There was apprehension in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau and across Africa on Tuesday over a possible military take-over as sporadic gunshots were heard near a compound where the nation’s

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari launched a N62 billion trust fund on Tuesday in Abuja aimed at curtailing the scourge of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in Nigeria. The fund would

Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday expressed doubts over Nigeria’s daily petrol consumption figures, describing them as crazy and opaque. The minister who appeared on the

The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday tore into shreds, a federal government initiative, which supported reabsorbing criminals dubbed ‘repentant bandits and terrorists’ into the system, saying his

The United States Mission has said that it would expand visa services to assist nonimmigrant visa applicants in Nigeria who qualify to renew their visa. This new application procedure would

The Chairman THISDAY/ARISE Media Group, Nduka Obaigbena, on Monday in Abuja inaugurated the reconstituted editorial board of THISDAY newspaper. In attendance were THISDAY Managing Director, Mr Eniola Bello, editorial board

The United Kingdom (UK) and Nigeria on Monday commenced the first meeting of the Nigeria-UK Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London. According to a statement on Monday, talks led

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday disclosed that by the time he leaves office on May 29, 2023, he would have bequeathed a home-grown economy, stable democracy as well as

The African Union (AU) has suspended Burkina Faso’s membership following last week’s coup that ousted the democratically-elected President Roch Marc Christian Kabore. The AU said the suspension of the West

Ten people have been reportedly killed by bandits in an attack on Atak Mawai village, Zaman Dabo ward, in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits also

Benue State government on Sunday reiterated that Nigerians were tired and regretting voting in President Muhammadu Buhari. The state government also stated that Nigerians would be glad to see Buhari

With the curtain down on 2021, Nigerian women operating in the tech industry have closed mouth-watering deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars, started new ventures and promoted the cause

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three trans-border drug traffickers while trying to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa state to neighbouring

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has denied placing Nigeria above the United States in terms of infrastructural development. Fashola was recently quoted widely in the media

The people of Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State have cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Borno State government to adequately protect them from Boko Haram incursions,

  Two people have been killed while over 100 others have been kidnapped from Tungan Bako and Kawo communities in the Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. THISDAY gathered

Restriction on flights arriving from Nigeria and 11 other African nations were lifted on Saturday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities have said. The country’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster