COVID-19: 36 states, FCT to get new oxygen plants — FG
To cushion the effect of COVID-19 pandemic and stave off a third wave, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N5.6 billion...
Ogoni: FG reports progress, says 17 contaminated sites cleaned up
At least 17 contaminated sites have been cleaned up and certified in the ongoing Ogoni clean-up exercise, the Federal Government said. It also...
Felling of another high-profile Nigerian in Jos: Police say “some suspects” have been nabbed
Following the cutting down of another high-profile Nigerian and top security officer in Jos, Plateau State on Monday, the Police said it has...
Twitter deletes Buhari’s tweet on “Nigerian Civil War’’
Twitter, the social media giant, has deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweets on Biafra civil war, a comment that drew the ire of...
USAID, UNICEF partner to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for 300,000 people in Northwest Nigeria
In its commitment to bolster up Nigerian government’s initiative to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara...
Breaking: NECO Registrar, Prof. Godswill Obioma, assassinated in Minna
Barely three days after a political figure, Ahmed Gulak, was assassinated in Imo State, another high-profile murder has occurred in Minna, Niger State...
Ambassador recalled after wife throws caution to the wind, assaults store clerk over shoplifting allegation
An ambassador’s wife brawl at a public store over allegation of shoplifting has cost her husband his job as he is being recalled...
NNPC to acquire equity in Dangote, five other private refineries
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is considering equity participation in some private refineries in the country in keeping with its...
Ex-SGF, Kingibe, is Nigeria’s Special Envoy to Chad, Lake Chad Basin Region
Erstwhile Vice-Presidential Candidate to the late Chief MKO Abiola, Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, has been appointed as Special Envoy to Chad and the Lake...
Aborted protest in Abuja: Omoyele Sowore, Saharareporters publisher, shot
Omoyele Sowore, publisher of SaharaReporters, an online newspaper, has been hit by a teargas canister shot at him by the police in...
2023 polls,insecurity: Restructure Nigeria now, zone Presidency to South, Southern and Middle Belt Leaders tell Buhari
Ahead of the 2023 polls and the worsening security situation in the country, the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has demanded...
Just in: After 40 days in abductors’ den, 14 traumatized Greenfield Varsity students breathe air of freedom
After about 40 days in the bush, the remaining 14 students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, have been released by their abductors. The 14...
COVID-19: Okonjo-Iweala at UBA forum, calls for vaccine equity in Africa for sustainable recovery from virus
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has canvassed tackling inequality in global COVID-19 vaccine distribution for Africa’s sustainable...
Nigeria sliding into a state of anarchy fast, Catholic Archbishop Martins warns
The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, says Nigeria is gradually drifting into a state of anarchy, urging the Federal...
