The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned that at least 4.5 million girls worldwide could face female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2026, despite ongoing global efforts to end the harmful practice.
The agency also estimates that about 230 million...
The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded seizures worth over ₦2.7 billion and exceeded its 2025 revenue target, reflecting what officials described as improved enforcement and compliance within the zone.
The Acting Customs Area Controller,...
The Yobe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency has begun enrolling 30,240 vulnerable residents into the state’s health insurance scheme under the Federal Government-backed Basic Healthcare Provision Fund.
The initiative is aimed at improving access to essential medical services for underserved...
Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to expanding access to education, saying children from poor and underprivileged families will be given equal opportunities to succeed.
Idris spoke on Tuesday at the Government House in Birnin...
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has warned former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, that his bail could be revoked over repeated delays in his ongoing fraud trial.
Justice Abubakar Kutigi issued...
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s resolve to confront terrorism and religious extremism, saying the country will not bow to violent groups seeking to impose their beliefs through force.
Tinubu made the declaration on Thursday in a statement posted on...
Proceedings in the trial of Ali Bello, a nephew of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, took a dramatic turn on Thursday as a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered an investigation into alleged evidence tampering involving a court...
The stock market continued its positive trend as investors recorded N1.268 trillion gain on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
This uptrend was driven by increased interest in large and mid-cap stocks such as Seplat Energy, Coronation Infrastructure Fund, Guinea Insurance, RT...
An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo has sentenced three men to death by hanging for the murder of a 52-year-old woman, Asiata Yekeen, in Ile-Ogbo community.
The convicts — Muideen Tunji, Yusuf Muslim and Rabiu Fatai — were...
A 400-level student of Kwara State University (KWASU), Idris Agboluaje, has been confirmed dead in an accident in the Malete area of the state.
The KWASU Registrar, Dr Kikelomo Sallee, confirmed the incident via a statement issued on Thursday, February...
