The World Bank has stated that the destruction caused by the Boko Haram sect caused economic activities in the north-eastern part of the country to decline by 50 per cent.
Nigeria is ranked highest among African countries with the number of students in United States. The country also ranked among the top ten countries in the world with students in
The judicial panel set up by the Lagos government to probe cases of police brutality — including the Lekki shooting — says protesters were killed at the Lekki toll
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The conduct of the just concluded Anambra State governorship poll once again brought to the fore the inability of the Independent National Electoral Commission to hold hitch-free elections in Nigeria.
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Austria is placing about 2 million unvaccinated people in lockdown from Monday amid record infection levels and growing pressure on hospitals. “We are not taking this step lightly but it
The son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi announced Sunday his candidacy for the country’s presidential election next month, Libya’s election agency said. Seif al-Islam, who
In 2015, Nigeria emerged as Africa’s key transit hub for the trafficking of pangolin scales and elephant ivory. According to the Environmental Investigation Agency, wildlife criminal networks in Africa
Two strikes from the penalty spot earned Nigeria all three points against the Lone Star of Liberia at the Grand Stade de Tangier, Morocco on Saturday, and set up a
Hackers compromised a Federal Bureau of Investigation email system on Saturday and sent tens of thousands of messages warning of a possible cyberattack, according to the agency and security specialists.
26 years ago, the regime of the late Nigerian dictator General #SaniAbacha, hurriedly tried renowned environment activist and poet, Ken Saro Wiwa, alongside eight of his kinsmen of the #Ogoni
The arrest of 14 persons in connection to the raid of the home of Mary Odili, a justice of the Supreme Court has generated mixed reactions. During a press briefing
The Nigeria Police on Thursday paraded 14 suspects allegedly involved in the invasion of the Abuja residence of Supreme Court Justice, Mrs. Mary Odili. THISDAY disowned one of the
The United Kingdom government has committed to support Lagos and other developing cities and regions most impacted by climate change to accelerate their transition to net zero This commitment was
Controversy continues to swirl around the Paris Club loan refunds, following the concerns raised by the Nigerian Governors Forum over the decision by the attorney general and minister of justice,
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele has urged French investors to invest in Nigeria, describing the country as the best investment destination in Africa. Speaking at
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Tuesday, said Twitter operations remain suspended in Nigeria because the social media giant has not met all the conditions given by
Having listened to Abubakar Malami’s defence of his directive on the payment of $418 million to the consultants, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, Head of Media and Public Affairs at the Nigerian Governors’
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