Lack of CBT Centres Forces Abuja Students Into Costly and Risky Journeys By Habibat Muhammad Sani The scorching sun is the first thing Adamu Zahradeen remembers whenever he thinks about…
Five Plead Not Guilty to Charges Over Oyo School Kidnap The Department of State Services (DSS) has re-arraigned five men accused of involvement in the May 15 abduction of pupils…
Labour Congress Presses Federal Government for Relief as Petrol Climbs to N1,500 The Nigeria Labour Congress has stepped up calls for government intervention as petrol prices rise to about N1,500…
Customs Intercepts N5.53bn Imports, Cites Threat to Local Production The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 56 containers of prohibited goods valued at N5.53bn at the Port Harcourt II Area Command…
Air Peace Challenges Flight Delay Figures, Calls for Review of Industry Data Air Peace has challenged figures published on its flight disruptions in August, saying the data does not accurately…
Rights Group Urges Algeria to Drop Death Penalty Expansion After Wildfires Algeria is considering wider use of the death penalty following devastating wildfires in the country, prompting Amnesty International to…
Fiji Declares National HIV Emergency as Cases Surge Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency following a sharp rise in infections, with authorities expanding testing, treatment and prevention services across…
US-South Africa Tensions Deepen Over Land Reform and Visa Curbs A dispute over how South Africa is addressing the legacy of apartheid has deepened tensions with the United States after…
Veteran Nollywood Actor Olu Jacobs Dies at 84 Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His…
Lagos Traders Protest Chinese Expansion Into Retail, Raise Competition Concerns Tensions over foreign participation in Nigeria’s retail market have surfaced in Lagos, where traders at the Lagos International Trade Fair…
Nigeria Tops Africa With 36.3m Facing Crisis-Level Food Insecurity Nigeria has recorded the largest number of people facing crisis-level or worse food insecurity among 17 African countries monitored by the…
WFP Warns Food Aid for 2 Million South Sudanese Could End The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that it could be forced to suspend food assistance to…
Africa's Richest Man Dangote’s Wealth Surges 63% to $51.3bn After Refinery IPO Aliko Dangote’s estimated net worth has jumped by $19.9 billion to $51.3 billion following the launch of the…
Nigeria’s 120 Federal Schools Shut Over King’s College Management Transfer The Federal Government’s plan to transfer the management of King’s College, Lagos, to its old students’ association has triggered a…
Syria Protests Erupt After 40% Fuel Price Hike Protests have erupted across Syria after the government sharply increased fuel prices, triggering the country’s most widespread demonstrations since the fall of…
US Lifts 12-Year Security Restriction on Nigerian Vessels The United States has lifted a 12-year security restriction on vessels arriving from Nigeria, removing additional requirements that had been imposed on…
