According to urologist and kidney transplant surgeon, Dr. Martin Igbokwe, who was on The Arise Interview with Charles Aniagolu, kidney disease is on the rise in Nigeria. Diabetes and high

The widespread protests against police brutality and racial injustice in the United States following the death of George Floyd have brought a new urgency to discussions surrounding race in the

The European Union (EU) has provided 86.8 million Ethiopian Birr (2 million Euros) to UNICEF to support vulnerable communities affected by desert locusts in the Afar, Amhara, Oromia, Somali and

The UK’s unemployment rate rose for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began in March, sending a warning signal ahead of an expected surge in job losses when a

The massive volatility driven by Covid-19 has pushed the steady growth in investment migration into overdrive, with a nearly 50 per cent increase in enquiries in the first half of

Participants at a webinar to present the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook Supplement to Asian audiences on Monday have endorsed the report as critical for post-COVID-19 Africa. “Despite the

Lewisham, south London, witnessed scenes of “absolute pandemonium” and “chaos”, as drivers queued for hours to get a coronavirus test only to be turned away, after the system struggled to

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the non-appearance of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on a well-publicised and eagerly-anticipated programme on ARISE TV tagged The Conversation, saying the

One of Nigeria’s main labour unions, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened a total shut down of the country’s economy if the federal government does not reverse the recent

By James Emejo The Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (Retd), has effected the redeployment of five senior officers. He also appointed two new acting Deputy Comptrollers

By James Sowole A non profit foundation, European Centre for Electoral Support (ECECS), yesterday tasked youth in Ondo State to vote right in the October 10 Governorship Election, for the

By John Shiklam Seven people, including a family of five, have been abducted by gunmen in Barkallahu, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis. The bandits were said to have invaded the

By Francis Sardauna The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has decried the inability of the federal government to keep its promise of resettling and compensating flood victims in Jibia

By James Emejo The Federal Government Friday apologised over what it called ‘misleading tweets’ by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) directing account holders in financial snsitution to complete a

Candidates for the September 19 governorship election in Edo State signed a peace pact on Tuesday pledging violence-free election. The accord was signed in Benin, the Edo state capital and