EU agrees landmark €750 billion COVID-19 ‘Marshall Plan’
EU leaders emerged from a marathon four-day and four-night summit Tuesday to celebrate what they boasted was a historic rescue plan for economies left...
Suspended EFCC boss, Magu describes corruption allegations as ‘Nonsense’
The suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has described the allegations leveled against him as “nonsense”.
Magu stated...
Child trafficking is on the rise, National Orientation Agency warns
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has draw the attention of Nigerians and the general public, especially those in rural areas, to an upsurge in child...
WHO to recruit 100 UN women volunteers in Africa
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa says the agency will soon recruit 100 national and international young women as...
COVID-19 numbers high in U.S. at Christmas
The U.S. continues to see high numbers over Christmas of new infections and deaths from the coronavirus.
On Thursday, Christmas Eve, 192,081 new infections and...
Xenophobic attacks by South Africans on foreigners shocking, embarrassing to Africa — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday in Pretoria that the wave of deadly violence against foreign nationals including Nigerians in South Africa last month...
Madagascar sacks Health Minister after COVID-19 squabble
Madagascar on Thursday said it had fired its health minister as part of a government reshuffle, a move that came a month after he...
Gates Foundation pledges $100m for coronavirus response
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged on Wednesday to commit up to $100 million for the global response to the novel coronavirus epidemic...
World leaders raise $8.1bn for Coronavirus vaccine, urge cooperation
World leaders called Monday for cooperation not competition in the quest for a coronavirus vaccine, as they pledged 7.4 billion euros ($8.1 billion) at...
Lai Mohammed hails Nigerian Actors/Actresses for their creative prowess.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Sunday commended Nigerian actors for their creative prowess in acting and inculcating morals in...
NHRC submits panel’s report to PSC, seeks immediate implementation
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has submitted the report of the Presidential Investigation Panel on Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police...
University disowns suspected ISIS recruiter, Abdulsalam Yunusa
The management of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, has said that the arrested recruiter for the Islamic State of Iran and Syria...
Bustling Lagos turns ghost town under virus lockdown
Nigeria's seething economic hub of 20 million that residents say never sleeps -- was silenced Tuesday as Africa's largest city went into lockdown to...
NASS confirms receipt of PIB from the Federal Government
The leadership of the National Assembly has acknowledged receiving the petroleum industry bill from the Executive arm of government
President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan...
10 dead, 3 injured in Bayelsa auto crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Bayelsa has confirmed ten persons dead in a road traffic accident along Tombia-Amassoma road in the...
