The White House raised the possibility Wednesday of Donald Trump meeting Pope Francis during the US president’s trip to Italy in late May, although it stressed nothing has been scheduled. “We will be reaching out to the Vatican to see Read more
• Easter holiday to blame, say presidential aides The regular Wednesday meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa failed to hold yesterday as expected. The president had last week also Read more
• Number of cases, deaths rise by 103.5%, 70% in two weeks • Ondo sensitises health workers Determined to control the spread and fatality of the Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) serotype C epidemic in the country, the Federal Government (FG) Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has faulted the calls by some Nigerians for a separation of the country. Speaking with delegates of the northern socio-political group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) who visited him in his office yesterday at the State Read more
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan (UI) chapter has called on the Federal Government to scrap the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Chairman, Dr. Deji Omole, who spoke in Ibadan yesterday said the board has Read more
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has hailed the talent and resilience of Nigerians wherever they are, noting that “the country is blessed with great talents and Nigerians are among some of the most creative and smartest persons around the world.’’ The Vice Read more
Three people were killed and four others wounded on Wednesday in a suicide attack in Cameroon’s restive Far North, a local official said. “Just before 10:00 am, a suicide bomber who crossed from Nigeria entered Kolofata and blew himself up,” Read more
Normal aviation services resumed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja yesterday as the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika re-opened the facilities a day earlier than the April 19 schedule. The airport was shut for six weeks Read more
The UN said Wednesday it had found a further 17 mass graves in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s central Kasai region, an area plagued by violence between tribal militias and security forces. Fighting erupted in Kasai after government troops last Read more
The Presidency has commenced efforts to strengthen the mechanism of the Whistle blower policy following breakthroughs in the war against corruption and unaccounted wealth. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this Read more