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Olam Agri has entered the ruminant nutrition market with the launch of its Tru Value cattle feed range, marking a significant expansion of its Integrated Feed & Protein (IFP) business. The launch broadens Olam Agri’s feed portfolio beyond poultry and aquaculture, strengthening its position as a provider of nutrition solutions across key livestock sectors. Tru Value was launched at an event in Nigeria, where Olam Agri already has a strong presence in poultry and aquaculture feed production. The country is one of Africa’s largest livestock markets, with rising demand for animal protein and ongoing efforts to improve herd productivity creating…

Months of anti-foreigner protests across South Africa have forced tens of thousands to leave the country.Published On 11 Sep 202611 Sep 2026Nigeria’s parliament has banned official visits to South Africa in protest over continued violence against immigrants there, including attacks on Nigerian citizens.“All official visits to the Republic of South Africa by the National Assembly, its Committees, lawmakers, officials and staff are hereby suspended,” Akin Rotimi, spokesman for the lower chamber, said in a statement on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe ban extends even to virtual engagements, after months of anti-foreigner protests across South Africa that have…

People shop at a Manhattan grocery store on August 13, 2026, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe largest-ever outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. has ended, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The foodborne illness sickened 12,833 people in 21 states in recent months in the largest cluster, the CDC said. Health officials have linked that outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms in Mexico. It fueled the worst cyclosporiasis season in U.S. history, with 19,595 overall cases of the illness caused by the parasite cyclospora. The U.S. recorded two deaths, both…

Esohe Igbinoba is the Director of Programs and Partnerships at Businessfront (publishers of Techpoint Africa). Her carreer spans over a decade, building teams and bringing communities together. Over the years, she has answered numerous questions from fresh entrants in program management who are always eager to know what the career progression looks like and how they can position themselves to attract the right opportunities. In this interview, Igbinoba addresses some of the frequently asked questions and offers practical insights for those seeking to excel in program management. Who is a program manager? And what are some of the misconceptions people…

Sekinat Osundiji The Deputy Governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Babatunde Gbadamosi has explained why he accepted the offer to run as a running mate to Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, GRV, the party’s governorship candidate, ahead of the 2027 Lagos State governorship election. Gbadamosi said he was initially not disposed to the idea but reconsidered after he was approached by Rhodes-Vivour to join him in the race. He said the decision presented an opportunity to send a message to Nigeria’s political class about the need to return to a system where young people play a greater role in governance. According…

A large study across Ontario has found that widely used medications, including statins and iron supplements, can sometimes trigger a chain of additional prescriptions in older adults. In these cases, a side effect from one drug may be mistaken for a new medical condition, prompting treatment with another medication. The research, published in BMJ, was led by Dr. Paula Rochon, Director of Research at the Weston and O’Born Center for Mature Women’s Health at Sinai Health in Toronto. The findings suggest that certain combinations of prescriptions represent a common but often overlooked source of drug-related harm across the population. They…

Watford have announced the signing of former West Ham United striker Michail Antonio on a free transfer.The 36-year-old made his final senior appearance for the Hammers in their 3-1 defeat by Leicester City on 3 December 2024, suffering a broken leg four days later in a car crash.Antonio last played in April for Qatari side Al-Sailiya and made a total of four appearances for the club. He had been training with Alessio Dionisi’s Hornets for the past month and has joined on a one-year deal.”Watford is a big club and hopefully I can come in and bring success and help…

More than three dozen sets of human remains taken during the British colonial rule of India and Myanmar are set to be returned to their ancestral home by a museum.Skulls and bones belonging to the Naga people of northeastern India and Myanmar – formerly known as Burma – have been displayed at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford for more than a century.In 2020, the museum removed all human remains from public display as part of what the it called a “decolonisation process” – including the ancestral Naga remains.The museum has now announced that a formal decision has been made…

Nigerians continue to die from incidents related to oil theft, tragically showing in stark terms the true cost and real curse of Nigeria’s oil. When Nigeria fortuitously struck the black gold deep in the nondescript sands of Oloibiri, Bayelsa State, even the colonialists who were packing their bags to leave Nigeria at the time could not have foreseen how completely the precious resource would rewrite the country’s history, largely in black.  More than 60 years down the line, while Nigeria as a country has largely flown under the radar of international development, languishing in what is largely a rut, oil…

A bill to permit assisted dying in England and Wales has been voted down by MPs, almost certainly stopping such a measure from being enacted before the next general election at the very least least.In the second reading of the bill, put forward by Labour’s Lauren Edwards, MPs voted by 286 to 270 for it to be blocked.The result is a reversal of MPs’ support for a near-identical version of the bill, which sought to allow adults with terminal illnesses and less than six months to live to end their lives with the approval of a panel of experts. This…