Written by Hundreds of bus drivers in Lima ended their strike after government officials agreed to hold talks over the widespread extortion fuelled by organized crime and the murder of 47 drivers this year. Most companies in the transport sector joined the call to stop work for 24 hours in several districts of the Peruvian capital … Continue reading “Peru Bus Drivers Halt Strike Over Extortion ‘Scourge’”
Residents on a tiny island off the coast of Venezuela and Greenpeace on Tuesday urged the Netherlands to take action on the climate crisis, at the opening of a trial in The Hague. Bonaire is one of the Dutch territories worst-hit by the climate crisis, according to Greenpeace, and through the courts they are … Continue reading “Bonaire Residents Take Netherlands To Court Over Climate”
A Tunisian man has been freed days after he was sentenced to death by a court in the North African country over Facebook posts deemed offensive to President Kais Saied, his lawyer said Tuesday. The 51-year-old man, Saber Ben Chouchane, had been sentenced on charges including “spreading false news”, defence lawyer Oussama Bouthelja told … Continue reading “Tunisia Frees Man Sentenced To Death Over Facebook Posts”
Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret, and American John Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for work on quantum physics in action, the Nobel jury said. The trio was honoured “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit,” the jury said. Quantum mechanics describes … Continue reading “Trio Wins Physics Nobel For Quantum Mechanical Tunnelling”
Written by UNHCR was created in 1950, during the aftermath of the Second World War, to help millions of Europeans who had fled or lost their homes. We had three years to complete our work and then disband. Today, over 65 years later, our organization is still hard at work, protecting and assisting refugees around the world. … Continue reading “Registration Associate at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)”
The Main Online Recruitment Examination for all shortlisted In-spectorate and Customs Assistant Cadre applicants has been scheduled for Thursday, 9th October 2025. ✓ Candidates have been grouped into three batches (A, B & C) and are to log in with their NIN via (https://updates.customs.gov.ng) to check their Batch, Date, and Time of the examination. ✓ … Continue reading “Customs Recruitment Update: NCS online recruitment exam for inspectorate and customs assistant cadres”
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi was established in 1980 as a Federal University of Technology, along with other similar Universities of Technology at Akure, Minna, Owerri and Yola. It was renamed Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi in 1988 but still maintains its status as University of Technology. The University is located in the … Continue reading “Massive Recruitment Academic and Non- Academic Staff at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU)”
Applications are now open for the Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program 2026, an intensive academic and leadership development initiative created by Yale University to nurture the next generation of African leaders. YYAS is designed for outstanding secondary school students from across Africa who aspire to pursue higher education and drive meaningful change in their communities … Continue reading “Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) Program 2026 for African Secondary School Students (Travel Grants Available for the Residential Leadership Summit in Kenya)”
Young agripreneurs in Nigeria now have a chance to secure financial support to grow and expand their businesses through the Agricultural Youth Summit 2025 Grant, jointly organized by Leventis Foundation Nigeria (LFN) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). This initiative provides emerging farmers and agriculture-focused entrepreneurs access to up to ₦2 million in grant funding to scale their agribusinesses, … Continue reading “Apply: Leventis Foundation Youth Agripreneur (Grant Up 2Million)”
Three people were in critical condition after a medical helicopter crashed onto a California highway on Monday, US media reported, with local authorities saying emergency crews had closed some traffic lanes. The helicopter crashed just after 7:00 pm (0200 GMT Tuesday) on eastbound Highway 50 in the state capital Sacramento, with flight-tracking data showing … Continue reading “Medical Helicopter Crashes On California Highway”