Russian President Vladimir Putin has reacted to the reported death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, in a plane crash on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Russia’s agency for air transport said Prigozhin, was among the passengers of...
Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, says the federal government will intensify efforts to tackle the problem of hyperinflation in the economy. Speaking at a two-day retreat of the presidential committee on fiscal...
Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo-north, says President Bola Tinubu will achieve feats that his predecessors could not attain. Speaking with NAN on Wednesday, Oshiomole said Tinubu is already laying a solid foundation for development in the country, noting...
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, a private army in Russia, has reportedly died in a plane crash in the country. Nine other people reported to be on board the aircraft are also part of the casualties....
The naira, on Wednesday, depreciated by 0.35 percent to close at N773.4/$ at the investors and exporters (I&E) window. Data from FMDQ Securities Exchange, a platform that oversees foreign exchange (FX) trading in Nigeria, showed that the local...
Following the identification of at least four new genes linked to the disease, a blood test may help better identify women who are at risk for breast cancer. Important genes like BRCA1 are already well-known to be associated...
The Code of Conduct Bureau, has said doing private business during official hours is punishable under the law. The State Director, FCT CCB, Suleiman Usman, issued the warning on Thursday at a one-day enlightenment campaign in Abuja. He...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 51 new cases of circulating variant poliovirus (cVPV2) have been recorded in Nigeria from January to August 2023. Walter Mulombo, the WHO country representative in Nigeria, who spoke in Kaduna on Thursday,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released fresh operational mechanisms for the sale of forex by Bureau De Change (BDCs) operators within the country. This is coming 25 months after Godwin Emefiele, the suspended CBN governor, announced...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is closely monitoring BA.2.86, a new variant of COVID-19, detected in Israel, Denmark and the United States. In a bulletin on Thursday, the WHO said is it classifying the new version...
