The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned governments in 34 states of the federation about flash floods in the next three days. It said moderate and heavy rainfall that could trigger flash floods have started in...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that as at July 25, 2021, a total of 27,186 suspected cholera cases, including 653 deaths (Case Fatality Rate = 1.1 percent) had been reported from...
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that the commencement of works on the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri eastern narrow-gauge and Kano Maradi rail projects is waiting for approvals by the Federal Executive Council and the Bureau...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N18 billion as take-off grants for the establishment of four universities of technology and health sciences. The universities of technology will be located in Jigawa and Akwa Ibom States, while the...
Bandits have threatened to kill the remaining 17 students abducted from Greenfield University, Kaduna State. Twenty-two students and a member of staff were abducted from the school campus along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on April 20 and...
The Bauchi State Government has raised an alarm over the suspicion that Boko Haram insurgents from neighboring Yobe State have infiltrated four local government areas of the State. The Secretary to the Bauchi State Government (SSG),...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says it is difficult to find an ally after leaving seat of power. He spoke in Bauchi, while inaugurating the 6.25Km Sabon Kaura-Jos by-pass road constructed by the Bauchi state government. ”There are...
A yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 172 people so far, the World Health Organization said Friday. The outbreak poses an extra challenge to the country’s health system as Africa’s most populous nation deals with...
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo has urged foreign direct investment in the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in the country. The economic zones according to the Minister are Lekki, Enyimba, Funtua,...
A total of 76 people have died from yellow fever in states of Enugu, Bauchi and Delta states, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Country (NCDC). An update report by yesterday said that between the...