Africa’s largest economy Nigeria, has officially exited recession helped by the gradual return of economic activities following the easing of restricted movements and stimulus packages by the Central Bank of

Nigeria’s drug regulation body has approved the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the country. In a press briefing, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

Facebook announced Thursday it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital giants pay for journalism. Australian

Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), on Wednesday rallied Nigerians to defend themselves against bandits who have turned kidnapping into a thriving business. Magashi, speaking against the

Nigeria’s federal government has assured it will secure the safe release of abducted students and teachers of the Government Science College Kagara, Niger State. Forty-two persons, 27 of them students,

Obinwanne Okeke, popularly known as Invictus Obi, was on Tuesday sentenced in the United States to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a computer-based intrusion fraud scheme that

Police in Myanmar have filed a new charge against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in a move that may allow her to be held indefinitely without trial. Suu Kyi,

The daughter of Dubai’s ruler who tried to flee the country in 2018 has been “held hostage” in a villa surrounded by police, secret videos she sent to her friends

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will establish an “outside, independent” commission to investigate the 6 January attack on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump. In a

Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been chosen as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ms Okonjo-Iweala will assume office on 1 March 2021 and will

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will be formally appointed as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation on Monday. The WTO has called a special general council meeting at which the former

Pro-democracy protests resumed in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, on Monday two weeks after the military seized power in a coup, despite a heavy military presence that has increased concern of

A day after former President Donald Trump won his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appeared to be growing for an independent Sept. 11-style commission into the deadly insurrection that

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hailed a “significant milestone” as data showed 15 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccinations had been delivered, fuelling calls for the government to start

Former US president Donald Trump has welcomed his acquittal in a second impeachment trial, saying his political movement “to Make America Great Again has only just begun”. The Senate voted

The US Senate has voted to acquit former US president Donald Trump of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.  House Democrats, who voted a month ago

US Senators have voted to consider hearing from witnesses in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The vote could potentially extend proceedings that had been expected to end with a

Senators are poised to vote on whether Donald Trump will be held accountable for inciting the horrific attack at the Capitol after a speedy trial that laid bare the violence