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by Nurat Uthman The Federal Government has launched an application portal for Nigerians willing to convert their vehicles from the...

Nigeria: One Feared Dead, Others Injured in Delta Community Explosion

by Nurat Uthman One person has been reported dead while several others were injured in an explosion that rocked the...

Nigeria: NNPC Increases Petrol Price to N998 Per Litre Across Lagos Outlets

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has raised the price of premium motor spirit, commonly known as petrol, across...

Nigeria: Many Feared Dead as Nigerian Soldiers, Gunmen Engage in Gun Battle in Imo State

by Nurat Uthman A gun battle erupted between soldiers and yet-to-be-known gunmen in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo...

Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu Becomes First African President-Elect of UICC

The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) has announced the election of Dr. Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu as its president-elect for the...

IOM Allocates Over $1.8 Million to Aid 180,000 Flood Victims in Nigeria

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released over US$1.8 million to meet the urgent needs of people impacted by...

South Korean Consortium to Build Four New Refineries in Nigeria

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans by a consortium of South Korean investors to construct four refineries across...

Russia and Burkina Faso Discuss Expanding Military Cooperation Amid Growing African Ties

Russia’s Defence Minister, Andrei Belousov, and Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister, Apollinaire J. Kyelem de Tambela, met in Moscow to discuss...

Joy and Controversy in Nigeria’s Kebbi as Deadly Hippo and Calf Are Killed After Weeks of Fear

Residents of Yauri, a town in Kebbi State, north-western Nigeria, are celebrating after a deadly hippopotamus and her calf were...

Russia’s Wagner Recovers Bodies of Mercenaries Killed in Mali