Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has visited the 1,000 units housing estate in Maiduguri which was hit on Saturday morning by a rocket launcher believed to have been fired by Boko Haram/ISWAP terror groups.
He also said he was setting...
The Nigerian Army has lost two officers and five soldiers during a fierce encounter of troops of Sector 1 Joint Task Force (JTF) North East, Operation HADIN KAI with Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Kala...
Some members of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State under the aegis of Lagos4Lagos Movement have officially defected en masse to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday.
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, who presided over the meeting...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the omicron variant, now detected in 38 countries, appears to be more contagious than the COVID-19 delta variant.
The organisation had said there was a suggestion of increased transmissibility, adding that “what we need to understand...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has reiterated its commitment to tackle oil spills in the nation’s oil and gas sector in fulfillment of its regulatory mandate as enshrined in Petroleum Industry Act 2021, and Petroleum Act and...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced two additional fatalities from the coronavirus pandemic on Friday with 197 fresh cases reported across five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The NCDC made the disclosure in its daily COVID-19 report...
Nigeria remains the most viable and attractive investment destination in Africa, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared.
The President declares that the country is on the path of becoming the continent’s leading industrial and trading nation.
The president made the declarations when...
Heavy rockets have been fired by Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) into Maiduguri early Saturday have injured an infant.
Residents of 1000 Housing Estate along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road said an infant was injured but no loss of life.
The...
The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has authorised vaccine booster against the pandemic for eligible Nigerians.
Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja,...
The World Bank Group has called on the Federal Government to impose special taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and sugar-sweetened beverages to improve primary healthcare.
“If we want to improve healthcare in Nigeria, we need to tax the things that are...
