As the race for the position of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gathers momentum, northern leaders are considering the adoption of a consensus option to select

The United Kingdom has changed travelling rules for Nigerians as fully vaccinated travellers from the country would now be allowed into the European country. A statement on Thursday from the

Pfizer asked the US government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 — and if regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter

Nigeria’s federal government has spent $1.302 billion on debt servicing in the first half of 2021 (January to June 2021), expending 97 percent of its revenue on debt. According to

The World Bank Group has raised its 2021 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) projection for Nigeria to 2.4 per cent, higher than the 1. 8 per cent it had estimated for

Nigeria’s federal government may approach the Supreme Court to determine if the states have any constitutional right to collect the controversial Value Added Tax (VAT). The Attorney General of the

The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world’s first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it will spur stalled

Nigeria’s federal government on Wednesday, hinted at the possibility of declaring a state of emergency in Anambra State to protect the electoral process and constitutional order, if the November 6

Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has fallen by nearly $7 billion in a few hours, knocking him down a notch on the list of the world’s richest people, after a whistleblower

Residents of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to express fear of the possibility of the outbreak of cholera and other gastrointestinal diseases over the mountains of refuse that

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has canvassed for unity of purpose among Ethiopians as Prime Minister (PM) Abiy Ahmed began a second five-year term in office. Buhari who spoke Monday at

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari as well the Publisher, THISDAY newspapers and Chairman, Arise News Channel, Prince Nduka

Nigeria’s South-south Governors Forum, on Monday, declared support for states’ collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) as ordered by a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt. The forum, comprising governors

All things being equal, President Muhammadu Buhari, has been scheduled to present the 2022 budget proposal before the National Assembly this Thursday. This, however, would be after he would have

The Lagos State Government on Monday demanded one per cent share of Nigeria’s federal revenue allocation formula, maintaining that the state’s unique features and its prosperity bear on development in

Four suspected Islamic State-linked militants and one Sudanese security forces member were killed during clashes in a raid in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Monday, state news agency SUNA reported. Sudanese

Tunisian President Kais Saied appointed Hanene Tajouri Bessassi as ambassador to the United States, he said on Monday, weeks after he dismissed her predecessor without explanation. Saied has removed numerous

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi urged Islamist militants in its far north to surrender on Monday, saying they had nowhere to run, after allied Rwandan, Mozambican and southern African forces pushed

Australia will buy 300,000 courses of Merck & Co’s experimental antiviral pill, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, as Victoria logged the highest number of daily COVID-19 infections of