Yearly Archives: 2019
10 year olds in the UK have consumed 18 years’ worth of sugar
The latest Change4Life campaign is encouraging parents to “Make a swap when you next shop” to halve their children’s sugar intake from some...
Protection policies show risk potential – ECA
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by the target date of 2030, African countries need to grow their economies faster more than what they...
EU MPs vote on clock change
European Union lawmakers voted on Tuesday to scrap the practice of moving clocks forward by an hour in spring then back again in the...
Israeli, Hamas border fight abates
Cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas abated on Tuesday after a day of Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes but Israel said it...
History is back in schools
The Federal Government has ordered the reintroduction of history as an independent subject into the basic and junior secondary schools in the country.
The Minister...
Europe wants fairer trade with China
Europe’s top leaders told President Xi Jinping on Tuesday they wanted a fairer trading relationship with China, signalling an openness to engage with Beijing’s...
Homeless boy champ gets home
The eight-year-old Nigerian chess champion, Tanitoluwa Adewunmi, and his family have moved into a new apartment, courtesy of goodwill donations after his success story...
Nigeria avenge 1st leg defeat 4 – 0
Nigeria's Olympic team yesterday zoomed into the final round of the 3rd Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifying series on Monday, beating Libya 4-0...
De-colonise SADR – Lindiwe Sisulu
The SADC Ministers Solidarity Conference with Western Sahara will serve to remind the region that Africa will not be truly free until the last...
WHO steps up TB treatment
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new guidelines to improve the treatment of multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB).
The health agency in a statement released...
