Business

Nigerian lawmakers approve $2.4bn funds for security, vaccines

Abuja – Nigerian lawmakers on Wednesday approved 982.7 billion naira ($2.4 billon) in supplementary budget funds to assist the government... Read more

8 Jul, 2021

Home

Nigerian kidnappers demand food for scores of school hostages

Kano – Nigerian kidnappers, who abducted more than 100 schoolchildren this week, have demanded food for their captives as... Read more

7 Jul, 2021

News

Nine jailed in first Togo pirate trial

Nine pirates who attempted to hijack a ship in Togolese waters in May 2019 have been sentenced to prison... Read more

7 Jul, 2021

News

Gunmen kidnap 140 students from boarding school in Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped 140 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a school official says, the latest in... Read more

5 Jul, 2021

Arts and Leisure

‘They cause immoral thoughts,’ Nigerian state says as it bans mannequins

The use of mannequins for displaying clothes by tailors, stores, and boutique owners across a Nigerian state, has been... Read more

5 Jul, 2021

News

At least 8 employees kidnapped from medical centre in Nigeria

Eight medical centre employees were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said, although local sources said more people... Read more

5 Jul, 2021

Politics

Niger vows to ‘cleanse’ jihadists infested border area

Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has pledged to “cleanse” villages of jihadist elements that have expanded their reach in the... Read more

4 Jul, 2021

News

Nigerian separatist leader Sunday Igboho on the run after gun battle

Sunday Igboho, a Nigerian separatist activist known for stocking ethnic tensions is on the run after a police raid... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Business

Soaring food prices: Families struggle to survive in Nigeria

Soaring food prices are having dramatic consequences in Nigeria as many families are being pushed into poverty, with some... Read more

2 Jul, 2021

Business

Nigeria parliament passes long-delayed oil and gas bill

Nigeria has voted to approve a long-delayed oil and gas law that aims to attract new foreign investment in... Read more

1 Jul, 2021