The Federal Government, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization, has launched a $350,000 project aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s preparedness, detection and response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu.
The initiative, unveiled under the...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has debunked reports of an alleged kidnap incident at Phase 1 Primary School, Gbagalape community, Abuja.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement issued on Friday,...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a nine-year-old boy at Idogun in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the incident via a statement issued on Friday, June...
The Kaduna Polo Club has announced plans to host the second edition of the Dawule Baba Memorial Polo Tournament from June 11 to 14, 2026, in honour of late Nigerian polo legend Dawule Baba.
The tournament, scheduled for the Murtala...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published an open letter to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree an end to more than four years of war.
In his letter, which the president's office...
Chevron Nigeria and Mid-Africa (NMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental stewardship and climate action as the world marks World Environment Day on June 5, 2026.
The NMA stated that the global observance, themed “A Global Call for Climate Action,”...
Zenith Bank Plc has commemorated the 2026 World Environment Day with a two-phase environmental clean-up initiative in Lagos State, as part of the bank’s commitment to environmental sustainability and responsible business practices,
The commemoration was held under the global theme...
Suspected bandits on Thursday attacked Paze community in the Byazhin area of Kubwa, Abuja, killing a local vigilante and abducting four residents, including a pastor and an 11-year-old boy.
The attackers, said to be about eight in number, shot dead...
The rescue and rehabilitation of Agbaibor, an orphaned forest elephant in Edo State’s Okomu National Park, has drawn attention to the growing threats facing Nigeria’s endangered wildlife.
The elephant calf, believed to be about a month old when he was...
The Nigerian stock market extended its bearish trend on Thursday, marking the fourth consecutive session of losses as investors wealth declined by N580 billion.
The downturn was driven by sustained profit-taking in stocks such as McNichols, ABC Transport, Eterna, Aradel...
