A new, more transmissible form of the virus is driving a rapidly spreading Mpox outbreak in Africa, which the continent’s health agency called an emergency on Tuesday. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security for the deadly disease. Experts from the World Health Organisation will also

On Tuesday, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun said that his administration plans to provide grants ranging from N500,000 to N10 million to business-oriented youngsters in the state through the Ogun Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Programme. Abiodun noted that the grants will begin during the second phase of OGYES, which will soon be reintroduced. He stated

In a parched village in southern Africa’s tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho, a farmer tramps through his dusty plot and pulls desiccated stalks and roots from the dry earth. The plot once fed Daniel Phoofolo’s family, with enough produce left over to sell. But a drought that has been biting countries across southern Africa for

All living former presidents and heads of state are expected to converge on the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, at noon today (Tuesday) as President Bola Tinubu convenes the Council of State meeting. At Tuesday’s meeting, his first since assuming office 14 months ago, members will discuss recent events nationwide, particularly the #EndBadGovernance protests, the economy,

The monies unremitted by Revenue Generating Agencies to the coffers of the Federal Government increased to N4.1tn as of June 2024, the Federation Accounts Allocations Committee has said. FAAC stated that this was despite the agencies’ reconciliation and payment of outstanding debts of N94.96bn in May 2024. The PUNCH reports that the unresolved amount is $165,067,714.53

Independent petroleum marketers in Nigeria are hopeful that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery will sell its Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, around N600 or N650 per litre when it is ultimately released into the market. Dealers affiliated with the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria believe the Dangote refinery would drive down petrol prices

Olufemi Soneye, the spokesperson for Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has revealed that the state-owned energy firm has cut its interest in the Dangote refinery in order to invest in compressed natural gas. Soneye said that the NNPC limited its stake to 7.2% rather than 20% in the project to develop CNG stations around the

The Redeemed Christian Church of God’s City of David Parish in Lagos has named Pastor Kayode Pitan as its new leader. He will take over for Pastor Charles Kpandei, who has been acting as the interim pastor ever since Pastor Idowu Iluyomade was suspended. Church Times Nigeria said on Sunday that Pitan’s appointment came after

Mrs. Igiebor, the person who tore her husband’s passport, has spoken out about her motivations. She claims that their family problems began long before they left Europe to return to Nigeria. Igiebor, a TikTok content maker well-known for posting pictures of her kids and spouse, revealed the information on Monday. She stated on the video,

President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated 30 hybrid-powered Compressed Natural Gas buses given by the Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria at the State House in Abuja. Tinubu, speaking at the commissioning of the CNG buses on Monday, underlined Nigeria’s urgent need to harness its massive natural gas resources in transportation. The President noted