The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges

Prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, complaining in a petition released Monday the verdict was thrown out over a questionable agreement that the

Following its launch on October 25, 2021, the eNaira applications have registered almost 600,000 downloads. This was revealed by the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele at

A businesswoman on Umrah (Lesser Hajj) to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has been arrested by operatives of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)  at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja

China has promised to give an additional one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Africa. Presenting a keynote address: “Uphold the Tradition of Always Standing Together And Jointly Build a

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said on Monday that eleven persons were lost in the attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jos, Plateau State A statement by the

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will step down as head of the social media platform he co-founded a decade and a half ago, the company announced on Monday. Board member and

Asian-Pacific stock markets showed signs of stabilising as investors prepared for weeks of uncertainty over whether the Omicron variant could derail the global economic recovery.   Trading was erratic early

Critical talks with Iran to prevent the collapse of a nuclear deal are to resume in Vienna after five months. Officials will discuss the possible return of the US to

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) at the weekend said that it had established a new Domestic Base Price (DBP) framework and applicable gas wholesale price for

The Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operator of Murtala Muhammed Domestic Airport Terminal Two, Lagos (MMA2) has assured travellers, stakeholders and other airport users of safety at the parking lot

More details have emerged on how the Nigerian Army trailed and arrested in Lagos some 13 Boko Haram terrorists, who had coordinated and carried out several deadly attacks on troops

Nigeria on Sunday expressed solidarity with South Africa as it struggled with some of the difficulties posed by a new coronavirus variant, Omicron, discovered in the country.  The Nigerian government

Set featured image The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has expressed concerns over the increasing rate of irrational use of antibiotics which it said had

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Employment, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Festus Keyamo, has described removal of subsidy as an economic necessity that should not be politicised

Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District, Mrs Biodun Olujimi, has said it would be wrong and amount to abridgement of fundamental rights, for the governorship position to be an exclusive

A combined team of security operatives, on Sunday, foiled an attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Jos, Plateau State, by unidentified gunmen, believed to have attempted to free

The Coscharis Group Plc on Sunday announced the sudden death of their Vice President, Mrs. Charity Maduka at her family home in Nnewi, Anambra State. The late Charity Maduka was

Louis Vuitton artistic director and Off-White founder Virgil Abloh died Sunday of cancer, according to a tweet by luxury group LVMH. He was 41. “LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White are devastated

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend intercepted 12,385 kilogrammes of loud cannabis from getting into Lagos, the commercial capital of the country. According to