The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has donated 10,000 doses of the mpox vaccine to Nigeria. This donation was announced in a...
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced a year-on-year growth of 3.19% in real terms during the second quarter of 2024. The GDP growth rate surpasses the...
A human rights organisation, Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA), has condemned the recent amendment bill on the Police Act 2020, passed by the National Assembly, describing...
By Umar Suleiman President Bola Tinubu has appointed new heads of agencies and programmes under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development...
Between January and December 2024, Nigeria’s public debt profile may rise by a whooping N32.66 trillion to hit N130 trillion. This is as both federal and...
The newly built and yet-to-be commissioned Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) digital Industrial Park in Kano has been looted by hoodlums amidst a wave of nationwide protests...
President Bola Tinubu has allayed fears of manipulation by any interest group in the ongoing economic reforms, saying his campaign was self-sponsored, without strings, or indebtedness...
Video streaming platform, Netflix, has again increased its subscription prices in Nigeria with its premium plan going up by 40 per cent to N7,000 from N5,000...
The Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday speedily passed the National Minimum Wage Act 2019 (Amendment Bill). The bill, which scaled second and third...
The Minister of Information Mohammed Idris says the Federal Government and the leadership of the Organised Labour have agreed on N70,000 as the new minimum wage...
In commemoration of the 2024 World PR Day, the African Public Relations Association (APRA) has called on its members to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and...
Sundry Markets Limited, owners of Marketsquare, a leading indigenous retail chain in Nigeria, has been recognized as one of Africa’s top 50 fastest-growing companies for 2024...
In its effort to secure the future of Africa against destructive climate change impacts, the Climate Change Africa (CAA) has commenced the process of planting at...
Leaders of the G7, an informal association of seven of the world’s advanced economies and some of Nigeria’s biggest trading partners, have pledged a $420 million...
The African Public Relations Association (APRA) has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM, an institutional member of APRA), the government and...
The Nigerian Senate has approved a supplementary budget of N98.5 billion for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 2024 on Tuesday. Together with a N1.2 trillion...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the Federal Government is offering businesses including manufacturers in the country credit facilities...
As the global food crisis continues to wreak havoc, the World Bank says it has scaled up its efforts to tackle rising food insecurity, particularly in Africa. According...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged its support for the 2024 Climate Action Africa Forum (CAAF24) Deal Room, taking place from June 19 to 20,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has withdrawn its earlier circular directing banks to implement a controversial 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions. The decision of...