Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, on Thursday admitted that the federal government is exceeding its borrowing plan for 2021, blaming the development on the COVID-19

In Nigeria, pan Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere and the apex Igbo sociopolitical organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s statements during his exclusive interview with ARISE NEWS, faulted

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday disclosed that he has directed National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) to carry out an upward review of salaries of policemen. The president

Gunmen have killed a student and abducted eight others in an attack on Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, in northwestern Kaduna state. ARISE News can confirm that two lecturers were also abducted during the attack

Kenya has lifted a ban on direct flights to and from Somalia barely a month after announcing a suspension of air travel between the two countries. Kenya’s foreign affairs ministry

The Coalition of Northern Groups has asked the National Assembly to organise a referendum for the separation of the Igbos from Nigeria and immediately suspend the ongoing 1999 Constitution review exercise. The coalition says it

The United States has condemned Nigeria’s ban on Twitter stating that the action had no place in a democracy and contravened freedom of expression. The US Department of State’s Spokesman Ned

In 2017 the president of the United States shocked Washington’s Western allies during his first European trip, scolding them for failing to pay their “fair share” on defence, physically shoving

Euro 2020 gets underway on Friday – and what was already going to be a unique tournament will be notable for several other reasons too. The competition keeps its name

The alliance between the US and the UK should be known as the “indestructible relationship”, Boris Johnson has told the BBC after meeting US President Joe Biden for the first

The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos released Friday that the rover took on the red planet. The

The outgoing chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgement yet his country was behind recent attacks targeting Iran’s nuclear program and a military scientist. The comments

Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone. Such is the challenge for President Joe Biden, who is set to sip tea with Queen Elizabeth

World leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their summit to share at least 1 billion coronavirus shots with struggling countries around the world

Firmin Ngrebada, the prime minister of the Central African Republic (CAR), has announced on Twitter that he and his government have resigned. A presidential spokesperson, Albert Yaloke Mokpeme, told the

The Nigerian government has directed all online broadcast service provider and all social media platforms which will include Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, TikTok and others to obtain broadcast licences for their services.

Nigeria has declared Monday, June 14 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day. The country’s government also warned against any form of agitation capable of threatening the unity of the country. Minister of

President Muhammadu Buhari has defended his choices for appointments saying that those he appointed into offices in his administration have been on merit. The Nigerian leader stated this during an

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has hit out at some state governors demanding they sit up and handle the worsening insecurity in their respective states. The Nigerian leader stated this on

The US will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the global COVAX alliance for donation to 92 lower income countries and the African