2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (692+ words) By "Efefiom Kofon, SOAS, University of London NIGERIA imports at least 70 per cent of its medicines. This is striking for a country of over 230 million people and at least 120 active pharmaceutical manufacturers. This pattern has persisted for decades. It reflects…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (380+ words) In a statement on April 7, WANAMDEL said the incident occurred on April 4 at the Adonkia Police Station, where Kamara, also a journalist, had gone to follow up on investigations into the death of his colleague, Augustine Sensie Bangura. According to…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago  (463+ words) DEATH toll from Wednesday's Israeli attacks across Lebanon has risen to 254, with at least 1, 165 people injured, according to Lebanon's civil defence authorities, as strikes hit multiple densely populated areas across the country. The casualties were recorded across several regions, with…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (782+ words) It is no more news that Nigeria mostly consumes what it does not produce and mostly produces what it does not consume. As the country's population outpaces the capacity of the economy to provide for everyone, it is important to…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (471+ words) IRAN'S main oil export hub, Kharg Island, came under attack on Tuesday, April 7, in what appears to be one of the most serious escalations in the standoff between the United States and Iran. Multiple sites on the island were hit,…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (479+ words) GHANA has announced plans to introduce a visa-free policy for all African travellers, in a move aimed at deepening unity and improving movement across the continent. John Dramani Mahama, president of Ghana, made the announcement, stating that the policy will…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1136+ words) THE Nigeria Police Force has re-arraigned Mubarak Bello, the whistleblower who exposed a payroll racket at Katsina command, before the Federal High Court in Katsina for alleged unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. Bello, a resident of Katsina, was charged…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (529+ words) THE Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), affirming an earlier ruling that stopped the commission from fining broadcast stations. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Thursday, April 2, the three-member panel ruled…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (472+ words) In a letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu, six Nigerian and international media organisations accused his government of ignoring ongoing attacks on journalists. "Since you assumed office as Nigeria's president in 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has documented Nigerian…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (12+ words) Don't panic, CBN tells Union, Keystone, Polaris depositors over recapitalisation'The ICIR...