World’s oldest person, French nun Sister André, dies at 118
The world’s oldest known person, French nun Sister André, has died at age 118 in the southern French city of Toulon, the city’s mayor...
Gambian VP dies in India after brief illness
The Gambia's Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died in India.
President Adama Barrow announced his vice’s demise on Wednesday, January 18.
“Fellow #Gambians, it is with...
Kaduna govt, UNICEF enhance nutrition data management
The Kaduna State Government, with support from UNICEF, has taken steps to strengthen nutrition data management to improve decision-making and quality of service delivery...
Buhari: $1bn spent to recover territories from Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that his government has spent $1 billion to acquire weapons to carry out sustained operations against insurgency since 2015.
Buhari...
Kaduna govt treated 20,334 malnourished children in 2022
The Kaduna State Government says no fewer than 20,334 malnourished children were treated out of 34,039 admitted in various Community Management of Acute Malnutrition...
Premier Hotel shut over ageing structures, facilities
Premier Hotel, one of the oldest hotels in Nigeria and located in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been shut down.
It was learned that...
Troops kill 2 bandits, clear hideouts in Kaduna
The troops of Operation Forest Sanity, Nigerian Army, have killed two bandits and cleared several hideouts in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
This...
One shot as police, traders clash in Lagos
One person, on Tuesday, sustained gunshot wound in a clash between police and traders at Alaba Rago market in the Ojo area of Lagos...
FAAC shares N990bn to FG, states, LGs in December
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) shared N990.189 billion to the three tiers of government in December 2022.
This was contained in a statement issued...
Governors invite Emefiele over new naira notes
The 36 state governors have invited the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emiefele, to a virtual meeting over issues on...
