It’s a common enough scenario in Nigeria and across Africa: how to get rid of pesky mosquitoes whose buzzing disturbs sleep and whose bites can carry malaria and other diseases. Two Nigerian start-ups have tapped this — and other aspects and quirks…
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Healthcare services have collapsed in the northern part of Nigeria’s Borno state as doctors, nurses and pharmacists flee for their lives from brutal violence unleashed by Islamist Boko Haram militants. Medical professionals say health services in the…
Nigeria no longer has any excuse for failing to root out Boko Haram Islamists blamed for killing thousands, including many school children, its parliament speaker said Tuesday. “We have run out of excuses. We no longer have any excuse for our inability…
Thousands of refugees are fleeing harrowing scenes of atrocities and body-strewn streets in northern Nigeria, the UN said Tuesday. The UN’s refugee agency said violence in the area had prompted some 2,000 people to flee into neighbouring Niger over…
KADUNA, Nigeria — The waters of the River Kaduna swirl forward under a bridge that spans the long, turbulent divide between this city’s Christian neighborhoods to the south and its Muslim communities to the north. Kaduna, which literally means “…
The Ogun State government has been commended for being the first to create extensions and industrial parks among the 30…
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the 107km long Ilara-Ijoun-Eggua-Ilase road which links Yewa South, Yewa North, Imeko Afon and Ipokia Local Government…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday March 10, 2014 arraigned the quartet of Joseph Sule Emoabino, David Eson…
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been drawn to publications in Vanguard and The Punch, newspapers…
Report from Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment. In a bold move aimed at improving consumer education and protecting…
Report from Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. The Federal Government of Nigeria and Messrs Northern Numero Resources Limited…
Report from Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria Experts on Environmental Health will converge in Ibadan, Oyo State…
The attention of the Bayelsa State Government has been drawn to a publication in some sections of the media entitled…
As a result of the shortfall in federal revenue allocation to States, the Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — In renewed joint operations between the Somali National Army (SNA) and…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 10, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on slavery, Ms. Gulnara Shahinian, hailed…
It was set to be a 40-minute interview with the Vanguard Political Desk that commenced shortly after 10 p.m. in…
The newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali has assumed duty in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following the…
Report from Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Aminu Bashir Wali, has called for commitment,…
Bayelsa state Government in collaboration with the Organized Private Sector, (0PS) at the weekend in Lagos mapped out economic plans…