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Vitamin Well AB raised about $2.2 billion through a cross-currency loan offering to fund its acquisition of protein-bar maker EMPWR Nutrition Group.
The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) has commenced a two-day capacity-building programme for journalists to strengthen the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), saying the media has a critical role in raising public awareness, promoting the responsible use of antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines The post IHVN trains journalists to strengthen fight against antimicrobial resistance appeared first on Tribune Online.
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State, Isa Ashiru, has announced former three-term member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Irmiya Kantiok, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election. Ashiru, in a statement announcing the decision on Wednesday, described Kantiok as [âŚ] Kaduna ADC picks Kantiok as Ashiruâs running mate for 2027 governorship election
The Presidency has said that the letter by the United States President Donald Trump to President Bola Tinubu is a testament of the progress the current administration has made. Special adviser to the president Tinubu on Policy Communications, Daniel Bwala, made this assertion on Wednesday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on Channels Televisionâs [âŚ] âFurther proof weâre workingâ â Presidency reacts to Trumpâs letter to Tinubu
Young Nigerians looking to grow their businesses can now apply for loans of up to N2 million, as applicants do not need collateral or guarantors to qualify for the loan instead The post YouthCred: How to apply for FGâs N2m business loan appeared first on Tribune Online.
The iPad Pro M5 is one of the iPads discounted for the sale. | Image: The Verge A number of Apple products got more expensive last month, so weâre happy to find deals wherever and whenever we can. If youâre searching for a high-end iPad, one of the more notable deals currently happening is on the 13-inch iPad Pro M5 with 512GB of storage. Normally $1,699, itâs $150 off at Amazon, costing $1,549.99. Itâs $100 off at Best Buy. This is the most premium iPad that Apple sells, with impressive performance from its M5 processor, a gorgeous OLED screen, up to 60W of fast charging, and support for the Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard. Read our iPad Pro (2025) review. 13-inch iPad Pro (2025) Where to Buy: $1699 $1599 at Best Buy (512GB, Wi-Fi) $1699 $1549 at Amazon (512GB, Wi-Fi) Thereâs also a deep discount on some configurations of the 11-inch iPad Air M3. This model sports 1TB of storage, an optional 5G cellular connection, and itâs marked down to $749, a $500 discount from the suggested retail price. While the M3 chip is on the older side, you get 1TB of storage for just $40 more than the base M4 version with 128GB. The discount is available in all four colors: blue, purple, space gray, and starlight. Read our Apple iPad Air M3 review. 11-inch iPad Air M3 The last-gen 11-inch iPad Air comes with Appleâs M3 chip and GPU upgrades. Itâs available in dark gray, blue, purple, and a âstarlightâ cream shade. Read our review. Where to Buy: $1249 $749 at Best Buy (1TB, Wi-Fi + 5G) Other deals to consider Sony is selling refurbished Playstation 5 Slim consoles for $499, a $100 break from the usual price. They may have some minor cosmetic imperfections, but are tested and certified by Sony to perform just as well as a new console. These slightly older digital only models have the full 1TB of storage, as opposed to the newer 825GB models, and have a one year warranty in case there are any issues. Normally $99.99, a four pack of the second-generation Apple AirTags are on sale for $89.99 at Amazon, matching their lowest price ever. The updated version of Appleâs popular Bluetooth tracker boosts the speaker volume, making it easier to find your stuff, and have more precise tracking. Theyâre still easy to setup, with one-touch pairing on iOS devices, and will run for over a year on a single replaceable battery. Amazon has the Razer Viper V3 Pro wireless gaming mouse listed for $99.99, about $30 lower than its usual price. The symmetrical mouse features an 8K polling rate and 35K DPI sensor, specs that will let you customize it to your play style, and eight programmable buttons to put every action right where you need it. At just 54 grams, the Viper V3 Pro is impressively lightweight, yet it still manages to last 95 hours of battery life on a single charge. There are plenty of less expensive gaming mice on the market, but this oneâs well-rounded.
A Minnesota gun-rights organization has fought a legal battle with St. Paul in state court for the past six months, arguing that the city unlawfully passed a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms. The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus (MNGOC) sued the capital city in November after it passed the ordinance targeting so-called âassault weaponsâ â which... This article Blue-State City Just Had Its Local Gun Ban Trashed By Judge was originally created by Converseer.
Nigeriaâs housing deficit runs into the millions, and in Abuja, where prices often top even Lagos, owning a home can
To independently verify the claim, PREMIUM TIMES carried out a frame-by-frame examination of the video released by the military, analysed visual production markers embedded in the footage and reviewed the closing credits. The post FACT-CHECK: Armyâs video evidence for killing of âISWAP media operatorâ is seven years old appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has opposed the proposed Social Media Shutdown Bill before the National Assembly, saying it is an attempt by the Federal Government to silence Nigerians ahead of the 2027 general election. In a post on X, the partyâs National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the bill showed how much confidence the [âŚ] âProposed Social Media Shutdown Bill deserves to be rejectedâ â ADC
Yope, a fast-growing social app focused on private groups of friends and family, has raised $12.3 million in seed funding. Instead of chasing creators and algorithmic feeds, the startup is betting that the future of social networking lies in small, private communities powered by messaging, photo sharing, and AI features designed to strengthen real-world relationships.
Anthropic leaped to a $47 billion revenue run rate by May, compared to $9 billion in 2025. Itâs the kind of growth that Menlo Venturesâ Matt Murphy says heâs never seen in 25 years of investing, not in the internet wave, not in mobile, not in the first cloud boom. Menlo led Anthropicâs $500M Series D, and Murphy has had a front-row seat as the company went from a pre-revenue, [âŚ]
