DRC begins vaccination against latest Ebola outbreak – WHO
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has started vaccination against the latest Ebola outbreak in the northeaster North Kivu province, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. The…
Badagry residents decry 4 years power outage, accuse EKEDC
Residents of Badagry, Lagos State have cried out over four years power outage in the coastal town and accused Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) of “total neglect” of the area….
Residents flee community as abandoned petrol-tanker discharges content
Residents of Itele on Lafenwa-Ayetoro road, a border community between Lagos and Ogun States, have called on the relevant authorities to intervene without further delay by removing a broken down…
Exclusive: Nigerians have spoilt our country with cybercrime, drugs; Ghanaians cry out
A large contingent of Nigerians has migrated to Ghana where a few of them have continued to flourish in cybercrime and drug-related deals in stern condemnation by Ghanaians who have…
Ikeja Electric says continued protest by NUEE will cripple economy
As the protest by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) enters the second day, Ikeja Electric (IE) says it will cripple the nation’s economy as customers in the zone…
Air strikes killed children, others in Yemen – Red Cross
Air strikes has killed dozens of people, including children, Yemen’s Saada, Yemeni medical sources and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Thursday. “Scores killed, even more…
Scholarship: Oil firm targets students in 10 Rivers communities
An operator in the oil and gas sector, Newcross Exploration and Production Ltd, says it will give scholarship to secondary school students in 10 communities in Akuku-Toru and Degema Local…
Sacked Daura is corrupt, works for Saraki; claims ex-aide
Abdulwahab Abdulrahman, a former assistant to the sacked director general of Department of State Services, Lawal Daura, has accused his former boss of extensive corruption and portrayed him as a…
Seamaster ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open: Nigeria’s Omotayo targets top 16
As the 2018 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Challenge Nigeria Open served of on Wednesday in Lagos, Nigeria’s Jide Omotayo, says he is determined to improve his performance in the…
FEC approves $150m World Bank credit facility for polio eradication
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the acquisition of 150 million-dollar World Bank credit facility to support polio eradication in Nigeria. Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun made the disclosure while…