Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan (2-L) is at the centre of a massive fraud case that has raised questions about the country’s banking system. Photo: -STR / AFPSource: AFP A multi-billion-dollar fraud scandal involving one of Vietnam’s most prominent tycoons exposed systemic weaknesses in the country’s banking sector, say analysts who warn other such … Read more
Senior employees at several institutions offering nursing and midwifery courses in Afghanistan on Tuesday said women would be barred from classes, following an edict by the Taliban supreme leader. Health officials met with directors of education institutes on Monday in the capital Kabul to inform them of the ruling, an official from the public health … Read more
The Labour Party (LP) Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration, has commenced a strategic move to inaugurate state coordinators, mobilise Nigerians with proven integrity across the country to drive the party structure and mobilise groups and coalitions at the grassroots level. This is contained in a statement signed by the director general of LP Directorate of … Read more
Each year, Nigeria‘s population grows by approximately four million, a figure that will only rise due to the geometric nature of population increase. This alarming trend underscores the urgent need for strategic interventions to curb fertility rates and harness the nation’s demographic dividend. Population growth in Nigeria is driven by a persistently high fertility rate, … Read more
In a landmark move aimed at addressing the rising issue of paternity fraud, Nigeria has introduced Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology, a cutting-edge solution that vastly improves the accuracy of DNA testing. This initiative, the first of its kind in Nigeria and West Africa, is led by OncoGenomics Laboratory in collaboration with Karygene and ISN Medical. … Read more
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Henzodaily roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Wednesday, 4th December, 2024 President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, submitted that no other system of government is better than democracy. The Nigerian leader recalled how, in the past under military rule, he had been detained and intimidated for expressing the … Read more
The Federal Government and the Adamawa State Government have formalised an agreement to transform Cottage Hospital Hong and General Hospital Mubi into Federal Medical Centres through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). At the MoU signing event, the Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, described the initiative as a … Read more
Hanoi authorities say more than two thirds of the poisonous smog that blankets Vietnam’s capital is caused by petrol vehicles, and officials have ordered that a quarter of two-wheelers across the country must be electric by 2030. Photo: Nhac NGUYEN / AFPSource: AFP In Vietnam’s heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung … Read more
Chairman, Abia State House of Assembly Committee on Environment and Urban Renewal, Kalu Nwoke has told residents of the state that people’s environment impacts their health and wellness.Nwoke made the comment while speaking to LEADERSHIP after monitoring the state’s November monthly environmental sanitation exercise in some strategic locations in the capital, Umuahia, last Saturday. His … Read more
Thousands took to the streets in Seoul after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol briefly declared martial law. Photo: Anthony WALLACE / AFPSource: AFP South Korean stocks sank more than two percent Wednesday while the won rebounded from earlier losses after President Yoon Suk Yeol dramatically declared martial law overnight before reversing the decision hours … Read more