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Anisha Mishra is journalist with over 3 years of experience in covering the Indian education sector. She has worked extensively in the K12 domain, with focus on the state board as well as central board examinations, policy structure of seconday and higher secondary education as well as the entrance examinations like JEE, NEET, CLAT, etc. Her extensive experience in the domain has helped her provide students with concise accurate information in all aspectes of school life and education. Her key interest lies in decoding the changes in the curriculum, NEP implementation and changing education ecosystem in the country. Besides working,…

I have been to some disappointing fairs in my time. There was one, in a small town in north-west England, where the main attraction was a little slide that you rode down on a burlap sack: except the guy who owned the slide had forgotten to bring the sacks, so me and my sister slid down on a T-shirt.Another time, at a village fete in a place called Longton, I won the main prize at the bingo. It was a whisky decanter with a bottle of whiskey. I was 11 years old, the decanter was broken and some bigger boys…

* Declares open Jigawa investment summit 2026 Deji Elumoye in Abuja Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday explained some of the strategies being deployed by the government of President Bola Tinubu to improve the ease of doing business in the country. According to him, through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), as well as the bold structural and fiscal reforms, the Federal Government has replaced gatekeeping with partnership that has enabled the sub-nationals to unlock their economic potential. Shettima, who disclosed this while declaring  open the Jigawa State Investment Summit 2026, in Dutse, the state capital, noted that across the…

A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025.Michael Wayland | CNBCThe U.S. automotive industry is entering a new phase of uncertainty as the Trump administration said the USMCA trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada will not extended by Wednesday, triggering what could be a yearslong review process or an expiration of the pact if no deal is reached by 2036.The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement, was established during President Donald Trump’s first term in 2020, but the administration has soured on the deal that governs roughly $2 trillion…

In a World Cup, some of the most important matches are decided by a penalty shootout. When that moment comes, the captains want to win the coin toss to decide the order of the kicks. The reason is an old belief: that regardless of the skill of the shooter and the goalkeeper, the team that takes the first penalty kick is more likely to win. Most soccer players take this for granted, but the reasons behind this apparent advantage remain a subject of scientific debate.nWhile much of the strategic thinking around penalty kicks focuses on the order in which the…

Andy Burnham has said he will ask the home and foreign secretaries to “review all possible options” to deport the ringleader of a notorious Rochdale grooming gang.Shabir Ahmed is due to be released from jail this week, after being convicted for multiple counts of rape and sexual offences against girls in 2012.Ahmed had dual British-Pakistani citizenship and was stripped of his British citizenship following his conviction.The Home Office said it was working with other government departments to explore options in the case.Burnham, who is widely expected to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister later this month, said he wanted…

Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from scratch after building tiny, quivering blobs that use lab-made DNA to feed, grow and multiply in a dish.The synthetic cells were made from chemical compounds and are believed to be the first to demonstrate the complete cell cycle of growth, genetic replication and splitting to produce the next generation.The work raises the prospect of artificial organisms that are designed and built to churn out drugs, foods, fuels and other materials. But it may also shed light on the profound question of how particular assemblies of inanimate matter cross a threshold to…

Key events3rd over: India 36-2 ( Sharma 29, Iyer 5) Sharma practises his swivel turn with four pulled over fine leg, then six, gloriously into the crowd where a man in a white Tshirt collects it at the second attempt. Then a second consecutive six into the clouds – incredible really, it wasn’t even a clean hit but still cleared the hits. And Iyer completes Mahmood’s misery by square cutting him for four to make it 21 from the over.Share3rd over: India 15-2 ( Sharma 12, Iyer 1) India have got a severe case of ants in their pants –…

As Nigeria grapples with rising food costs and a widening animal-protein gap, US Soybean leaders say the solution lies not in competing with local farmers but in collaboration, improved technology, and workforce training. US Soy refers to soybeans grown in the United States and the organised industry (represented by the United Soybean Board) dedicated to their production, processing, and global export. In separate interviews during the USSEC & US Soy Nigeria: Now Conference 2026, late June, three senior executives from the US Soybean Export Council outlined why Nigeria is a strategic market and how US Soy, knowledge transfer, and sustainable…

Udo Ngele Artificial intelligence has become one of the defining conversations in boardrooms across Nigeria. Over the past year, I have participated in numerous conversations with business leaders about artificial intelligence. The enthusiasm is understandable. AI is changing how organizations operate, make decisions, engage customers, and deliver services. Hardly a boardroom meeting takes place today without some discussion around automation, machine learning, generative AI, or digital transformation. Recent workplace research also suggests that AI adoption is accelerating rapidly among Nigerian professionals, reinforcing that the conversation has moved beyond curiosity to practical business application. Yet I have noticed a recurring pattern.…