Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has disclosed plans by his administration to commence construction of a 660-megawatt coal-fired power plant in July as part of efforts to strengthen electricity supply and drive economic growth in the state. Mbah made the disclosure on Wednesday during a solidarity visit by the Organised Private Sector Nigeria (OPSN), […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday convicted a former Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, of 12 counts of fraud and money laundering, charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice James Omotosho, said it was satisfied that the anti-graft […]

Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship at the center of a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and gathering areas, medical teams in protective gear, and a still landscape ahead as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day for direction and help off the coast of West […]

A school shooting Tuesday in Acre state in northern Brazil left two women dead and two others injured, including an underage student, authorities said. The state government said in a statement that a 13-year-old student admitted carrying out the attack at the public school Instituto Sao Jose in Rio Branco, the state capital. The two […]

Pope Leo will visit two of the Canary Islands, major entry points off Africa’s western coast for desperate migrants braving dangerous Atlantic waters to get to Europe, as part of a tour of Spain next month, the Vatican announced on Wednesday. Leo, who has drawn the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump after criticizing the […]

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Kenya’s President William Ruto witnessed the signing of eight Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and bilateral agreements aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and advancing economic development between the two nations. The agreements cover key sectors including railway development, agriculture, and maritime transport through the ports of Dar es Salaam and […]

The exit of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, two prominent opposition figures, has weakened the African Democratic Congress across both chambers of the National Assembly. The National Democratic Congress, which received Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso on Sunday, recorded its biggest gains on Tuesday with the addition of 17 House members and a senator. Weeks […]

At least one person was killed and two people were injured by an overnight Russian drone strike on a kindergarten building in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, local officials there said on Wednesday, as Moscow’s cross-border attacks continued despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s unilateral declaration of a temporary ceasefire beginning at midnight on Tuesday. Ukraine’s air […]

French university canteens began offering one-euro meals to all students regardless of income on Monday, in a measure designed to address financial hardship. The move follows a push by student unions to extend the one-euro rate ($1.17) for a three-course meal to all students, down from the usual 3.30 euros. The price, which covers a […]

National leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson, yesterday urged Nigerians to disregard what he described as propaganda surrounding the party’s registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The former Bayelsa State governor defended the legitimacy of the party’s registration, dismissing allegations of irregularities and insisting the process followed due procedure. […]

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq is set to commission a multi- billion naira Model Smart School at Radda community, in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State. Gov Abdulrazaq, who doubles as the Chairman, Nigerian Governor’s Forum (NGF), is scheduled to commission the project Tuesday morning (today). A statement by a spokesperson for the governor, […]

Retirees under the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) have received a N1.13 billion payout as the Lagos State Government continues to deepen gains from its pension reform programme, with 668 former public servants benefiting from the latest round of retirement bond disbursements. At the 114th Batch Retirement Bond Certificate Presentation Ceremony held in Lagos at […]