Oil prices jumped more than five percent Thursday after US President Donald Trump targeted Russia’s key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to end the war in Ukraine. The surge... Read more »
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 23 – Integrated Payment Services Limited (IPSL), operators of Pesalink has today launched the Pesalink Fintech Programme. This new initiative designed to help fintechs build, scale, and deliver financial... Read more »
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has received the comprehensive report of the 2025 Hajj operation from the Amirul Hajj and Deputy Governor, Faruk Lawal, with a firm directive for immediate reforms... Read more »
From left: Governors Isaac Mutuma (Meru), Cecily Mbarire (Embu) and Muthomi Njuki (TharakaNithi) after signing an MoU at Katwana on joint waste management plant on October 23, 2025. [Courtesy]
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The first lady, Senator (Mrs) Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday in Asaba, said the federal government is committed to the nation’s rapid development through digital technology innovations. The first lady made the disclosure... Read more »
Committee on Appointments Chair National Assembly’s Speaker Moses Wetangula during the vetting of CSs at the Mini Chambers, County Hall, Nairobi. January 14th,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
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Only eight states in Nigeria have met the global target for women’s participation in decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. The figure, drawn from the 2023–24 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey... Read more »
The number of people receiving treatment for cancer has risen dramatically in the last decade in many African countries. For example, 10 years ago in Ethiopia and Kenya, cancer care was available... Read more »
•Set to list 10% of company’s shares by next year •S&P reports oil firm secured $4bn critical financing agreement in August •Says company pursuing Middle Eastern partners •40,000 bpd upstream assets to... Read more »
By Dr Mukuhi Ng’ang’a, Consultant Breast Surgical Oncologist, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi For years, many assumed breast cancer was largely an illness of older women. Yet across sub-Saharan Africa clinicians are... Read more »