Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will receive the 2026 Global Transformation and Good Governance Prize at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The award is being presented by the Millennium Excellence Award USA, which said the governor was selected…
By Michael Omotosho | Artificial intelligence could help developing countries achieve in a decade what might otherwise take a century. Still, only if governments move quickly to build the basic infrastructure needed to use the technology, the World Bank has…
By: Peter Emmanuel | The World Health Organization (WHO) has received US$4 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to sustain essential health services and strengthen Syria’s capacity to respond to emergencies and changing health needs. The…
By Esther Olaoluwa | Nigeria has joined the World Energy Council (WEC), a move expected to strengthen the country’s participation in global energy discussions, attract investment and deepen international collaboration as it works to improve energy security and support economic…
By Michael Omotosho | The United States has announced nearly $2 billion in new health and humanitarian assistance for faith-based and community organizations, marking the largest allocation of U.S. global health foreign assistance to faith-based organizations in more than two…
The United States Department of State has warned Nigerians applying for U.S. passports against submitting artificial intelligence (AI)-generated or digitally altered photographs, stating that edited images could delay, suspend or affect the approval of passport applications. The department said passport…
Renowned American civil rights leader and two-time U.S. presidential candidate, Rev. Jesse Jackson, has died at the age of 84, his family announced on Tuesday. In a statement, the family said Jackson died peacefully surrounded by loved ones. “Our father…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that the foundation of global peace, justice, and sustainable development rests on the twin pillars of ethical leadership and robust institutions. The President delivered this message on Friday during the Global Council for Political…
A major new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that nearly four in ten cancer cases diagnosed worldwide in 2022 could have been prevented by addressing known risk factors. The study, led by WHO’s International Agency for Research…
In a pivotal online policy debate hosted by the Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2) in Switzerland and Corporate Accountability, global health leaders and civil society experts exposed the tobacco industry’s multifaceted campaign to reshape public health policy, targeting youth and…
