Some Nigerians have reacted to President Muhammadu Buhahi who on Tuesday said that without his rail and road projects, people will be trekking from Lagos to Ibadan, the Oyo state
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency says it is working to vaccinate 600,000 eligible people daily up from the present 200,000. The target according to the health care agency is
Ten months after the death of Lagos-based pastry chef, Peju Ugboma, following an elective surgery at Premier Specialist Medical Centre in Victoria Island, the coroner’s inquest into her death continues.
Twenty-six civil society groups embark on a protest in Abuja over President Muhammadu Buhari’s seeming reluctance to assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. On President Buhari’s request, the bill
Up to 26 civil society groups gather at Unity Fountain in Abuja to protest the non-assent by President Muhammadu Buhari on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. Further details on the
Oil hit its highest since 2014 on Tuesday as tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated after Moscow ordered troops into two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, adding to supply concerns
Dubai’s main airport said Tuesday it has retained its top place as the world’s busiest for international travel with around 29 million passengers shuttling through the global gateway last year.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress has been trending on Twitter for saying he’s ready to get dirty in order to become
Allegations of corruption, unethical and professional misconduct against police officers are not new to the police in Nigeria. However, when a decorated officer is wanted by the FBI in connection
Russia on Sunday rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops back from Ukraine’s northern border, a move that U.S. leaders said put Russia another step closer
Human rights activist and #BringBackOurGirls Campaigner, Aisha Yesufu, speaks about the significance of four years of Leah Sharibu in the clutches of terrorists.
Evidence suggests Russia is planning “the biggest war in Europe since 1945”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said. He told the BBC’s Sophie Raworth in an interview: “All the signs
Security agencies have begun the probe of companies and individuals allegedly involved in the importation of toxic fuel into Nigeria, THISDAY investigation has revealed. This is coming as many filling
Delta State Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, highlights the developmental efforts of the Okowa administration in Delta State.
Over the last decade, Nigeria has garnered a reputation as a central hub for Africa’s illegal wildlife trade. With limited data on pangolins, scientists fear the extinction of the species
Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced on Friday. The 33-year-old, who is also a sprinter,
The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has named Nigeria and five other African countries – Egypt, South Africa, Senegal, Kenya and Tunisia –
On Thursday, the Police Service Commission suspended an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sunday Ubua and an Assistant Superintendent of Police James Bawa who both worked under Kyari in the Intelligence
CEO, Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane in an interview on Global Business Report says that ICT is directly responsible for 11% of the country’s GDP but is indirectly
Motorists and other Lagos residents who need fuel to power their businesses are having a tough time getting the product owing to the scarcity that surfaced about two weeks ago.
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