The Nigerian Army has revealed that 23 of its personnel were killed and 31 others wounded when the Boko Haram insurgents overran the military base at Metele in Borno State. This was contained in a statement released by the Army…
Mixed reactions have trailed the Federal Government’s review of fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and Basic Education Certificate Examination. Some stakeholders, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday, commended…
Some 360,000 adolescents are expected to die of AIDS by 2030 if investment in HIV prevention is not ramped up, according to a UNICEF report released on Thursday. The figures show the world is “off track’’ in its goal to…
A 9,000-year-old stone mask has been found in the West Bank, one of only 15 similar known artefacts in the world. The pinkish-yellow limestone artefact from the Neolithic era was found earlier this year in a field near Pnei Hever,…
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday urged security agencies to take practical steps to be ahead of criminal elements and also build on the successes recorded so far in making the state the safest in Africa. According to a…
Nigeria recorded a leap on the 2018 Legatum Prosperity Index (LPI) of most prosperous countries in the world. At 129, the most populous black nation moved up by three points from its 132nd position in 2017. Since the inception of…
Julie Joseph, a media practitioner based in Lagos has said that you cannot go hungry in the city if you really know what you are doing. This is one of the three reasons why she loves Lagos. The other two…
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Maiduguri, Borno State, ordered the military to eliminate all threats of Boko Haram, declaring that the war against terrorism is “a must win’’. “It is a must win war. I want to encourage our troops…
This week, the United Nations (UN) released a report saying that more than half of the women murdered worldwide last year were killed by their partners or family members, making home “the most dangerous place for a woman”. Since then…
Young entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the African continent will gather in Lagos for the 3rd edition of the Under 40 CEOs Forum holding at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, on Thursday, December 6, 2018. Under 40 CEOs…
