Aspartame, one of the world’s most widely used artificial sweeteners, is expected to be classified as a possible carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the World Health Organisation’s cancer research arm, according to Reuters, citing exclusive sources. The IARC, which assesses the potential hazards of substances based on published evidence, will list aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” for the first time in its upcoming decision. This decision pits the sweetener, which is used in popular products such as diet soda and chewing gum, against the food industry and regulators. The ruling, which is set to be…
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A vast majority of Super Eagles fans have asked the Nigeria Football Federation not to retain head coach Jose Peseiro in an opinion poll conducted by PUNCH Sports Extra following the NFF’s decision to use a social media poll to decide whether to renew his contract or not. The NFF announced the appointment of Peseiro as the new coach of the Eagles May 15, 2022, replacing Austin Eguavoen, who returned to his Technical Director role at the federation. The Portuguese coach, who earns $70,000 per month, will see his one-year contract with the federation expire on Friday. Expectations were high…
Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo has been rated by Times Higher Education, THE, as one of the best universities in sub-Sahara Africa. Times Higher Education is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education. In the 2023 universities ranking ceremony held in Accra, Ghana, which is the first edition conducted by THE for universities in the region, 51 Nigerian universities made the list, with Covenant University, Otta, ranked top among universities in the country. At the event, which was attended by a delegation from Nigeria, led by Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee, Prof.…
Nigeria has moved up a place in the latest FIFA men’s rankings for June, The Super Eagles, who were ranked 40th in the world in the ranking released in May, gained six points and moved to 39th. The Eagles’ rise in the rankings was largely due to their impressive performance in the recent Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone in the month under review. Jose Peseiro’s men defeated the Leone Stars 3-1 in the game played in Liberia. The win also saw them book a spot at next year’s AFCON billed to hold in Ivory Coast. FIFA last…
Only three Nigerian universities, the University of Ibadan (UI), University of Lagos (UNILAG), and Covenant University have been ranked among the 1,000 universities in the world in 2023. This is captured in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023. The Times Higher Education ranked 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date. In the ranking, the University of Ibadan, comes best in Nigeria, followed by UNILAG and Covenant University. The University of Ibadan is also the third best in Africa after the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and Aswan University…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission said on Wednesday that it remained undaunted in its prosecution of a former Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde. The ICPC, which is prosecuting Ojerinde for alleged N5bn fraud, alleged in a statement on Wednesday that the the don “used several false names, aliases, and forged means of identification such as Akanbi Lamidi, Adeniyi Banji, Habibulahi Lamidi, Joshua Olaniran Olakuleyin, etc to perpetrate his corrupt practices through various bank accounts and still retains the resources and influence to evade justice.” The ICPC also rejected a recent ruling…
France approved a new law Thursday requiring social media platforms like TikTok to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for those under 15 years in an effort to protect children online. The legislation is part of a string of recent moves by the government to reduce children’s screen time and protect them from cyberbullying and other crimes. The “landmark” law would be “applied as soon as possible”, Digital Transition Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told lawmakers. But the exact date the age verification bill will come into force remains unclear following Thursday’s Senate approval, as no specific date was set and…
Three persons were injured when a two-story building caved in along Okilton Drive in Ada George of Port Harcourt on Thursday morning. It was learned that some of the workers at the site were trapped in the building which was under construction. An eyewitness who gave his name as Tonye said they heard a loud sound just about the break of dawn which frightened residents. While saying that the cause of the collapse could not be immediately ascertained, he stated that some of the workers on the site were living in the building. He stated, “What we saw was that…
A former Nigerian boxer, Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Okorodudu, died at a private hospital in Lawandon, Lagos on Wednesday night after battling with a foot ulcer that left him bedridden for weeks. Okorodudu’s wife, Adenike, confirmed the news of his death to a news correspondent. However, Adenike said the hospital was unwilling to release her husband’s corpse until the outstanding N600,000 medical bill was paid. “He is dead now but we still need to pay N600,000 to get his body out of the hospital,” Adenike told the correspondent. the report has it that last week that the Olympian was feeling better following…
The Court of Appeal on Thursday ruled that the UK government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful as the African nation could not be considered a safe third country. Three judges in London said that “unless deficiencies” in Rwanda’s asylum system were corrected, “removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda will be unlawful.” They agreed with migrants and campaigners who brought the case that the UK government could not guarantee that asylum seekers sent to Rwanda would not be deported to the country from which they were fleeing. “The deficiencies in the asylum system in Rwanda are such…