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Nigeria has recorded 67 confirmed cases of Mpox from 1,031 suspected cases in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said. This was disclosed at a presented briefing held in Abuja on Wednesday. The states with confirmed cases are Akwa-Ibom (Eight); …

A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed more than 50 people, the country’s emergency response agency said. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state and at least 50 of them were burned …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the arrest and detention of its President, Joe Ajaero, by the Nigerian government, demanding his immediate and unconditional release. Ajaero was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja while on his way to the United Kingdom to attend a Trade Union Congress …

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called on the Federal Government to maintain power sector reforms and initiatives to boost electricity supply to industries. The Director-General of the LCCI, Dr Chinyere Almona, called for increased efforts in developing the power sector, noting that as of July, there was …

The city of Paris wants to honour the late Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her. The proposal was announced by city mayor Anne Hidalgo on Friday and will be discussed by elected city officials in October. Cheptegei died on Thursday at a Kenyan hospital …

The draw for the league phase of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League took place on Thursday, with all 36 teams discovering their opponents. Each team plays eight fixtures in the ‘league phase’, with this year’s men’s tournament seeing a radical change, including the end of a group stage. The high-tech …

The Nigeria Correctional Service disclosed on Thursday that the Federal Government had increased the feeding allowance for prison inmates. It also disclosed that over 1,000 inmates are currently pursuing university degrees, while six are studying for PhD. The increase in inmates’ feeding allowing follows a recent viral video in which …

The Blue Line of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit has transported about two million passengers in the past year. The Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Abimbola Akinajo, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Communications of LAMATA, Kolawole Ojelabi, on Wednesday in Lagos. The …

Ethiopian Airlines has halted flights to Eritrea, citing challenging operating conditions. The suspension comes after Eritrea announced it would end all Ethiopian Airlines flights by the end of the month. Flights between the two nations had resumed in 2018, following a peace agreement that ended two decades of hostility and …

No fewer than ten passengers were abducted when suspected pirates attacked a passenger boat in the Bonny waterway in Rivers State on Monday. It was gathered that the boat was travelling from Bonny to Port Harcourt at about 10km when the incident occurred. Though details of the incident could not …