NDLEA seizes 10.5 tons of illicit drugs in Maiduguri
NDLEA officer By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Borno State Command has uncovered 10.522 kilograms of…
Human Rights Watch urges Mali to investigate massacres
Issued on: 10/02/2020 – 13:53Modified: 10/02/2020 – 13:56 Human Rights Watch on Monday called on Mali to bring to justice…
NNPC records 16% increase in gas supply to Power in November
NNPC towers By Edith Ike-Eboh The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said that the daily average natural gas supply to…
ECOWAS leaders approve committee on Nigeria’s land border closure
ECOWAS leaders approve committee on Nigeria’s land border closure By Ismaila Chafe The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and…
What women with mutilated genitals undergo during sex – Expert
Women with mutilated genitals cannot enjoy sex – Expert By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Dr Esther Somefun, a Gender and Reproductive Health…
President Buhari expresses concern over Libya
President Buhari expresses concern over Libya President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over the lack of tangible progress and the…
We‘re ready to contain Coronavirus, if it breaks out in Nigeria – Minister
We ‘re ready to contain Coronavirus, if it breaks out in Nigeria – Minister By Abiodun Azi/Oluwafunke Ishola The Minister…
AfDB worries over rising cases of malnourished children in Africa
AfDB worries over rising cases of malnourished children in Africa By Mustapha Sumaila Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African…
Cameroon elections dominated by boycott and separatist violence
Issued on: 09/02/2020 – 09:37Modified: 09/02/2020 – 09:37 Cameroon votes Sunday in polls overshadowed both by separatist violence, which has…
China coronavirus deaths reach 811
Coronavirus ravaging China The number of deaths from the new coronavirus has risen to 811 in mainland China, the country’s…
Cancer: NAOWA screens 502 women in Enugu
Cancer: NAOWA screens 502 women in Enugu By Stanley Nwanosike No fewer than 502 women benefited from a free breast…
Sokoto Govt targets N65.7bn loan for projects
Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal By Edith Ike-Eboh The Sokoto State Government on Says it will secure N65.7 billion loan from…
2023: Niger Delta group seeks legislation on power rotation
Niger Delta Youth Coalition Ikuru Lizzy A political pressure group, Niger Delta Youth Coalition (NDYC), has called for legislation that…
Bauchi govt. evacuates Azare market dump site
Bauchi State Governor Bala Muhammad By Ayinde Olaide Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA) has evacuated the dump site in…
Scarcity looms as NUPENG suspends fuel distribution in Badagry
Petrol Depot By Raji Rasak Most of the petroleum stations in Badagry communities have closed as the National Union of…
Forex: CBN injects $218.41m, CNY 18m into retail secondary market
Mr Isaac Okorafor, Director of Corporate Communication, Central Bank of Nigeria. By Mustapha Sumaila The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Coronavirus: U.S. announces $100m aid for China, others
United States Government announces its readiness to spend up to $100 million in assistance to China and other countries impacted…
Cameroon elections overshadowed by calls for boycott and violence
Cameroon prepares to head to the polls this Sunday but there are calls to boycott the polls as separatist unrest…
Why I can’t interfere in Ganduje, Emir of Kano dispute – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari says the Nigerian Constitution barred him from interfering in the dispute…
More than 30 jihadists killed in Mali operations, says French army
Issued on: 07/02/2020 – 20:06Modified: 07/02/2020 – 20:06 French soldiers killed more than 30 Islamist militants during three operations over…