Ukraine said it clawed back a chunk of the industrial centre of Sievierodonetsk, appearing to stymie a Russian drive to capture the ruined eastern city, the focus of Moscow’s offensive to take the Donbas region. FIGHTING * Russia will continue its military operation in Ukraine until all its goals have been achieved, said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. * Ukraine does not plan to use multiple-launch rocket systems it receives from the United States to attack facilities in Russia, a Zelenskiy adviser said. * Prosecutors investigating war crimes cases in Ukraine are examining allegations of the forcible deportation of children to…

Registrar/Chief Executive, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Segun Ajiboye, has been elected President of Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA). The election took place at the end of the 9th Annual Conference and 11th Roundtable of the Federation held in Accra, Ghana. Ajiboye, who has been vigorously pursuing professionalising teaching in Nigeria promised not to let the Federation down and to expand AFTRA activities to more French and Arabic speaking countries. The TRCN boss disclosed that the election was a further confirmation of the giant strides Nigeria has been recording in boosting teacher's morale, improving their capacity and…

Ukraine expects to receive more weapons from allies after a fresh U.S. pledge, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as the battle for Ukraine's east raged 100 days into Russia's invasion. Moscow's forces now occupy about 20% of Ukraine's territory, according to Zelenskiy. Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces are focusing on the industrial Donbas region, comprised of Luhansk and Donetsk, in the hope of a high-profile victory. Three civilians were killed in Donetsk, including two in the coal-producing town of Avdiivka, and nine people were injured, Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said late on Thursday. Reuters could not immediately confirm the details. "The entire…

Federal executive council (FEC) has approved the proposal of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to sign an agreement with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the construction of the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline. The council gave the approval on Wednesday at the weekly meeting presided over by vice-president Yemi Osinbajo in Abuja. Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, who spoke at the end of the meeting, said the project was still at the front-end and engineering designing stage, adding that the cost would be determined after the design has been completed. He said the pipeline…