U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday said he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would pay “a terrible price” and face devastating economic consequences if it invaded Ukraine. Biden told reporters the possibility of sending U.S. ground combat troops to Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion was “never on the table,” although […]
More than 400 million South Asian children have been affected by school closures extending into a second year in some countries during the COVID-19 pandemic according to a new UNICEF report. The United Nations agency has urged the region’s countries to fully reopen schools, warning that the consequences of lost learning are huge and will […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of House of Representatives Mr Femi Gbajabiamila to investigate the N10 billion funds budgeted to the National Assembly said to be missing. In a statement issued on Sunday, SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare asked the leadership of the National […]
The National Mathematical Centre (NMC), says it will retrain mathematics teachers for effective teaching and learning of the subject in schools. Prof. Promise Mebine Director/Chief Executive of the Centre, indicated this during the second round of the 2021 National Mathematical Sciences Olympiad Competition on Saturday in Abuja. Mebine, who underscored the importance of mathematics in […]
MultiChoice’ South African TV network, Mzansi Magic, has announced the return of classic reality television show, ‘Big Brother Africa’, after a seven-year hiatus. The show is expected to be launched in 2022. According to new reports, casting has begun in earnest for the show, tagged ‘Big Brother Mzansi’, and produced by Randburg-based Red Pepper Pictures […]
A software vulnerability exploited in the online game Minecraft is rapidly emerging as a major threat to internet-connected devices around the world. “The internet’s on fire right now,” said Adam Meyers, senior vice president of intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. “People are scrambling to patch and there are … all kinds of people scrambling […]
Police in Florida arrested a student attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for allegedly “plotting to shoot up the campus” on Thursday, which was the final day before winter break, officials said. John Hagins, 19, threatened an attack similar to the 1999 mass shooting at the Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, that left 13 dead, according […]
Seventy Eight Nigerians who are on scholarship to study various courses have arrived in Russia, the Nigerian Embassy in Moscow has said. The students, who are part of the second batch of the 2020/2021 academic year scholarship under the Russia-Nigeria Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA), arrived Vnukovo International airport, on Dec. 6, a statement issued by […]
The ECOWAS Early Warning and Response Network (ECOWARN) directorate has promise to support ECOWAS member states in response to prevent and mitigate human security threat as well as violent extremism and terrorism. The· Head Human Security and Civil Society ECOWAS Commission, Haija Rahimat Momodu, said this in a presentation on human security and civil society, […]