UN report finds increase in global hunger/in /by
A new report by the United Nations has found that there has been an increase in global hunger since 2019.
Nigeria: Nigeria, Others Earn $873.6bn From Oil Export in 2022/in /by
[Vanguard] Nigeria and other member countries of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, earned $873.6 billion from oil export in 2022.
Iranian president accuses west of promoting homosexuality/in /by
Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, criticised the West for promoting homosexuality during a visit to Uganda
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal – Be Patient, Palliatives Will Come, Tinubu Tells Nigerians/in /by
[Leadership] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday in Abuja urged Nigerians to exercise patience as the framework for palliatives to ameliorate the hardship brought on by the petrol subsidy removal were being worked out.
Six dead as police break demonstrations in Kenya/in /by
Six dead as police break cost of living demonstrations in Kenya
Nigeria: Tinubu Writes House, Seeks N500bn From 2022 Supplementary Budget for Subsidy Palliatives/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- President Bola Tinubu has requested the House of Representatives to amend the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act for subsidy palliatives.
Nigeria: Oil Theft – Navy Uncovers Sabotaged NNPC Wellhead in Rivers/in /by
[Premium Times] "The terrain (site) was discovered by our naval helicopter on routine aerial patrol of the waterways and creeks in our area of responsibility."
UN Human Rights Council condemns burning of the Koran/in /by
"This urgent debate is prompted by recent incidents of burning of the Koran, which is the core of faith for well over a billion people. These and other incidents appear to have been manufactured to express contempt and inflame anger, to drive wedges between people and to provoke." Volker Turk
Zimbabwe’s Kasukuwere, not allowed to run for president/in /by
Saviour Kasukuwere, a former cabinet member who was exiled, is not allowed to run for president of the country, according to the Zimbabwean High Court.
Rainy season in Côte d’Ivoire: 30 deaths since the beginning of April/in /by
Torrential rains followed by devastating floods are a regular occurrence in Côte d'Ivoire's largest city, which has a population of nearly six million.