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After a building collapsed in the Nigerian city of Lagos, killing at least 20 people, including several school children attending a school on the building’s top floor, we look at some reasons why such tragedies seem to occur so often in some African countries. While investigations are still underway into the cause of this collapse, […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is probably poorer now than when he became President of Nigeria in 2015. The Vice President stated this on Thursday night when he hosted a dinner in honour of volunteers who canvassed for votes for the All Progressives Congress, APC during the campaigns in […]

The United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has underscored the importance of women seizing the initiative in the struggle for gender equality. The UN chief said at a Town Hall meeting for civil society activists during the 63rd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, that the central question of gender […]

The Nigerian Red Cross has appealed for blood donations for victims of the collapsed building on Lagos Island. Mr Olakunle Lasisi, Secretary of NRC, Lagos made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos. Speaking on the hashtags #DonateForItafaji and #savetheitafajichildren trending on social media, to solicit for blood donations […]

The Nigerian HIV/AIDs Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) indicates that about 1.9 million Nigerians are currently living with the disease, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has said. The Director-General of the agency, Sani Aliyu, made this known during the announcement of the NAIIS result at the Banquet Hall of the State […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the federal government is doing its best to correct and reverse the terrible mismanagement the country had experienced, “and with some luck, our best will be good enough.” The president stated this when he received a delegation of non-career Ambassadors, who came to State House, Abuja, to congratulate him on his […]

The Senate Adhoc Committee on a New National Minimum Wage Bill, 2019, has agreed with the House of Representatives, recommending N30,000 as the accepted minimum wage for the Nigerian workers as against N27,000 proposed by the Federal Government. The Committee which is chaired by the Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Francis Alimikhena, All […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC) says it has opened its portal for recruitment of fresh graduates and experienced professionals into the system. Mr Ndu Ughamadu, its Group General Manager, (Public Affairs Division), confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the portal for the recruitment […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday banned the use of Boeing 737 Max 8 by any airline operator in Nigeria airspace. The Ethiopian Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane had on Sunday crashed few minutes after take-off in Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people aboard including two Nigerians. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the […]

Tragedy struck in Lagos on Wednesday when a three-storey building housing a children’s school collapsed at Massey Street, Lagos Island. In addition to the pupils of Ohen Nursery and Primary School, the building also accommodated tenants before it caved in at about 10 a.m., witnesses said. At least 40 pupils, including 10 dead bodies, had […]

Losses from Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft operated by Ethiopian Airlines is speculated to be between 50 million dollars and 60 million dollars, an insurance firm, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) said on Tuesday. The aircraft heading to Nairobi crashed on March 10, after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all 159 passengers on board including two […]

The United States says it is compiling reports on the 2019 general elections with a view to giving a proper response on it. The US said it was actively involved with political happenings in the country, particularly regarding the 2019 election. The US Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, said this […]

A passenger travelling from Atlanta-USA to Lagos has passed on before arriving the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) on Monday. Sources said the passenger identified as Michael Adebayo, 54, was found lifeless aboard the Delta Airline Flight DL54 which arrived Lagos Airport around 4:00pm on Monday. It was learnt that medical personnel were called to […]

Zinedine Zidane has made a sensational return as coach of Real Madrid after Santiago Solari’s sacking was finally confirmed on Monday. Zidane has been given a contract until June 2022, just nine months after he resigned at the end of last season, having led Madrid to an historic third consecutive Champions League triumph. Solari’s dismissal […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that he would want to be remembered as a leader who kept his word that elections in Nigeria must be free, fair and credible. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesperson in a statement in Abuja, said President Buhari made this known he received Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State at […]

A former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has been declared winner of the governorship election in Imo State. He polled 273,404 ahead of his closest rival and candidate of the Action Alliance, Uche Nwosu, who polled a total of 190,364. Mr Nwosu is the son in-law of Governor Rochas Okorocha who […]