673 Road Crashes, 128 Deaths Recorded in Sept. – FRSC
A total of 128 persons died, while 2, 254 others were injured in 673 road crashes across the country in September, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps…
Nigeria Contributes $710m to ECOWAS West Africa Units of Account, More Than 13 Countries in 12 Years
Nigeria has contributed more money to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) than 13 other Members states put together in the last 12 years, statistics…
Eight Killed on Foraco Well Site in Niger in Late Night Attack
Armed men killed eight people on Thursday in a late night attack on French drilling company Foraco’s water well site in southeastern Niger, Foraco said. “Last night…
Single Currency: ECOWAS Presidential Task Force to Meet Dec.
ECOWAS President, Jean-Claude Brou The ECOWAS Presidential Task Force on single currency would meet in December to achieve the 2020 target for a monetary union, the commission’s President,…
Nigeria Humanitarian Fund: UN to Forge Partnership with Nigerian Private Sector to Raise Additional Resources to Support Affected Population
The United Nations and business leaders in Nigeria will Thursday launch a joint initiative for private companies to join the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to mobilise additional resources to…
Nigeria’s Lost Territorial Control at the Borders Must be Addressed- Moghalu
Kingsley Moghalu, Presidential candidate, YPP Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, the Presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party, (YPP) says Nigeria’s security issues are compounded by the nation’s porous borders….
AfDB rolls out ADRiFi to boost climate risk financing and insurance in regional Member Countries
The African Development Bank has approved the Africa Disaster Risks Financing (ADRiFi) Programme, the institution’s first climate risk management programme to boost resilience and response…
FG, IFAD-VCDP to replicate Commodity Alliance Forum across Nigeria
Audu Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is collaborating with IFAD- Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) to replicate the…
Flood disaster: WHO steps up disease prevention efforts in Nigeria
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is stepping up efforts to provide life-saving assistance, especially basic medical care to flood victims in Nigeria to prevent disastrous epidemics. At…
Berlin Conference on Boko Haram raises $2.52bn
The international donor conference on Boko Haram holding in Berlin on Monday pledged 2.52 billion dollars to help countries in the Lake Chad Basin to fight Boko Haram. Germany’s Foreign…