The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to transform its regional market into a production base, urging member states to produce more and rely less on imports in order to strengthen the region’s economy and guarantee long term prosperity.

According to Matawalle, Tinubu’s refusal to interfere with the judgement shows his commitment to democracy and judicial independence.

A growing number of Nigerian celebrities have traded the spotlight for military service in the United States, with actors, actresses and beauty queens publicly announcing their enlistment in recent years.

Somalia has been battling the Al-Shabaab insurgency for around two decades but the Islamist group still controls vast swathes of the country.

President Bola Tinubu says his administration is making significant investments in infrastructure and housing access across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to deliver on the promises of the Renewed Hope Agenda.

Doctor Zo has warned Nigerian parents against sending their children to Canada without proper supervision, saying the absence of parental guidance and the easy access to cannabis are contributing to drug use and psychological challenges among some students studying abroad.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday clarified that troops reported withdrawn from the Lake Chad Basin are different from the 200 troops deployed to Nigeria to carry out joint intelligence and training operations against ISIS and other terrorist elements within the country.

Panic erupted at the Lagos tank farm cluster in Ibafon, Apapa, on Friday morning after a fire broke out at the Bono Tank Farm, located within the Best Energy Tank Farm complex.

Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón etched his name into World Cup history on Thursday after setting a new record for the longest shutout streak, surpassing a mark that had stood for 36 years.

According to PANDEF, of the 26 major highway projects approved across 15 states, none traverses the core South-South states, except the Benue-Cross River road project, which it said borders the region, and it described the development as “deeply troubling.”