Ten Gombe LGAs face severe food security issues – Survey
No fewer than 10 local government areas of Gombe State are facing severe food security issues, according to the 2024/2025 Gombe State General Household Survey and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey…
School destroyed, 150 households affected by rainstorm in Kaduna community
Rainstorm has hit Kuli Community in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna affecting a school and 150 households. Mr. Mubarak Zakari, Director of Disaster Relief at the Kaduna State Emergency…
Libya Migrant Boat Mishap: Death Toll Hits 26 as More Bodies Wash Ashore in Tobruk
Eleven more bodies of migrants washed ashore off a city in eastern Libya in recent days after their boat capsized last week, bringing the total recovered to 26 with dozens…
Oil prices steady as investors focus on Hormuz flows after peace talks
Oil prices were broadly steady on Tuesday, slipping about 1% as investors kept a close watch on crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz following signs of progress in U.S.-Iran…
Burna Boy becomes African artiste on billboard Hot 100 entries
Grammy-winning Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has become the African artiste with the highest number of entries on the Billboard U.S. Hot 100 chart. He…
NDLEA arrests 589 drug suspects, secures 103 convictions in Nasarawa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nasarawa State Command, says it arrested 589 suspected drug offenders and seized 6,327.575 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs and controlled substances between June…
SEC Bans Marketing of Purported Dangote Refinery IPO, Orders Immediate Refunds
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned the marketing and promotion of an alleged Initial Public Offering (IPO) by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. The commission, in a…
Lagos shuts Oshodi Market over attack on sanitation officers
The Lagos State Government has shut down the Oshodi Resettlement Market following an attack on officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) during an enforcement operation. The Commissioner…
