A former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the federal government to sell off the country’s petroleum company and its refineries, saying the country is better off privatising

The governments of Katsina, Kaduna and Niger States have intensified efforts to free 109 abductees still in captivity, about three months after their abductions, investigation by THISDAY has shown. THISDAY

Nigeria’s federal government and the organised labour will reconvene by the middle of April for their negotiations to finalise decision on the adjustment of petrol price  and electricity tariff. However,

Mozambique’s government has said dozens of civilians were killed in an attack this week on the northern town of Palma, including seven people whose convoy of vehicles was ambushed as

The number of fatalities resulting from Covid-19 has dropped from 86 to 17 cases per week between February 20 and March 20, weekly tallies of the Nigeria Centre for Disease

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has received an invitation from US President Joe Biden to a virtual summit to galvanise efforts in tackling the climate crisis. President Biden also extended the invitation to four other

The Nigerian Army has dismissed claims of protests by an unidentified battalion under Operation Lafiya Dole over alleged unpaid operational allowances stating rather that what was called a protest were mild complaints.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it would maintain its current ex-depot price of petrol until the conclusion of an ongoing engagement with the organised labour and other

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has banned all inland travel in and out of five counties, including the capital Nairobi, to stop a surge of Covid-19 cases. The president said no

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces from Tigray, which witnessed mass atrocities against civilians during the months-long conflict in the restive region. “In

The University of Aberdeen has promised to return a Benin Bronze to Nigeria within weeks, the first institution to do so more than a century after Britain looted the sculptures

Restricts outbound passengers to 200 in first two weeks The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the host country for Emirates Airlines, has conceded to the demands of Nigeria’s federal government to

Bandits terrorising Kaduna State have again killed nine people in communities in Birnin Gwari and Giwa Local Government Areas of the state. The killings were confirmed in a statement Thursday

The Lagos State Government has denied allegations of malpractices, diversification and sale of covid vaccines in some vaccination centres in the state, stating that the inoculation protocols rolled out by

The director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has urged global powers to avoid a “vaccine war” that would prove harmful to everyone. John Nkengasong’s remarks followed

The Tanzanian police are holding four people for allegedly mocking the death of former President John Magufuli. Police had arrested the four on a street in Mwanjelwa on Saturday with

South Sudan has received a total of 132,000 Oxford-AstraZeneca doses, its first consignment of Covid-19 vaccines. This is the first of several shipments scheduled to arrive in the country over

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum says he is advocating that southern Nigeria produces the next president of the country, as a shift of power to the south in 2023 will enhance the country’s political security.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha says issues around the Nigerian security situation should go beyond prescriptions as the issues are complex and intricate. Mr Mustapha

Northern elders on Wednesday said the various challenges facing Nigeria must be fixed before the nation could hold a general election in 2023, warning that except that is done, the