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Nepal is preparing to drain four glacial lakes this fiscal year as it steps up efforts to reduce flood risks following a recent disaster that claimed the lives of more than 1,400 people. According to reports, rescuers are still searching for more than 5,000 people missing in the border region with C...
The Kano State Government is seeking to deepen its medical partnership with Saudi Arabia as a team of Saudi specialists concluded a six-day free urological surgical outreach that treated 52 patients in the state. The procedures were conducted at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) by specialists...
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), South East, has called for stronger collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to promote accountability, transparency and a business-friendly environment in the region. The Association’s South East Chairman, Lady Ada Chukwu...
President Tinubu also met with the president and chief executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos on Friday. The meeting came days after Dangote Group advanced major investment plans, including the expansion of its Lagos refinery and the launch of a new $16 billio...
Faith-based Nollywood movie Agbara Nla: The Return has generated more than #71 million from single-day preview screenings. According to the Nigerian Box Office, the film attracted 12,134 admissions and earned ₦70 million during its preview screenings held from September 25 to October 1. The box offi...
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, has reiterated the Nigerian Government’s commitment to empowering youths and students through science, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. The minister committed during a virtual meeting on the Youth and Students In...
More than 250 people are taking part in a trial of a drug that could prevent them from contracting Ebola at a medical centre in Ituri Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. They have all been exposed to the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which there is currently no licensed vaccin...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated former Chief of Army Staff and elder statesman, General Alani Ipoola Akinrinade (rtd), on his 87th birthday, describing him as a gallant soldier and principled patriot who devoted his life to the service of Nigeria. In a congratulatory message signed by ...
MultiChoice Nigeria has renewed its partnership with the Calabar Entertainment Conference and Festival (CECF) for the 10th consecutive year, reaffirming its long-standing support for Nigeria’s creative and entertainment industries. The announcement was made by Hit 95.9 FM, the organisers of the annu...
FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development and former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, will join some top African coaches in an insightful panel discussion at the CAF Strategy Conference. The CAF Strategy Conference, to be held in Cabo Verde between 7th – 9th of October, will bring together coaches ...
Nigeria’s U-17 men’s football team, the Golden Eaglets, were held to a 1-1 with Derby Academy in a friendly match, at the Sunrise Football Pitch in Abuja. The Golden Eaglets are preparing for the WAFU-B U17 Championship, which starts on the 10th October in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Derby Academy st...
Nigerian conservationist Prof. Edem Archibong Eniang is representing Nigeria at the inaugural World Congress on Snakes (WCS 2026) holding in Kandy, Sri Lanka. More than 500 researchers, ophiologists and medical experts from 25 countries are participating in the four-day congress, scheduled for Octob...
