By Femi Bolaji JALINGO — Former Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has congratulated Governor Agbu Kefas and the people of Taraba State on the state’s 35th anniversary, urging leaders and citizens to unite in unlocking its development potential. Sambo, in a statement issued to journalists on Thursday, described the 35th anniversary as a significant […]

…. 20.6m cases, 9.8m deaths recorded worldwide in 2024By Chioma Obinna The just-released GLOBOCAN report has revealed that the global cancer burden is rising sharply, with 20.6 million new cases and 9.8 million deaths recorded worldwide in 2024. It also showed that deep inequalities in prevention, early detection, treatment and cancer surveillance continue to leave […]

The US Department of State said on Friday it had approved the possible sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II missiles and related equipment to South Korea at an estimated total cost of $125 million.

…He was a distinguished journalist, gentleman — NGE, NUJ, GOCOP LAGOS—PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE; the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, FCT council and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, yesterday, mourned the death of the founder and Managing Editor of The Eagle Online, […]

The Nigerian naira is trading at about ₦1,345.94 to the US dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Thursday, August 27, 2026, according to the latest available live exchange-rate data.