Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources said. Scores of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters invaded the town of Dikwa in restive Borno state, dislodging troops from...
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Guinea Government has launched an Ebola vaccination campaign on Tuesday after a fresh outbreak of the deadly disease struck the country this month, with officials hoping to eradicate the virus in six weeks. The country reported new Ebola cases on February 13 — the first in West Africa since...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed overwhelming joy over the release of the abducted female students in Zamfara State. Reacting to the development, in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu, on Tuesday the President said “I join the families and people of Zamfara...
Morocco has announced that it has suspended contacts with the German embassy in the country over its stance on Western Sahara. The country’s foreign affairs ministry cited “deep disagreements concerning crucial issues,” without elaborating. Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita diplomat cited Germany’s reaction to the US decision in December...
Leading Nigerien opposition figure Hama Amadou, who is being held by the authorities, faces multiple charges including being involved in an organisation seeking to overthrow a democratic regime. The authorities have also brought charges of “regionalist propaganda” and “speech inclined to set people against one another” against the opposition...
The Amnesty International has published a report accusing Mozambique’s army, private military contractors and militants operating in the northern Cabo Delgado province of committing war crimes. “All three have committed war crimes, causing the deaths of hundreds of civilians. “The international community has failed to address this crisis as...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has disclosed that ten trucks of petrol have been supplied and dispatched to various filling stations across Borno state, in a bid to address the fuel scarcity being experienced across the state. The DPR North East Zonal Operations Controller,...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- Bauchi State Government has purchased 50 vehicles for distribution to security agencies in the state in order to enhance their operations of securing lives and properties. Governor Bala Mohammed disclosed this on Monday at Dindima, while answering questions from journalists at the end of a...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- The Bauchi State Government said it has acquired the sum of N2.5 billion loans for the renovation and upgrading of 24 general hospitals across the state. The Governor of the State, Bala Mohammed, who disclosed this on Monday at the Alkaleri General Hospital during an...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or The Exchange), has announced the launch of its e-Filing Portal, X-Filing, on March 2, 2021. X-Filing, which comes on the back of the recent upgrade to the NSE Issuers’ Portal, X-Issuer, is a fully integrated, secure web interface...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- As scarcity of petroleum products hits populated Maiduguri city, The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Monday ordered Borno Supply Company, a government owned filling stations to ensure daily supply of 45,000 litres to increase access and cut demands. The Governor who was at the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – MTN Nigeria Communications Plc leveraged the Closing Gong Ceremony at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to introduce its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Karl Toriola to the capital market community on Monday. Speaking at the event, the CEO, NSE, Mr. Oscar N. Onyema,...
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has met a group of schoolgirls who were kidnapped last Friday at a boarding school. The 279 girls were taken to the governor’s office in the state capital Gusau for debriefing. The Governor has tweeted photos of his meeting with the freed captives....
The Federal Government has extended the Lagos-Ibadan Modernization Project from its original destination at Ebutte Meta to Lagos Ports. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, made this known to newsmen on Saturday in Ibadan after inspecting the three mega stations and seven minor stations of the newly constructed...
Ahead of the receipt of the first batch of the COVAX vaccines, the Federal Government is rolling out a special COVID-19 vaccination strategy. Launching the strategy codenamed ‘T.E.A.C.H’ at an event in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, explained that it would help the government...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 360 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 156017. As at Monday (1st, March 2021), the public health agency also recorded eight (8) new COVID-19-related deaths, raising the...
At least nine (9) bandits have been killed in a joint security operation conducted at bandits’ camps located behind Guzurawa and Garin Gambo villages in the Safana LGA of Katsina State. Police Spokesman, SP Gambo Isah disclosed this on Monday in a press briefing held at the command headquarters,...