The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday next week as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary...

The House of Representatives has stepped down the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill after an hour-long closed-door session. Further deliberation is expected to hold over the decision while the House...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved use of Moderna and AstraZeneca and Sputnik V vaccines for emergency use. The vaccines include the Moderna (Rovi Pharma...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed nomination of Professor Sani Adam for appointment as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to represent North Central. The confirmation...

The Conference Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, on Thursday, adopted three percent of the actual annual operating expenditure of the preceding...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has inaugurated its embassy in Israel, less than a year after the two countries announced they would establish formal diplomatic relations. The embassy is situated in the...

Pope Francis has been seen leaving hospital in Rome, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove half his colon. A car carrying the 84-year-old was spotted leaving Gemelli Polytechnic hospital in the...

The International Criminal Court, on Tuesday, acknowledged a 27-page petition filed by Yoruba Nation agitators. The petition was filed against the Nigerian President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.);...

The Nigerian Army said, Wednesday, its troops deployed to checkmate the activities of gunmen at Adani community of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Tuesday 13 July 2021, repelled Eastern...

The death toll from the violence and looting that have scourged South Africa for several days has risen to 32, with the announcement of 22 more deaths on Tuesday morning by the premier of Kwazulu-Natal...

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday night at 8pm host the 109 Senators of the 9th Senate to dinner in Villa. The scheduled meeting between members of the Senate and Buhari was conveyed in a letter...

The Senate after considering the report of its Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, confirmed the appointment of five National Commissioners for the nation’s electoral...

The Senate has rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie as an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner. Chairman of the Committee, Kabiru Gaya, in his report, said Onochie...

The United Arab Emirates which serves as the regional financial hub for Gulf states has said it will launch its first digital currency by 2026. The  country’s central bank disclosed this major financial...

The South African military said on Monday it was deploying soldiers in two provinces, including its economic hub of Johannesburg, to help police cope with looting and arson attacks on businesses. Soldiers...

President Buhari has received the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, and the Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, at the State House in Abuja on Monday. Both governors recently dumped the...

Kidnapped Emir of Kajuru, Alhassan Adamu, has regained his freedom, authorities confirmed to Channels Television on Monday. A top official of the Kajuru local government area confirmed the release of...

After a curious and studied silence, the apex Igbo organization has come out with a comment on its position on the re-arraignment and consequent trial of Biafran secessionist leader and head of the Indigenous...

South Africa’s Constitutional Court will this Monday review the 15-month jail sentence handed to Jacob Zuma for contempt of court. The former head of state, who has been in prison since Wednesday,...

The Italian national team has won the 2020 men’s European soccer championship against England, finishing out a strong season and stopping England from a would-be historic international win for...