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Two separate reports released by the United Nations (UN) have shown how conflicts and poverty are driving hunger and vaccine-preventable diseases globally. The first report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), indicate that ...

NANS plans to picket South African businesses in Nigeria President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condemned the continuous killings of Nigerians in South Africa, warning that government will no longer tolerate further attacks on its citizens. He expressed concern ...

Economists yesterday faulted National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that consumer prices fell in the month of June. The experts, who spoke in Abuja, contended that Nigeria at the moment had not got an economy or a direction from where ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, played a video recording before the Election Petition Tribunal to establish the allegation that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) used a central server during the February ...

The Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association (YYSA), has chided the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over his remarks on the killing of Mrs. Funke Olakurin, daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. This comes as ...

The Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected N5.992b revenue between January and June 2019, thereby surpassing its half-year target. The figure represents 59.2 per cent of its target for the year and 20.3 ...

Efforts to internationalise the campaign against environmental injustices in Bayelsa State have caught the attention of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament, as the Africa All Parliamentary Group (AAPG) held a session on the impact of oil spills in the state. ...

A fresh clash between Ebom and Usumutung communities in Cross River State has claimed a father and a son, who were beheaded on their farm. The lingering crisis was awaken at the weekend when Usumutung people allegedly ambushed the people ...

KEY players in the nation’s insurance industry have finally agreed to recapitalise the sector, saying it will streamline and strengthen underwriting firms that will survive the new capital regime. They noted that insurers’ capacity would be enhanced and enable the ...

The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has lamented that litigations against its activities, insecurity and infightings in Ogoni may threaten execution of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Specifically, HYPREP identified youth restiveness and community leadership tussles, as major ...