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  A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The tremor’s epicentre was about 110 kilometres (68 miles) east of Luganville, the Pacific island nation’s second-largest city, the monitor said. The risk of landslides and the number of people exposed were low, it […]

  Africa will launch its own credit rating agency on Wednesday, aimed at countering what many see as unfair assessments by global institutions that make it more expensive for African nations to borrow money. The Africa Credit Ratings Agency (AfCRA), backed by the African Union after nearly a decade of talks, will judge the creditworthiness […]

  Kenya Airways has announced the death of a passenger following a medical emergency on board a flight from Nairobi to Lagos. The airline said the incident occurred at about 21:20 Nigerian time on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, approximately 20 minutes before the aircraft landed at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. In a statement shared […]

  The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work in the field of optogenetics. Optogenetics involves controlling nerve signals with light, and helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviours like learning, fear, addiction […]

  The Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki, has said that the eight lawmakers who recently announced their defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) had been suspended long before they decided to leave the party. Moriki said the lawmakers were suspended on February 26, 2024, over allegations of gross […]

  Argentine President Javier Milei’s government said Friday that the country would offer citizenship to foreigners who invest at least $350,000 in the country. South America’s second-largest economy attracted the lowest level of foreign direct investment of any major Latin American economy in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The […]

  Young Nigerians and other stakeholders have called for greater youth participation in governance, better access to opportunities, and stronger interventions to address the economic and security challenges facing the country. The calls were made on Generation Next: Youth, Power & The Future We Must Build, a live broadcast on Channels Television on Thursday to […]

    A flydubai plane bound for Tel Aviv was forced to land in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an “incident”, the airline said, with Israeli media reporting an altercation between the pilots. Flight FZ 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv “experienced an incident while en route. The aircraft has landed safely in Tabuk Airport […]

  The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the immediate renovation, rehabilitation and upgrading of all 14 general hospitals in the territory, with new medical equipment, diagnostic facilities and theatre upgrades, while work is set to resume on the long-abandoned Utako General Hospital. The decisions were among the major resolutions of the 19th meeting […]

  Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria will stand for equity, justice and fairness in supporting candidates seeking the position of Secretary-General of the United Nations. According to a statement by his media aide, Stanley Nkwocha on Monday, Shettima stated this during a meeting with Costa Rican candidate for the position, Rebeca Grynspan, shortly before […]

Lagos State recorded the highest Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) among Nigerian states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in 2025, generating N1.77 trillion, This is according to newly released revenue figures by the National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. The NBS report showed that 36 states and the FCT generated a total of ₦5.15 trillion […]

  Nigeria has called for stronger international cooperation in tackling terrorism and other transnational security threats, urging countries to share intelligence, disrupt the financing of violence and prevent illegal weapons from crossing borders. President Bola Tinubu made the call on Thursday while delivering Nigeria’s address at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, […]