By EMMANUEL EGOBIAMBU INDIA’S parliament has passed a sweeping bill banning online gambling, after government figures showed companies had stripped $2.3 billion annually from 450 million people. The ban impacts platforms for card games, poker, and fantasy sports, including India’s wildly popular homegrown fantasy cricket apps. It also leaves the fate of the key sponsor […]
By FORTUNE ABANG NIGERIA and Japan have reaffirmed commitment to advancing multilateral cooperation, including on UN reform and global peace initiatives. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by Alkasim Abdulkadir, his Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy. The statement is the outcome of the […]
By FORTUNE ABANG THE United Nations (UN) has reiterated its commitment to supporting Artificial Intelligence (AI) operations in Nigeria to ensure the sustainable growth. Mr. Mohamed Fall, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, during the validation of Nigeria AI Readiness Assessment Report (NAIRAR) organised by UNESCO Abuja office. […]
By UMMUL IDRIS RUSSIA launched another airstrike on Ukraine in the night of Wednesday striking a U.S. electronics producer, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Thursday. “One of the missiles struck a major American electronics manufacturer in our westernmost region, leading to serious damage and casualties,” Sybiha said on X. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […]
By ADEBAYO PAUL CHINA is on the verge of unveiling a groundbreaking humanoid robot designed to achieve pregnancy by hosting a fully functioning artificial womb. This pioneering work by Kaiwa Technology in Guangzhou is slated for a 2026 debut. Dr. Zhang Qifeng, the project lead, announced at the World Robot Conference in Beijing that the scientific […]
By FORTUNE ABANG MOHAMED Fall, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria has called for a collective approach to the effective implementation of strategic plans aimed at tackling humanitarian crises. Fall pointed this out during the inauguration of the International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) 2025-2027 strategic plan and high-level discussion with Ms. Ugochi Daniels, […]
By TIAMIYU PRUDENCE AROBANI UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the reform of global institutions to give Africa a stronger voice in decisions that affect the continent. Guterres made the call at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) underway in Yokohama, Japan. “First, we must reform the institutions of global governance […]
EGYPT intends to expand cooperation with Zimbabwe, with a particular focus on development and training in the areas of public broadcasting and cooperation in a number of strategic fields. This is according to a report by ZBC News, a partner of TV BRICS. The report disclosed that the Egyptian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Salwa Mowafi, announced […]
KUWAIT’S health ministry said 63 people had suffered methanol poisoning from contaminated alcoholic drinks in the five days to Wednesday, resulting in 13 deaths and 21 cases of blindness or impaired vision. The ministry said in a statement on X late on Wednesday that all those affected were of Asian nationalities, adding that 51 required […]
EUROPE continues to offer Ukraine a high level of support, while recent data showed that assistance from the United States vanished in May and June. A German economic institute reported on Tuesday. The report said the Ukraine Support Tracker from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) showed that European aid amounted to 12.6 […]