Africa

American boxer and promoter, Floyd Mayweather, says he plans to establish a boxing academy in Africa, especially in Nigeria to build young fighters. Mayweather, a former WBC Super featherweight champion, stated this when he visited All…

The equities market recorded another day of gains on the second trading day of the week on Thursday as the market closed with a benchmark index of 1.42 percent. The all-share index rose by 1.42 percent or  709.54 basis points to close at…

Queen Elizabeth II will miss the traditional royal garden party season, where she normally meets hundreds of people on the grounds of her residences in London and Edinburgh. The 96-year-old monarch will be represented instead by other…

Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has reiterated his administration's would work with journalists, as partners and critical allies to entrench transparency, accountability and openness in governance in the state. …

The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, has called for urgent need to protect the media as the country joins the World to mark this year's Press Freedom Day. It said the inalienable right to access and disseminate information through an…

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya and the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Isiaka Amao have honoured the troops of the North East (NE), Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Maiduguri with a…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says notification slips for 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is ready. It directed all candidates who registered for the 2022 UTME to start printing out on…

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is deeply saddened to learn of the death of 29 persons in a tragic boat mishap in Shagari River at Gidan Magana in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The President extends his…

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Major-General Shu'aibu Ibrahim has disclosed that the management of the scheme would continue to pursue a technologically driven organisation to deepen effective service…

A study has found a significant under-counting of infections on the continent because of so many cases with no symptoms. This indicates that true infections on the continent were 97 times larger than reported confirmed cases. Speaking…