Polio: Rotary President canvasses 97% children immunisation worldwide to end scourge

  By Perpetua Onuegbu Rotary International President, Francesco Arezzo, has called for immunisation of 97 per cent of children under five years to achieve total eradication of polio in the world. Arezzo made the call at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, after receiving briefing from the Nigerian NationalContinue Reading

UNESCO-REF, others partner to support Nigerians pursuing higher education abroad

By Funmilayo Adeyemi UNESCO Read and Earn Federation (UNESCO-REF) has partnered with the Police Officers Wife Association (POWA) and the United Kingdom Global Universities Application Portal (UAPP) to support Nigerians pursuing higher education abroad. The President of UNESCO-REF, Abdulsalami Ladigbolu-Oranmiyan, said this at the signing of the Memorandum of UnderstandingContinue Reading

German defence minister says Türkiye proves NATO ‘bigger than some believe’

Germany’s defense minister Boris Pistorius has highlighted Türkiye’s vital role in European security, saying the country demonstrates that NATO is “bigger than some believe.” Pistorius told reporters after observing NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise in the Baltic Sea that allies were united and prepared to address security challenges, while praisingContinue Reading