Pop Francis is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church. He has been elected Bishop of Rome and absolute Sovereign of the Vatican City State.

According to sources, on this Charismas Day, Pope Francis did not deliver a common quote from the Holy Bible but said, "To God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors".

During the course of the launch of `cloud computing services' in Lagos, Information Communication Technology (ICT) firm, Business Connexion (BCX) said that one of the key reasons why Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have continued to remain in the informal sector in Nigeria is that the cost of technology in the country is quite high.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has recently announced a new set of conditions for Mobile Number Portability (MNP); a move which the authorities believe is aimed at improving overall telecom services in the country.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Youth Index has recently released facts stating SA schools' backwardness in sex education. The findings of the index clearly showcase that youth in South Africa lag behind their counterparts in other African countries in sex education.

While there are consistent efforts made to rein in polio, a recent report has indicated that a lot still needs to be done. On the same lines, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' foundation joined hands with the richest man in Africa to fight against polio.

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, which is considered to be U. K.'s largest drug maker in terms of sales, has shown its interest in expanding its operation in India and Nigeria.

On Thursday, Germany and France have reserved the first two quarter-final spots in the women's World Cup fro Group A while kicking out Nigeria and Canada.

Latest update in FIFA Womens' World Cup has shown that two of the European teams were able to defeat their challengers to be able to secure more stable position in the game. It was France which defeated the stubborn Nigeria and Germany that overtook Canada.