…that could provide additional information about male fertility beyond conventional semen analysis. “Following the positive recommendation of the peer-review committee that evaluated your application, and in accordance with the deliberations of the Board of Directors of the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ), we are ple…

…economic diversification, policy credibility, and institutional efficiency, alongside an analysis of rating methodologies, upgrade drivers, and access to international capital. The forum comes against the backdrop of renewed regional dialogue surrounding the proposed African Credit Rating Agency, an initiative aimed at…

…markets beyond West Africa, including Europe, South Africa and East Africa.S&P Global’s analysis has similarly projected that West Africa’s reliance on imported refined products will decline as Dangote increases production, although rising regional demand and limited additions to refining capacity could eventually push…

…we were poor."Ikpeba's verdict on Nigeria's defensive failuresIkpeba went further in his analysis of the third goal, highlighting the failure to track runners as a recurring problem that Guinea-Bissau exploited with ease throughout the match."They recognised that we were inadequate defensively. When we lose the ball, t…

…banks face rising competition for skilled professionals from fintech companiesAn analysis of four major banks showed their combined wages rose by 27.49% to N1.05 trillion in 2025PAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Dave Ibemere ha…

…public officials to account, we do not lose sight of the bigger picture?” he asked. An analysis published by PUNCH Online in August showed that the combined budgets of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory rose by 47.5 per cent, from N27.22tn in 2025 to N40.14tn in 2026. Despite the increase, the propor…

…came despite him recording the lowest score in the Saturday finals. According to an analysis of the official scorecard, Walker led after Friday’s prejudging with eight points, while Dauda had 15. In the finals, however, Dauda scored five points to Walker’s 10.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google The com…

…Researchers are now investigating whether artificial intelligence and advanced image analysis can identify cardiovascular disease-related changes in retinal images more accurately. The team also hopes to develop algorithms that could eventually undergo regulatory approval for use in optometry settings. Dr Benjamin Bert…

…sector." Lizzi C. Lee, a fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis, said both Washington and Beijing were seeking to prevent the other from gaining decisive technological leverage.Both countries want "to make sure the other side cannot establish a tech chokepoint over them," Lee said. "So…

…can finance the kidnapping of another. Our correspondents conclude by unveiling a recent analysis of Nigeria’s kidnap economy which revealed that the North accounted for the overwhelming majority of kidnapping victims, while ransom payments ran into billions of naira. The research also found evidence of kidnappers dema…

…If you do not absorb them, they will show up in our next inflation figures and economic analysis. “The more prices increase, the more the cost of producing goods, especially food, will rise because everything is affected by transportation costs. “This kind of change is not good for the economy at all, and people are go…

…level. “We are still going after some suspects, and we are doing a lot of technological analysis,” he said. The commissioner assured residents that security agencies had received marching orders from the governor to intensify efforts to protect lives and property and prevent criminal activities across the state. He app…

…its overall figures reliable, while experts who spoke to BBC Verify said independent analysis was consistent with the ministry’s data.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) disputes the figures, saying there is “no basis to assume” everyone listed was killed as a result of Israeli military activity. The IDF said it conducts o…

…Information Hub. The ESI Hub is a modern, technology-driven information collation and analysis centre that has logged over 2,500 security incidents and more than 380 electoral offences since mid-2025, mapped to specific hotspots, and that data is meant to feed public compliance scorecards and early-warning responses ra…

…the Command's Anti-Kidnapping Unit immediately commenced intensive investigation and analysis of the accounts through which ransom payments were made and one Amira Yusuf Aliyu, 23yrs, of Kano State, was arrested on 2nd July 2026. "During interrogation, she claimed that she was deceived by one Mustapha Yusuf, the suspec…

…measure development increasingly in terms of its impact on ordinary people. In the final analysis, the success of governance is not written on commissioning plaques. It is seen in the family that moves into a decent home, the patient who receives treatment close to home and the child who goes to bed having eaten. That…

…and unemployment among others. Opposition is ‘crippled and depleted’ — Wike That analysis finds a forceful echo in Wike, who declared, last week, in Abuja, that the 2027 presidential election will be the easiest contest of Tinubu’s career, describing the opposition as “crippled and depleted.”Asked to react to the oppos…

…some hostage-release agreements involving food and other supplies. For its actor-level analysis, SBM said it identified groups based on reports from individual incidents and attributed ransom payments to the group specifically identified as responsible. Where no particular group could be identified, the perpetrators we…

…at the event. He said the draft followed months of technical engagements, evidence-based analysis, inter-sectoral collaboration and consultations. However, Utsev stressed that the document could not succeed without the ownership and participation of state governments and other stakeholders, particularly because states…

…Adeyemi access to the other office spaces. The financial trail also raised questions. An analysis of Abdullahi's bank statement showed that he received N3.25 million from Adeyemi in three tranches between March and November 2025, according to the ICPC.The investigation also uncovered another suspected fake agency, the…

…said its role included facilitating intelligence sharing across borders, conducting data analysis, supporting arrests, and delivering specialised training to strengthen money laundering investigations internationally. Key goals included disrupting laundering networks, seizing assets, and identifying high-value targets…

…4,713 times higher than the combined six-month salary of Nigeria’s 36 governors, an analysis of state budget implementation reports has shown on Monday. The analysis showed that while a governor’s stated monthly salary of N503,000 translates to N3.018m over six months, the combined six-month salary of all 36 governors…

…in nature", capturing 13 separate victims in various stages of undress, during an analysis of his phone. The court heard some of these were videos of naked women and one was a minute-long video of a child. The prosecutor told the court: "The videos showed the victims in various stages of undress, and in some cases ther…

…were informed of the discovery of her lifeless body. Neighborhood inquiries and the analysis of mobile phone records allowed investigators to quickly identify the suspect, according to local media. Confronted with the evidence gathered by the head of the Tivaouane judicial police and his team, B. Ndiaye confessed to th…

…detection and enabling continued financing,” it said. The NFIU said its risk and crime analysis during the year identified an increasingly interconnected threat landscape involving financial crime, technology and cross-border activity. It noted that fraud remained a dominant predicate offence, with growing cases of Pon…