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MSRIT welcomes new engineering batch

  • MSRIT welcomes 100+ first-year engineering students on Wednesday
  • Dr. Shubha V Iyengar motivates students to achieve impossible through hard work
  • M.R. Seetharam emphasizes knowledge acquisition over academic marks

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President Mahama dissolves National Sports Authority board

By Kwame Bediako President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the 15-member governing board of the National Sports Authority (NSA) with immediate effect, in a directive issued on 2 September 2026. The board, chaired by Dr Fred Awaah and sworn in December 2025, is among nine state institution boards dissolved in the same announcement.

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Microinsurance posts fastest premium growth to reach Ksh 2.17B

Kenya’s microinsurance segment posted the highest jump in premiums after increasing by 826% to Ksh 2.17 billion last year from Ksh 234.23 million posted in 2025. Latest data by the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) the increase was driven by rising uptake of affordable insurance products especially in underserved segments of the…

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New pipelines will not make Strait of Hormuz ‘worthless’

Dependence on the Strait of Hormuz is unlikely to end despite plans to build pipelines, say analysts, as the narrow channel will remain critical for container shipping and transporting natural gas. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said that the strait “will be a worthless piece of water” in two years, once new pipelines are…

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Uber Pulls out of Nigeria

Ride-hailing company, Uber, has shut down its operations in Nigeria. In a statement, the company, which came into Nigeria in 2014, said its exit is effective from September 2, 2026. “We are writing to share some difficult news. After a thorough review of our business, we have made the tough decision to wind down our […]

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