UN expresses worry over drug abuse in Nigeria, other countries in sub region
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says Nigeria, and West and Central Africa face “disruptive and destabilising” ...
Lagos pipeline fire: Residents want security agencies to increase surveillance
As victims count their losses, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the vandalism of a pipeline in Abule ...
Buhari presents N8.8trn budget
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled a federal budget of N8.83 trillion for the 2019 fiscal year with N300 billion ...
Two ex-presidents compete in Madagascar run-off vote
A former president of Madagascar and the man who ousted him in a 2009 coup competed to become the island ...
Lagos unveils health insurance scheme
In line with the global drive for Universal Health Coverage, the Lagos State Government has launched Nigeria’s biggest mandatory health ...
South Africa issues arrest warrant for Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe
South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe over an alleged assault in an ...
More than 100 killed in Congo clashes days before vote
More than 100 people have died in clashes between rival ethnic groups in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo this week, ...
Ilorin high court nullifies election of Kwara APC guber candidate
An Ilorin High Court has nullified the primary election that produced the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, AbdulRahman ...
2019 Budget Proposal: Buhari arrives National Assembly, presents spending plan
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the National Assembly to present the 2019 budget. Earlier, the Vice President was at the ...
Journalists killed on duty hit its highest level in three years – CPJ
Journalists faced growing dangers of being targeted for killing for their work in 2018 even as the risks from war ...
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