Twenty-eight lives are lost every minute to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, liver disease or chronic respiratory ailments. Twenty-five out of those deaths happen in low- and middle-income countries – where the populations are less protected and therefore face greater danger from, among other things, tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, and unhealthy diets. Forty one million […]
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The US has ordered its non-emergency staff and families to leave the Nigerian capital, citing a risk of “heightened terror attacks.” The United States on Thursday ordered its non-emergency diplomatic staff and families of government employees to leave Nigeria’s capital Abuja due to a “heightened risk of terrorist attacks.” The announcement came only two days […]
In a bid to continue promoting arts and culture in different parts of the country, organisers for inaugural Nyanga Arts Festival have said it was a great opportunity for established and upcoming artistes to share the stage in a different environment. The festival which is a brainchild of Nhimbe Trust is set in the rolling […]
As part of efforts to secure lives and property, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has procured and distributed 60 operational vehicles to security agencies domiciled in the territory. City & Crime reports that police, armed forces, NSCDC and other paramilitary organisations, as well as the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and the […]
The federal government has announced the preferred bidders for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. The minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja. He said the Request for Proposals (RFP) phase of the […]
Nairobi — Almost 16,308,563 million children across Kenya – 67% of the country’s children – , according to new research by Save the Children. They are among more than 150 million children across East and Southern Africa gripped by both grinding poverty and climate disaster. South Sudan topped the list of countries in the region […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the hearing in the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to remove Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State to March 20, 2023, to await the Supreme Court decision on a similar appeal. Justice Inyang Ekwo on Thursday said the parties can return on the adjourned […]
The Chief of Air Staff says the new delivery would be in addition to the already acquired 38 new aircraft since 2015. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Oladayo Amao, an air marshal, says the Force would take delivery of additional fighter helicopters from the Federal Government before the end of December. Mr Amao disclosed […]
Nigeria spent $710.25 million on agricultural products from the U.S., and of that total, wheat alone gulped $503.63 million. Wheat and ethanol topped the list of agricultural items Nigeria imported from the United States of America in 2021. This is according to data by the United State Department of Agriculture. The data shows wheat, alongside […]
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has left Nigeria for the United States of America. According to a statement issued by his team, Atiku would spend a week in the US, where he would meet with Nigerians and the business community. “As part of his programmes and engagements while […]
The momentous coronation of Zulu King Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini will bring contenders for the ANC president position under one roof in Durban on Saturday. Former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, President Cyril Ramaphosa will all be in Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday as well as former president […]
Despite the security alerts by different countries warning their citizens of imminent terrorist attack in Abuja, the Nigeria Police Force has said that there is no imminent threat to the naation’s capital. The inspector-general of police, IGP Usman Baba, who stated this in Abuja yesterday, reiterated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force, in concert […]
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has charged the federal government to stem the tide of mass exodus of pharmacists overseas for greener pastures. It expressed concern that because of the migration of pharmacists, Nigeria currently has one pharmacist to 14,000 patients. The president of PSN, Prof Cyril Odianose Usifoh, who made the plea yesterday, lamented […]
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Seoul, South Korea, reaffirmed his commitment to stabilising the country’s democratic system. Speaking during his meeting with the speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, Mr Kim Jin-Pyo, on the sidelines of the World Bio Summit 2022, the president in a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina […]
It is the first time since 28 January 2016, that Rihanna would put out any music since she released her eighth studio album, ‘Anti.’ “Lift Me Up”, Rihanna’s first single in six years, due for release on 28 October, was co-written by Nigeria’s music star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems. The track is off […]
Karamoja / Sebei, Uganda — Fourteen-year-old Judith* and five other Pokot girls were lured across the border, into Kenya from Uganda, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reason – to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM). The perpetrator was a friend. “One of our friends hatched a plan. She lied and tricked us. She […]
The NANNM official said with a population of between 160 million to 200 million, Nigeria now has a ratio of one nurse to about 1,160 patients instead of an average of one nurse to five patients. Nigerian healthcare workers have expressed concern over the rising number of trained and professional medical practitioners who are leaving […]
A DW journalist has been given unprecedented access to rebel-controlled gold mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Miners and civilians are forced to risk their lives, while the wealthy buy gold in the global north. We’ve been waiting for hours to meet rebel leader William Yakutumba. As darkness falls, a man who had introduced […]