The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a seven-member governorship screening committee to screen aspirants ahead of the party’s primary election in Ondo State slated for 25 April. Nze Duru, the party’s Deputy National…
8 hours ago The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it is solidifying its partnership with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in West Africa. 9 hours ago Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State said on Friday the two commissions of inquiry set…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command, says 10 persons died in 10 road crashes during the Eid-el-Fitri Special Patrol in the state. Anthony Uga, Sector Commander of FRSC in Ogun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Africa’s most populous nation Nigeria has launched a “revolutionary” vaccine against meningitis, in what the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said was a world first. “Meningitis is an old and deadly foe, but this new vaccine holds the potential…
The European Union’s Climate Change Monitoring Service has described March 2024 as the tenth consecutive hottest month on record globally since the pre-industrial revolution began. The latest findings were made known in the monthly Climate Bulletin of the EU’s Copernicus…
Seven villagers have been killed in Virunga National Park in volatile eastern DR Congo after going to fetch charcoal, local sources said Friday. Situated on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s borders with Rwanda and Uganda, the park covers 7,800 square…
Nigeria has confirmed 15 new cases of Lassa fever and one death in one week across the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control (NCDC) made this known in the latest situation report published on its website for week…
The electoral commission said Friday it had appealed to South Africa’s highest court to rule on whether ex-president Jacob Zuma can stand in a general election in May as political tensions heighten. The vote is expected to be the most…
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the year ended 31 December, 2023, achieving a remarkable triple-digit growth of 125% in gross earnings from N945.6 billion reported in 2022 to N2.132 trillion in 2023. According to the audited…
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has congratulated the Super Falcons over their qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Gumel said this in a statement by Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of NOC on Friday in Abuja. Habu Gumel,…