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Pix of the Day February 17, 2026

Sudan is one of the countries that practices female genital mutilation. The UN Children's Fund and the UN Population Fund, UNFPA, have a joint program on the elimination of female genital mutilation, which the agencies continue to implement despite the challenges of a country at war.

The United States Embassy in Ghana has announced the release of more than 1,000 new interview appointments for B1/B2 visas, offering fresh opportunities for applicants seeking to travel to the U.S. for business or tourism.

The industrial action caused severe disruptions to local and international flights and air traffic control operations.

The president says policy execution will be measured by factories built, jobs created, exports from nation's ports. The post Tinubu unveils Nigeria Industrial Policy 2025 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Nigeria’s data protection regulator has opened an investigation into Chinese-owned e-commerce platform Temu over suspected violations of the country’s privacy laws.

In the quiet, rural township of Roxbury, New Jersey, a sprawling warehouse has become the center of a growing national controversy over U.S. immigration policy.

The frenzy began a while ago when a man digging a fence post in a cattle kraal claimed to have found gold.

The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement who evolved from a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. into a two-time presidential candidate and a global mediator, has died at the age of 84.

The African Union General Assembly has endorsed AUDA‑NEPAD's priorities for the acceleration phase of Agenda 2063, appointing H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço as HSGOC Chair and renewing H.E. Mrs Nardos Bekele‑Thomas's mandate as CEO. The decisions aim to drive continental development in infrastructure, health, climate resilience, and human capital.