Category: Science
Measles death toll in Samoa rises to 15 —UNICEF
The death toll from a measles outbreak raging in the Pacific nation of Samoa has risen to 15, with most of the victim’s young children, UNICEF saidRead More…
Emerging middle class is Nigeria’s asset — Canon CEO
he President and Chief Executive Officer, Canon Europe, Middle East & Africa, Yuichi Ishizuka, speaks about Nigeria’s business environment,Read More…
Bill Gates overtakes Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world at $110 BILLION after Microsoft secures a $10 billion contract with the Pentagon and Amazon’s stocks drop
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has surpassed Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person, reclaiming the distinRead More…
Apple throws Instagram ‘stalker’ app off store
Apple has banned an app that let people monitor others’ activity on Instagram. Like Patrol charged a fee to notify users which posts their friends haRead More…
Formula 1 launches a plan to become carbon neutral by 2030
Formula 1 has launched a plan to become carbon neutral by 2030. The intention is to wipe out the carbon footprint of activity at race tracks, includiRead More…
Australia bushfires: Sydney area faces ‘catastrophic’ threat
The fires have also destroyed homes and property Australia is warning of a “catastrophic” bushfire threat to its largest city Sydney and surroundiRead More…
Mobile camel clinic providing healthcare to Kenyan nomads
Nomadic communities in Kenya, including the Samburu, Maasai and Turkana peoples, traverse large areas of arid and semi-arid countryside in search of Read More…
FEC approves N58.48bn for Niger road project, link bridge to Kwara
he Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N58.48 billion for the Bida-Saachi-Nupeko Road project and the Nupeko-Pategi Bridge project, whiRead More…
Gender gap in internet access ‘widens in Africa’
A new report from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) warns of a growing gender gap in internet access in Africa, with women increasinRead More…
Zimbabwe fires striking doctors
Doctors in Zimbabwe have been on strike since September to demand for higher pay The government of Zimbabwe has fired 77 doctors who have been tRead More…