Faith Nyasuguta The government of Nigeria has announced a policy aimed at boosting the teaching of primary school pupils in local languages instead of English. According to Education Minister Adamu Adamu who was speaking to journalists on Wednesday, the new framework known as the National Language Policy had been approved for implementation. It outlines that […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who led the nation through a decade of rapid economic growth after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989 has died aged 96, sparking a wave of nostalgia for the more liberal times he oversaw. Jiang succumbed to leukaemia and multiple organ failure in his home city of Shanghai just […]
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Faith Nyasuguta According to scientists, a huge meteorite that fell to Earth contains two minerals never seen before on our planet. Canadian researchers note that the rock was found in rural Somalia two years ago, but locals believe it is much older. They have dubbed the stone Nightfall, and say it is documented in poems, […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The emergence of female techies in Africa is happening at a meteoric pace. As a fact, the narrative surrounding the tech space in Africa is that men largely dominate the industry. However, this is hardly the case, as male dominance in Africa’s tech ecosystem is rapidly dwindling. Annually, more and more women achieve […]
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Faith Nyasuguta In a move projected to boost the African air economy, 15 African countries have agreed to further unify the continent by easing travel restrictions. Dubbed the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), this initiative has won 15 signatures from 15 African countries that have all agreed to merge to some degree their aviation […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A landslide in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde killed at least 14 people attending a funeral service on Sunday. Those affected had gathered at the top of a hill for a memorial service for five people when the ground collapsed under part of the audience. The search had been suspended late Sunday evening before a […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The globe’s longest-serving president has won re-election in Equatorial Guinea to continue presiding over his authoritarian regime. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, secured about 95% of votes, according to officials that announced six days after the vote. “The results prove us right again,” Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the president’s son, said. “We […]
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Faith Nyasuguta The Burundi government has affirmed that it will not allow the importation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the country despite some East African Community member states opening up for the products. “GMO is not allowed in Burundi, not even importing them; they are totally prohibited. It’s only the hybrids and even [for] […]
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Faith Nyasuguta About 140,000 people paid $8 for a Twitter Blue subscription between November 10 and 15, according to the New York Times. The Times cited data from Travis Brown, a software developer in Berlin, who found over 137,000 accounts with Twitter Blue subscriptions between November 10 and 15 using a computer program. The program downloaded […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Presently, Lagos is regarded as a mega city following its estimated population of 20 million plus people. A recent study now indicates that it will continue growing exponentially. With the current growth rate, Lagos is set to become the world’s largest city by the end of this century. Funny enough, Lagos is not […]
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