The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 — almost 90 per cent of them women — government data showed Tuesday. The figures further highlight the slow-burning demographic crisis gripping the world’s fourth-biggest economy as its population ages and shrinks. As of September 1, Japan had 95,119 centenarians, up 2,980 year-on-year, with 83,958 of them women and 11,161 men, the health ministry said in a statement. On Sunday separate government data showed that the number of over-65s has hit a record high of 36.25 million, accounting for 29.3 percent…
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Super Falcons midfielder, Ngozi Okobi, has announced the birth of her child. The former Elskiltun of Sweden midfielder announced the arrival of her baby on Tuesday via social media. “Congratulations to me.#godbepraised #iamamother #newmom. I am in my new season #NSPPD,” she wrote with photos of her baby bump. Before her announcement on Tuesday, the player had kept her pregnancy journey away from social media, as she occasionally shared videos of gym sessions and other casual pictures. Okobi got married to her husband Okeoghene on December 9, 2017, in Delta State and the midfielder continued playing for almost seven years…
The Lagos State Government says an increase in boarding fees in its model colleges is inevitable, to ensure better welfare of the students. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the state’s Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education signed by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry, Mr Ganiu Lawal. Lawal noted that students in the boarding schools were over one per cent of the entire basic and secondary school student population in public schools in the state. According to Lawal, the N35,000 boarding fee being paid since 2021 is unrealistic in 2024. The News Agency of…
17th September 2024 Gisele Pelicot (R), next to her lawyer Antoine Camus (L) and Stephane Babonneau (2-R) reacts at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 16, 2024. | Credit: AFP The main defendant in a mass rape trial that has shocked France said Tuesday that he was a “rapist”, adding that 50 other co-defendants he allegedly recruited to rape his then-wife while drugged…
Ecuador will implement nationwide nighttime blackouts and teleworking in the public sector as the worst drought in decades threatens the country’s hydroelectric plants, the government announced on Tuesday. The measures, which will be implemented from Thursday, are due “to the worst drought in the last 61 years and aim to responsibly manage the control of our electrical system,” a presidential statement said. A nightly eight-hour power cut from 10:00 pm will be imposed next week from Monday to Thursday due to the drought affecting the reservoirs of several hydroelectric plants, which are the nation’s main source of power. “The established…
Former US president Donald Trump along with his sons and entrepreneurs late Monday launched a cryptocurrency platform but provided few details. Little was revealed about the Trump family crypto project during a two-hour online presentation other than an offer to let people buy digital “tokens” giving them a vote in platform decisions. The event went ahead as planned despite an apparent assassination attempt against Trump on Sunday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. World Liberty Financial intends to offer services based on so-called decentralized finance, a mechanism that eliminates the need for an intermediary such as a…
Former US president Donald Trump along with his sons and entrepreneurs late Monday launched a cryptocurrency platform but provided few details. Little was revealed about the Trump family crypto project during a two-hour online presentation other than an offer to let people buy digital “tokens” giving them a vote in platform decisions. The event went ahead as planned despite an apparent assassination attempt against Trump on Sunday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. World Liberty Financial intends to offer services based on so-called decentralized finance, a mechanism that eliminates the need for an intermediary such as a…
The Managing Director, Export Development, Africa Export-Import Bank, Mrs Oluranti Doherty, has restated the commitment of the bank to support agribusiness in Africa given its potential and contributions to the economy in the continent. Doherty said that from the initial $148m given to its partnering banks to support SME growth in Africa, the bank is equally planning to scale this support to $310m before the year runs out. She said the growing population of Africans in the diaspora of recent has also led to increased demands in African agricultural processed products which many believe are better than the ones from…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, recently wrote a diplomatic letter to the United Kingdom aviation handlers requesting landing slots for Air Peace, at the UK’s Choice airport in Heathrow. These requests sparked discussions in the industry, OLASUNKANMI AKINLOTAN x-rays the matter The media has been filled with reports about the protest letter written by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, to his British counterpart. The letter was written to lodge a formal complaint about the UK airport authority’s refusal to allow the Nigerian Air Peace to land at Heathrow Airport. In a letter dated…
Hong Kong experienced its hottest Mid-Autumn Festival since records began in 1884 with temperatures hitting 33.8 degrees Celsius, the city’s weather service said Tuesday. The Hong Kong Observatory warned the weather was “very hot” and urged the public to take precautions such as drinking more water and avoiding vigorous outdoor activities. “The maximum temperature recorded at the Observatory was 33.8 degrees (93 degrees Fahrenheit) until noon, the hottest Mid-Autumn Festival ever recorded,” the observatory said, adding that temperatures in parts of the city exceeded 34 degrees. The festive date — when the moon is said to be at its fullest…