The Nigerian Government has denied claims by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki that N60 billion ($157.4 million) was printed in March to support allocation to states. The country’s minister

Seven years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in Chibok, Borno state, Amnesty International says the Nigerian government has failed to protect schoolchildren. On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped 276 girls from the Government Girls

The Nigerian film ‘Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)’ has been selected to screen at the 50th-anniversary edition of the New Directors/New Films festival in New York. The announcement was made by

Legendary Nigerian guitarist and highlife musician, Oliver De Coque, has been honoured with Google Doodle on his 74th posthumous birthday. King (Dr.) Chief Oliver De Coque, also known as Oliver Sunday Akanite was

The Olympic flame is on its way around Japan and athletes around the world are ramping up their training programmes, but with 100 days before the delayed Tokyo 2020 games

The resignation of a police chief and of an officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota have failed to end unrest over Sunday’s killing. Chief Tim Gannon and

President Joe Biden will withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, several US

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has up to Wednesday to suggest the penalty the country’s highest court should impose if he were to be found guilty of contempt. The

No less than 20 children have died after their classrooms caught in fire in Niger’s capital Niamey. The cause of the fire in the school, located in the Pays Bas

The EU Commission has decided not to renew COVID-19 vaccine contracts next year with companies such as Astrazeneca and Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Italian daily La Stampa reported on Wednesday

A use-of-force expert has told a US jury that the former police officer accused of the murder of George Floyd was “justified” in pinning him to the ground.  Barry Brodd

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Tuesday kicked against a bill seeking to prohibit and prevent religious discrimination against adherents and practitioners of different faiths and beliefs. CAN, which

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has denied revoking 32 refinery licences, saying their validity periods merely expired. The agency gave the clarification Tuesday in a statement by its Head

Governors of the 36 states of the federation are awaiting the return of President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve the logjam over the implementation of financial autonomy for state judiciaries, THISDAY

The US, South Africa and European Union will temporarily stop the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, after reports of rare blood clotting. Six cases were detected

The French Minister of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, Mr. Franck Riester on Tuesday said the trade volume between Nigeria and France suffered a loss of over $2.2 billion due to

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has raised its forecast for crude oil demand growth this year on the back of an expected stronger economic recovery. The cartel, in

Over the weekend, members of the National Association Seadogs, NAS, Alimosho and North London chapters in partnership with the Lagos State Primary Healthcare Board (PHCB) and Olukemi Specilaist Clinic and