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BBC World Service Expands Educational Reach with Launch of Dars Arabic

The BBC World Service has launched the Arabic edition of its award-winning educational programme, ‘Dars,’ (lesson) in the Middle East and North Africa.  Designed to support children who cannot access formal education, Dars Arabic aims to provide learning resources for the region’s youth, particularly those displaced by conflict in Sudan...

Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Three players who should have made Eric Chelle’s final Super Eagles cut

Soccer On Tuesday, Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle unveiled his 23-man squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe...

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: 39-cap Super Eagles star at risk of missing Rwada, Zimbabwe games

Soccer Super Eagles defender Semi Ajayi is in danger of missing Nigeria’s upcoming 2026 World Cup Qualifiers against Zimbabwe and Rwanda in March after...

World Economic Forum says Trump to take part virtually in Davos meeting, days after inauguration

GENEVA — U.S. President Donald Trump will take part virtually in the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos just days after his inauguration, the forum president said Tuesday.  Borge Brende, a former Norwegian foreign minister who heads the Geneva-based organization, noted that Trump had twice attended the elite gathering of business...

2026 World Cup qualifiers: Eric Chelle meets three key Super Eagles stars ahead of Rwanda, Zimbabwe clashes

Soccer New head coach of the Nigerian national football team, Eric Chelle, has been spotted with three key players in his squad ahead of...

Eric Chelle gets World Cup boost with Super Eagles star set for March return

Soccer Super Eagles striker Terem Moffi is set to return to action in March after spending the last seven months on the sidelines due...

New World CEO Eric Ma resigns after just two months

New World Development announced on Friday that Chief Executive Officer Eric Ma has resigned with immediate effect, just a little more than two months into the job. Echo Huang, who's the head of the group's property business in mainland China, has been named as his replacement. In a filing to the local bourse, the developer

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Will Bitcoin Boom in 2026? Keeping Cryptocurrency Players Informed

By NFTevening March 6, 2026 Bitcoin has served to define the cryptocurrency community since its initial launch in 2009. While representing nothing more than an interesting investment opportunity at one time, this stablecoin has since become extremely popular throughout the online gaming community as an alternative payment method. However, even Bitcoin is not immune to

At climate summit, African leaders call for a bigger role in energy transition

African leaders called for regional cooperation and more climate investments, as the second Africa Climate Summit opened this Monday in Addis Ababa. Heads of state urged the continent to play a bigger role in the transition to a cleaner global economy. Speaking at the opening event, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said it's time to

USA Cruise, Morocco Take Control, Brazil Advance On World Cup Day 9

```html id="s7wthc" ``` By Newspot Nigeria Sports Desk Day Nine of the 2026 FIFA World Cup brought four more group-stage matches and a clear theme across the schedule: teams that needed control went out and took it. The United States defeated Australia 2-0 to book a place in the next round, Morocco edged Scotland to

Cancer: Nigeria empowers patients with N50m lifetime

….As 200 beneficiaries get N100.000 each  AKOR SYLVESTER, Abuja The federal government has unveiled a N50 million Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) Fund to support cancer patients to enable them to meet the challenges of transportation, accommodation, feeding and other non-medical issues. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Adekunle Salako, who

A befitting garland for UBA GMD, Alawuba @ 60

THOMAS IMONIKHE 08051000465 There is no iota of doubt that the Group Managing Director (GMD) of United Bank for Africa Plc and Chairman Body of Banks’ CEOs, Oliver Chukwudum Alawuba, an astute banker and one of Nigeria’s top corporate business leaders, who clocks three scores Saturday June 20, has made tremendous impact in the nation’s