11% of Nigerians have kidney disease – Experts
The Nigerian Association of Nephrology (NAN) says 11 per cent of Nigerians are suffering from kidney related disease. The Nephrologists made this known at a news conference after the end…
13 states to experience longer-than-normal length of rainy season in 2026– NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted a longer-than-normal length of rainy season in Lagos, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Ogun, Oyo, Nasarawa, Anambra, Kwara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Gombe and Taraba States in…
Another Nigerian killed in South Africa, Consulate seeks justice, due process
The Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg has urged Nigerians living in South Africa to seek justice through due process following the killing of Emeka Clement Uzor, a compatriot. The…
Senate goes rowdy; sets up 12-member committee to review Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill
After a rowdy session, the Senate on Tuesday appointed a 12-member conference committee to harmonise differences between its version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill and that of the House…
LASU scholars to UN: Make Communication a major component of SDGs
Some scholars of Lagos State University, LASU, have sent a strong message to the United Nations: To make Communication a major component of the development agenda whenever it reviews the…
Nigeria produces 2.1 million metric tonnes of onions annually -NOPPMAN
The National Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN) says Nigeria remains Africa’s second largest onion producer after Egypt, with annual production estimated at 2.1 million metric tons….
NDLEA mourns fallen officer, arrests 6 suspects in bloody Bonny Island raid
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a notorious drug enclave known as Ama Hausa in Bonny Island, Rivers, and arrested six suspects. This is contained…
OPEC oil output falls in January on lower supply from Nigeria, Libya – Reuters survey finds
OPEC’s oil output fell in January due to lower supply from Nigeria and Libya, a Reuters survey found on Monday, which offset increases in members including Venezuela after the U.S….
Alleged ₦10bn Kogi Fraud: EFCC Witness Narrates How Diverted Funds Were Used to Acquire Abuja Properties
A prosecution witness, PW17, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and Deputy Superintendent of the EFCC, DCE Ahmed Audu Abubakar, on Monday narrated before Justice James…
Tinubu at NEC conference, says w’ll defeat terrorism, banditry
President Bola Tinubu on Monday declared that Nigeria will defeat terrorism and banditry, describing the security threats as “unacceptable” and alien to the nation’s core values. Declaring open the Second…
