An outbreak of a cattle disease identified as Contagious Bovine Pleuro Pneumonia, CBPP has struck Katsina State killing thirteen cows. The outbreak was said to have been recorded over the weekend in Hayin Sheka, Sabuwar Kasa in Kafur Local Government…
A few kilometers away lies Tommy Private School, Ikeja; housed in a tidy, white, two-storied building with a red roof that gleams in tandem with its swanky surroundings. Air-conditioned classrooms are adorned with flowers in vases along spacious corridors, which…
Attackers have detonated explosives before storming the offices of the Save the Children charity in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. At least two people have been killed and 12 injured, officials say. It is believed about 50 staff were…
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has asserted that enforcing tobacco control laws in Nigeria is everyone’s duty; hence all hands must be on deck to ensure that the laws are implemented to the letter. Akinbode Oluwafemi,…
UNITED NATIONS — Pneumonia is the biggest killer of children worldwide, but when it comes to fighting the deadly disease, the problem is not a lack of tools or knowledge, but access, experts say. A combination of factors — including…
Activist Malala Yousafzai’s charity is getting a major investment from Apple. Apple’s support will allow the Malala Fund to double the number of grants to fund the secondary education for girls in India and Latin America, the company announced Sunday.…
Editor’s Note : Read the full report here : wef.ch/igd18 Decades of prioritizing economic growth over social equity has led to historically high levels of wealth and income inequality and caused governments to miss out on a virtuous circle in which…
The National Assembly has taken a huge step on a proposed legislation meant to be an Executive Bill, considering the pivotal moment this represents. However, there are still questions on the pre-emption rights of the minister to seize all petroleum…
As security agents continue to find lasting solution to the current killings in some parts of the country, the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA) has urged the Federal Government to check the activities of armed herdsmen, saying they pose…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Umar Gali Na’Abba, has said President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the physical and intellectual capacity to govern Nigeria.
