The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has inaugurated two inter-agency committees with the mandate to review, collate, commission […]
The Borno Government has rehabilitated 2,000 ex-Boko Haram combatants. The State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo, made this known on […]
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), says it will provide no fewer than 200,000 bed spaces for students in various tertiary institutions in the country. […]
Nigeria has recorded 649 new cases of COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number of infections in the country, as at June 24, to 22,020. The […]
Google on Wednesday announced the launch of ‘Google for Nonprofits’ in Nigeria. Titi Akinsanmi, Google’s Head, Government Affairs and Public Policy, West Africa, said in […]
An earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3, struck Japan’s Gifu Prefecture on Tuesday, the weather agency here said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency […]
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to permanently pull funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) if it does not commit to “major substantive improvements” […]
Libya’s UN-backed government forces said on Tuesday that they have launched airstrikes against the rival eastern-based army near the city of Sirte, some 450 kilometres […]
Asian shares jumped on Tuesday and oil extended gains on optimism the global economy would recover quickly following a successful early-stage trial of a coronavirus […]
Around 183 million people in 47 countries, including North Korea, are facing the possibility of severe food insecurity as border closures and disruptions in global […]
Around 20,000 staff in hospitals, aged care, and nursing homes have contracted the novel coronavirus in Germany, accounting for around 11 per cent of total […]
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has congratulated Israel on the formation of a new government, but warned that the EU would not […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) said that more than 250,000 children in war-torn Libya face the risk of […]
Nigeria has recorded 216 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 6,175. The Nigeria Centre for Disease […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commiserated with Nigerians and the family of its fourth Director-General, Maj.-Gen. Edet Akpan, who died on Friday in […]
The Iranian parliament has approved a law that will permit the creation of a virtual embassy in Jerusalem as part of measures to counter Israel, […]
Seoul Educational Authorities on Monday announced guidelines for school operations, as the country prepares to reopen schools with new coronavirus infections slowing down. In a […]
Total (TOTF.PA) has called off plans to acquire Occidental Petroleum’s assets in Ghana, the French energy company said on Monday. “Given the extraordinary market environment […]
The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) on Monday said that the ongoing fire at Ororo oilfield at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 95 […]
Oyo State has recorded 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the latest figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) have revealed. In […]