone strike on his headquarters on an island in Lake Chad. Boko Haram has denied Niger’s claim. The attack on Doro’s headquarters came at a time...

Amupitan’s Thankless Job

Kayode Komolafe President Muhhamadu Buhari did a great thing on June 12, 2018, by recognising Bashorun Moshood Abiola as president-elect and Ambassador Babagana Kingibe as Vice President-elect. This was 25 years after Abiola won a presidential...

Abubakar Sani Bello: The Silent Billionaire of Nigerian Politics

Abubakar Sani Bello, a scion of one of northern Nigeria's most influential business families, has carved a path combining both commerce and public service. He served as the Governor of Niger State from 2015 to 2023 and currently represents the...