Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has donated ₦100 million to support the families of soldiers killed and those wounded in the ongoing fight against insurgency in the North-East region.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned Nigerians to steer clear of investing in an unauthorised cryptocurrency called Punisher Coin or $PUN.
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Sunday to Tuesday across the country.
A prominent northern elder and political commentator, Dabo Sambo, has issued a stern warning to President Bola Tinubu: tackle insecurity now or risk losing the 2027 presidential election. Addressing journalists in Kaduna, Sambo described the escalating insecurity and banditry in northern Nigeria as the greatest threat to both national stability and the president’s political future. “If President Tinubu refuses to wipe out the security challenges, he will definitely not win the 2027 election,” he said. He linked widespread hunger and economic hardship to the violent conditions in the North-East and North-West—regions that produce over 60% of Nigeria’s food. As farmers…
Renowned virologist, Dr Simeon Agwale has hinted that Lassa fever vaccine produced by a Nigerian has scaled through preclinical trials involving mice and non-human primates.
The Participatory Approach to Climate and Environmental Protection (PACE), a group, has called for stronger climate policies and greater public involvement toward mitigating the challenges of climate change.
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has released a revealing new book that pulls back the curtain on Nigeria’s long-running fuel subsidy scandal. Titled The Shadow of Loot & Losses: Uncovering Nigeria’s Petroleum Subsidy Fraud, the book offers an insider’s account of how the country lost trillions of naira to widespread fraud under the guise of fuel subsidy payments. Bawa, who led key investigations into the 2012 subsidy probe as an EFCC operative, provides detailed accounts of the criminal schemes used by private companies and corrupt government officials to exploit the subsidy system. He…
With an estimated four million Nigerians living with sickle cell disease in the country, experts have urged the government to invest in local manufacturing of gene therapy treatment.
UNICEF has recommended regular health checks on incoming passengers at the Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri, as part of measures to check the spread of diphtheria in Imo.
As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State Chapter, Dr. Bulus Yohanna, has called on Nigerians to remember the people of Mokwa in their prayers, following the recent devastating flood that affected the area.