Nigeria’s federal government has launched a new vaccine policy meant to enhance access and use of vaccines for protection of citizens from infectious diseases. The government also unveiled the third

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday joined Lagos State as a respondent in the appeal challenging the judgment of a Federal High Court which faulted the federal government’s

Lava from an erupting volcano on Spain’s La Palma island has reached the Atlantic Ocean, raising fears of toxic gases being released and explosions. Clouds of white steam were seen

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has announced his retirement from the sport to focus on his political career. The multi-division world champion, who is a senator in his native Philippines, has

Dr. Chike Akunyili, husband of late former Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Dora Akunyili has been killed by unidentified gunmen. Dr. Akunyili

Nearly 600 United Airlines employees face being fired after failing to comply with the firm’s Covid-19 vaccination policy. The vast majority of its 67,000 US staff have supplied proof of

The crisis in Ethiopia is a “stain on our conscience,” the United Nations humanitarian chief said, as children and others starve to death in the Tigray region under what the

An independent investigation commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified more than 80 alleged cases of sexual abuse during the global health agency’s response to an Ebola outbreak

“There are dinner jackets and dinner jackets,” says Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale, “and this is the latter.” On a similar note, there are Bond films and Bond films, and

Pressure mounting but with signs of progress, President Joe Biden will hunker down at the White House to try to strike a deal and win over two holdout Democratic senators

Lionel Messi scored his first Paris St-Germain goal in stunning fashion as they beat Manchester City in an enthralling Champions League group game. Messi, making his fourth appearance for PSG

North Korea said Wednesday it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile it implied was being developed as nuclear capable, as it continues to expand its military capabilities and pressure Washington

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Tuesday projected a growing global oil demand from mid-2030s to 108 million barrels per day (bpd), after which it might begin to

Guinea’s military government has unveiled a “transitional charter” that it says will steer the country back to civilian rule.   The document, read out on national television late on Monday,

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said on Tuesday, it had arrested 57 suspects after the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), a Shi’ite group, clashed with security forces in Abuja.

The controversy following the alleged zoning of the office of National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the South might have forced governors elected on the party’s platform to

The Nigerian Senate has taken steps towards ensuring that headquarters of oil and gas companies operating in the country are sited in their host communities to ensure unhindered operations. Already,

Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday bemoaned the deplorable condition of over 33,000 kilometres of federal highways spread across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It

The dust generated from Monday’s statement by Nigeria’s northern governors as well as traditional rulers in the region that, zoning of the presidency was unconstitutional, has attracted the ire of