Russian authorities have reported 652 new coronavirus deaths on Tuesday — the highest daily tally in the pandemic. The new record comes as Russia struggles to cope with a surge in infections and deaths...

The Senate on Tuesday received a joint committee report on the petroleum industry bill. The bill aims to modernise the petroleum industry and attract more investors into the sector. The bill was laid...

The Federal Government on Monday said it has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26. This was communicated via a statement signed jointly by spokespersons of the...

The Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday explained why the national oil company is purchasing a stake in Dangote Oil Refinery. In May, the NNPC announced...

South Africa’s highest court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison on Tuesday. The Constitutional Court of South Africa ordered...

The member representing Isoko South Constituency 1 in the Delta State House of Assembly, Mr. Kenneth Ogba is dead. Kenneth Ogba was reported to have slumped and died on Sunday evening. He was aged 54. His...

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has threatened to shut down all filling stations across the country over the alleged illegal invasion of its national secretariat by...

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said that the country has huge economic prospects in its gas reserves which are yet to be exploited. He revealed that the country...

Peace talks between the transitional government of Sudan and a rebel group in the south of the country have stumbled over the delegation of powers from Khartoum, the group said on Friday. Talks in Juba,...

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday reimposed restrictions for two weeks to combat a surge in coronavirus cases. The worst-hit country on the continent “is facing a massive...

A stunning long-ranged strike from Thorgan Hazard settled a hotly-contested game between Belgium and Portugal, and qualified Belgium for the quarterfinals of Euro 2020. Hazard, who plays for German side...

 Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, will defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, his aide has said. The governor’s Director-General, Media, Yusuf Idris, disclosed this to journalists...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will commence Continuous Voter Registration today (Monday) in preparation for the 2023 general elections. INEC projects that at least 20 million additional...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, will on Monday, swear-in 18 justices into the Court of Appeal bench. President Muhammadu Buhari had in April, approved the appointment of 18 new...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a Chairman, and an Executive Secretary for the Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency. This was contained in a statement on Friday by his...

Pope Francis will next week meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the pontiff’s highest-ranking talks yet with the new US administration, officials said Friday. Blinken, on a tour of Europe,...

The Department of State Services on Friday said it has invited Kaduna-based cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi for questioning. A report by the Voice of America, VOA, Hausa Service on Friday, said Gumi was invited...

The medical follow-up visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the United Kingdom earlier scheduled for today, Friday, June 25, 2021, has been postponed. This is according to a short statement by the...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Friday released results of candidates who sat for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board made this known in a statement by its Head...

Bandits have reportedly kidnapped 33 people and killed a driver at Kachia in the Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The reports indicate that the incident occurred late at night on Wednesday,...