[mc4wp_form id=33047] President Bola Tinubu on Thursday inaugurated what the Federal Government described as West Africa’s largest lithium processing plant in Nasarawa State, saying the project signals Nigeria’s shift from exporting raw minerals to building a value-added mining industry. The lithium processing facility, located in Endo community, Nasarawa Local Government Area, has a daily processing…
Israel attempted to kill Iran’s negotiators on their plane after talks between the U.S. and Iran concluded in Pakistan, The New York Times reported. The attempt occurred in the air as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf were flying home to Tehran from talks in Pakistan, the outlet reported, citing…
Magistrates in Kwara State have accused Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration of subjecting them to poor welfare conditions, alleging that many of them earn less than N200,000 monthly and have been forced to rely on commercial motorcycles (Okada) as their primary means of transportation to court. Two magistrates who spoke exclusively to SaharaReporters on condition of…
Liverpool legend, Jamie Carragher, has ultimately cast doubt on England captain Harry Kane winning the Ballon d’Or this year. Carragher, however, insisted that Argentina captain Lionel Messi, France trio Kylian Mbappe, Michael Olise or Ousmane Dembele would win the Ballon d’Or ahead of Kane if their countries eventually win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The…
Peter Obi [mc4wp_form id=33047] The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has called for a thorough investigation into allegations that soldiers invaded students’ hostels at Osun State University, allegedly assaulting and humiliating students. Obi, in a statement on Thursday, said he was deeply disturbed by reports claiming that students were beaten,…
DAKAR, Senegal, July 2, 2026/APO Group/ — The 2026 Yidan Prize Conference, themed “Unleashing Africa’s potential: the role of education in a new era of development,” concluded today with a joint announcement by ARED (https://ARED-Edu.org) and Senegal’s Ministry of National Education to strengthen multilingual learning. Co-convened by the Yidan Prize Foundation, Associates in Research and Education…
