Plane collides with military helicopter outside US capital
A regional plane collided in midair with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night, according to authorities.…
LA wildfires: Did climate change make them worse?
The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the destructive LA fires were likely due to global heating, a new weather attribution study found. Hotter temperatures will further amplify wildfire damage.…
African Union urges M23 to ‘lay down arms’
The Congolese city of Goma is a canvas of violence and chaos since M23 rebels have entered the city. As Congolese forces struggle to hold out against the M23 and the Rwandan…
With organic cotton, India bets on textile industry’s green transition
India is the world's leading organic cotton producer, controlling 51 percent of global production. The country has set its sights on becoming a major player in the textile industry's green transition –…
DR Congo: 500,000 forced to flee their homes in January
Fierce fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced more than half a million people, the country's foreign minister told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.…
France wins culinary Olympics with top prize in Bocuse d’Or competition
France has won the top prize in the prestigious Bocuse d'Or cooking competition, beating 23 other countries including Denmark and Sweden. Receiving first place was particularly sweet for 28-year-old chef Paul Marcon,…
Japan tackles dementia crisis as super-ageing society sees cases soar
Japan is one of the fastest-ageing societies in the world, with almost a third of its population over 65 years old. As a result, the county is seeing more and more cases…
Student loan: Unpacking NELFUND’s 2025 strategy
Nigeria has allocated 58.4 billion naira to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund for the 2025 fiscal year. That’s according to the Fund’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyer. Meanwhile, 116.2 billion has been disbursed…
Harnessing Nigeria’s tourism prospects
A major highlight of each year in Nigeria is the festive season with the Detty December phenomenon in Lagos raking in billions of naira as fun seekers both home and abroad splurge…
The untold state of Oke-Afa Memorial 23 years after Ikeja Tragedy
January 27, 2002, remains etched in Lagos’ history as a day of unimaginable loss when an armory explosion in Ikeja claimed over 1,000 lives and displaced many. 23 years later, the Oke-Afa…