[This Day] The agitation for autonomy for the judiciary and parliamentary arms of government has assumed a different dimension since workers in both sectors embarked on an enduring strike to press home their demands, write Alexander Enumah and Oñyeb...

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Netflix original documentary, "My Octopus Teacher", has won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

[East African] Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi is increasingly being viewed as his own man. He has succeeded in shaking off his predecessor and perceived puppeteer Joseph Kabila and even gone ahead to be elected chair of the A...

[RFI] The future of the northern white rhino, nearly extinct, has hope for a new generation of the rare pachyderms after BioRescue, an international team of scientists and wildlife conservationists, have produced four embryos, according to a statemen...

[African Institute for Development Policy] Malaria kills more than 650,000 people each year; the majority of those deaths occurring on the African continent. In 2019, 229 million people were infected. That's about 3 percent of all humans on Earth, ev...

[GroundUp] Informal settlement was first promised water and sanitation in 2017

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government yesterday rejected a World Bank's report, which indicated that over 78 per cent of electricity consumers in Nigeria received less than 12 hours of electricity supply daily.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa now has 1 575 471 confirmed COVID-19 cases, while 54 148 people have died, according to the official figures.

[This Day] The Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) and the management of Port of Antwerp International have pledged to work together to develop ideas and explore ways decongest the Lagos ports.

[Monitor] The High Court will today decide whether to grant an application in which Rhino Fund Uganda (RFU) is seeking to stop their eviction from Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola District.

[Premium Times] The House of Representatives held only 14 plenary sessions in the first quarter of this year, less than half of the minimum of 36 sessions it should have held.

[This Day] As part of the efforts to protect the sugar industry, which is governed by the Nigerian Sugar Master Plan (NSMP), the federal government has banned the importation of refined sugar and its derivatives from the nation's Free Trade Zones (FT...

[Ecowas] Abuja, Nigeria, April 23, 2021. The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Guidelines of the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the ECOWAS Commission were unveiled on the 23rd of April in Abuja, Nigeria.

[This Day] Udora Orizu writes that members of the House of Representatives recently argued over Minority Leader, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu's motion calling for resignation of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami for his past comme...

[This Day] Security Expert, Dr Ona Ekhomu has urged the Nigerian military to urgently create a firewall in the North-east to prevent incursion into Nigeria by the various militia groups fighting for control of the Central African nation of Chad.

[This Day] Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has expressed concerns over the high level of insecurity being experienced presently nationwide.

[This Day] Udora Orizu writes that the widespread destruction and loss of lives caused by flooding in 2020, calls for all hands on deck by all tiers of government to put in place structures and adhere to warnings issued by flood monitoring agencies a...

[This Day] Abuja -- The Academy of Medicine Specialties, together with its Rapid-Response initiative group, has advised the federal government to shut the country's international airports for at least two weeks to avoid the third wave of the COVID-19...

[This Day] Promoters of the proposed Escravos Seaport Industrial Complex (ESIC - 1) have revealed that the $2.9 billion (N1.16 trillion) project will attract $50 billion (N20 trillion) in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Nigeria when completed and ...

[Vanguard] Former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, All Progressives Congress, APC, Borno South, has asked the Federal Government not to carry out secret trial for arrested Bureau De Change, BDC, operators who have been accused of funding Boko Haram.

[Vanguard] Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Elias Mbam, said weekend that a review of the remuneration of political and judiciary office holders has begun.

[Vanguard] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he is confident Nigeria will become an oasis of peace, security and prosperity in Africa and beyond.

[Vanguard] Kano -- The Kano State Government have on Sunday destroyed counterfeit goods of adulterated food, drinks and fake drugs worth about N1 billion.

[Leadership] About 200 residential houses in six communities of Cross River State have been washed into the ravines by flood water from gully erosion in the last five years.

[Leadership] Tragedy struck at the weekend in Edo State as nine of the ten guests travelling for a wedding at Ewato in Esan South East local government area of Edo State are believed to have died after their vehicle collided with a truck, laden with ...

[Leadership] Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has identified inclusive governance, job creation and citizens' welfare as antidotes to the rising security challenges across Nigeria.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has canvassed an open trial of 400 Bureau De Change (BDC) accused of funding Boko Haram insurgency.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled its 2021 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) date from April 30 to May 20.

[Daily Maverick] In a dramatic 48 hours following Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa's decision to strip Cricket South Africa of its status as the sport's governing body, it seems that sense has prevailed.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Executive Secretary, Chief Executive, National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), Paul Ikonne, has said the agency is currently working to bring herders and farmers to the table with a view to resolving issues th...