Despite the intervention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to halt the strike by tanker drivers, the chaos occasioned by the return of fuel queues in Abuja worsened on

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, Tuesday restated his opposition to negotiation with, and payment of ransom to bandits, saying the federal government should apprehend and kill the outlaws. “Nobody

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned President Idriss Deby of Chad, describing him as a gallant leader. Deby, who was newly re-elected for the sixth term, died on Tuesday from

Governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto State) and Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State) on Tuesday pleaded with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs.

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The Nigerian Senate has ordered an investigation into the physical assault by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, on a security guard, Clement Sagwak. The

Over 2,000 refugees from the Central African Republic have crossed into Chad in the past week following violent clashes in the country, the UN refugee agency has said. The UNHCR says

Egypt’s railways chief has been sacked following a string of deadly train disasters, two days after the latest accident that cost 11 lives. “The goal of these decisions is not

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, on Monday narrated how the federal government rejected a request by governors to borrow N50 billion (about $131m) from

Chad’s army says it killed at least 300 rebel fighters who attacked the northern part of the country eight days ago, adding that it lost five soldiers in the incursion,

About 60,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine donated to South Sudan by the African Union, expired before they were used, health authorities in the country have said. The country last

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has confirmed the detention of two traditional rulers and two officials of Konshisha local government area (LGA) in connection with the killing of 11 soldiers

Authorities in Nigeria’s Katsina state have told the BBC Hausa service that dogs and prayer sessions will be part of a new security set-up to protect students at schools from

Nigeria’s Labour Minister, Chris Ngige has fixed Tuesday 20th April for a fresh meeting with the leaderships of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria

The battle for financial freedom for state judiciaries and legislatures entered a fresh phase on Monday with the Senate and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), saying the independence of the

Local authorities in Amhara state in Ethiopia says an unknown number of troops and civilians, including children and women, have been killed with many others injured in “severe and horrific” attacks. The attack has