The management of the University of Jos have dismissed reports that seven students of the university died in the bomb…
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Plateau State governor, Jonah David Jang has described the insecurity situation in the country as a war situation, describing the…
The federal government has said it will establish trauma counselling centres to aid survivors of the recent bomb blast that…
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) on Friday urged United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) to intervene on environmental…
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Friday said the Federal Government disbursed N130.7 billion to the defence sector…
The leader of Nigeria’s Muslims on Friday announced plans to host a national day of prayer in the capital as…
To the Editor: My heart goes out to those parents of the schoolgirls in Nigeria who, through no fault of their own, are being used to extort money for the terrorist cause in that country. The country’s military has refused to get involved in finding…
The United States is alone in helping Nigeria locate more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamists, Secretary of State John Kerry said, despite help on the ground from Britain, France and Israel. With 80 military personnel sent to neighboring Chad…
Nigeria needs foreign help to defeat Boko Haram, a senior intelligence source told AFP on Friday, as the country’s top Muslim leader broke his silence to demand action to defeat the militants. The security source, who agreed to an interview on condition…
23 May 2014 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) today sentenced former militia leader Germain Katanga to 12 years in…
22 May 2014 – While Somalia has made political, economic and security progress in the last 12 months, the country…
21 May 2014 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South sudan today demanded unhindered freedom of movement for its…
21 May 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations envoy for West Africa have strongly condemned the double…
21 May 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his deep concern at the rapidly deteriorating situation in the northern…
ABUJA (National Conference Report) – The plenary sessions of the on-going National Conference on Wednesday May 22, 2014 began debate…
ABUJA (Special Duties and Inter- Governmental Affairs Report) The Minister of Special Duties and Inter Government Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki…
NEW YORK, May 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “The Security Council welcomes the Secretary-General’s 3 April letter to the…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM and the Government of Uganda have organized a two-day workshop…
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Music and dance are among the ancient forms of art that…
Report from Federal Information Center, Yola. Minister for Special Duties, Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has lauded the efforts of the…