IN a final push to eradicate polio in Nigeria, the World Bank’s Board yesterday approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of $95 million for the Nigeria Polio Eradication Support Project. The move is to help the country...

DEFYING heavy traffic occasioned by maintenance work on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, concerned Nigerians from various walks of life on Friday attended the 4th Wole Soyinka Centre Media Lecture Series at NECA Hall, Lagos. Mallam Mohammed...

THE Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has demanded the immediate resignation of Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Odua, and an overhaul of the sector to rid it of corruption and imminent collapse. The body also called for the urgent...

A GANG of armed robbers at about 11.35am on Friday attacked Goniri town, Yobe State, snatching at gunpoint the salaries of teachers and fleeing towards the Damaturu-Biu road. An eyewitness said the men came in a Volkswagen Golf car wielding...

THE Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) yesterday in Addis Ababa condemned activities of the Boko Haram sect in Nigeria. And for the first time, the PSC has urged international support for the current effort at stemming...