Nigeria

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has decried that female genital mutilation (FGM) is on the rise in Nigeria and that the country ranked third globally. A press release by UNICEF on International Day of Zero Tolerance for…

Nigeria’s delegation to the ongoing Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament on Thursday said the security situation in the country is dire. The assessment was made during the 33- member Nigerian Delegation…

Latest data from the Debt Management Office (DMO) has revealed that Nigeria spent almost N2tn on debt servicing payments from January to September 2020. The Office had recently revealed that the nation’s total public debt stock…

Nigeria stands as the number one country in Africa in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2020 World Economic Outlook’s ratings of countries. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), using countries’ GDPs, IMF ranked…

Scientists at the Redeemer’s University, Nigeria, say they have found the United Kingdom’s ‘lineage B.1.1.7,’ a mutant variant of the COVID-19 global pandemic, in Nigeria. They reported that the ‘lineage B.1.1.7’ mutant variant…

For the second time in five years, Nigeria has entered into recession as official figures published on Saturday show that the economy shrank again in the third quarter of this year. This may not be unconnected with the economic…

‎United States President, Donald Trump, has hailed the country’s Special Operations soldiers who rescued 27-year-old American, Philip Watson, in northern Nigeria. ‎ Trump saluted the soldiers in a post on Twitter. “Last…

Nigeria’s music legend, Onyeka Onwenu says should anything happen to the nation’s unity, she will relocate to the South-East. She however said the nation’s unity is not negotiable as she remains a firm believer in the oneness…

‎‎ Nigeria and India on ‎Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes. The MOU was signed during a virtual meeting between Nigerian and Indian…

Al-Qaeda and ISIS are looking to make an inroad into Southern Nigeria, the United States said on Wednesday. Already, the terrorist group is penetrating the North-West geopolitical zone. The Commander of the US special operations…