More than 700 students and 45 teachers have benefited from the Education Empowerment Project, Future Assured. The initiative is the brainchild of Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First Lady. It focuses on

The #ENDSARS protest, which morphed from social media campaigns into street demonstrations in October 2020, was triggered by the excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a now-disbanded police tactical

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Overwhelmed by life’s pressures in the 1980s, the lead character in Kunle Afolayan’s new Netflix film SWALLOW, becomes involved in drug smuggling with her streetwise friend and must face the

Seven species of sea turtles exist today and out of that figure, five can be found in Nigerian waters. Unfortunately, all species of these marine animals are considered threatened or

A year ago this week, tens of thousands of young Nigerians made history with the EndSARS protests that swept the country and shook the Nigerian establishment to the core. The

  After months of advocacy and lobbying, the Independent National Electoral Commission finally got the Senate to give it the legal backing to transmit election results electronically. Earlier, the Senate

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The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Tuesday disclosed that it generated revenues to the tune of N4.2 trillion in the first nine months of this year. [bc_video video_id=”6276740070001″ account_id=”6116119081001″

   Since local media organisations commenced publication of the leaked Pandora Papers, former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has been hard pressed to deny the revelations on his secret

‘Go Wild’ is a new series of reports on wildlife conservation in Nigeria produced by Arise News in partnership with WildAid – an international organization working to reduce the global

There’s uproar and outrage – but also some support – across Nigeria, as the federal government threatens to impose emergency rule on the southeast state of Anambra, ahead of the

  After weeks of near-silence on the state on insecurity in his state, Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State emerged from his cocoon on Thursday to meet with President Muhammadu

The race to the 2023 elections in Nigeria is getting more fascinating with the intrigues playing out among political bigwigs who are positioning themselves ahead of the polls. At the

  This is a story about invention. Six years ago, the first child of a Bayelsa family was born with a jaundiced condition that required blood transfusion and phototherapy for

    In partnership with WildAid, an international organization working to reduce the global consumption of wildlife products and increase local support for conservation efforts, ARISE News Environmental Correspondent, Laila

Member, Presidential Economic Advisory Council, Bismarck Rewane, analyses President Buhari’s Independence Day address on the economy… [bc_video video_id=”6275130630001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”default” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” playsinline=”” picture_in_picture=”” max_width=”640px” mute=”” width=”100%” height=”100%”

  Former Jigawa governor and ex-Foreign Affairs Minister, Sule Lamido, discusses the political evolution of Nigeria since independence…   Watch the interview for more… [bc_video video_id=”6275119249001″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”default” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%”