[The Conversation Africa] Sheep and goats in southwest Nigeria are carrying bacteria that are resistant to a range of drugs, such as antibiotics. This is a problem because the bacterium, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, poses a potential ...

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon officials are accusing rebels from the Central African Republic of crossing the border and stealing cattle and abducting villagers for ransom. The officials say C.A.R. rebels are fleeing the country to escape post-...

[VOA] Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso -- The attack in Burkina Faso last month that killed 160 civilians was in retaliation for activity by pro-government civilian militias in the area, according to Human Rights Watch.

[Premium Times] Nigeria remains one of the 30 countries globally with the highest burden of the disease, while it also ranks first in Africa in the number of undetected cases.

[The Conversation Africa] Nigeria's transport network is largely in a state of disrepair due to inadequate investment over the decades, economic and population growth, and ineffective policies and plans.

[This Day] The Senate was on Tuesday sharply divided over the debate on a Bill to regulate the slaughtering, breeding and ranching of donkey in the country.

[Premium Times] "You can say intercepted as much as you want but for me Kanu was kidnapped and that is wrong internationally and it is wrong morally."

[Leadership] The Senate has condemned what it described as the "unlawful" encroachment and arrest of Nigerians by the authorities of the Republic of Benin.

[Premium Times] "Internet Exchange Points (IXP) are critical to improving internet access and lowering connectivity costs in the continent," the report states.

[VOA] Abuja -- Nigerian authorities in northwest Kaduna state have closed 13 schools after more than 140 students were kidnapped Monday from a Baptist high school. The closures follow a string of armed attacks on schools that authorities say threaten...

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES highlights the roles of some appointees encouraging President Muhammadu Buhari administration's proclivity to suppress free speech and free media.

[Nation] When Nnamdi Okwu Kanu was born in September 1967 in Afia State, Nigeria was a young nation bracing for its bloodiest civil war yet. The Biafran war, as it is now known, would go on to claim the lives of three million people, mostly from star...

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[Concord] Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Sierra Leone

[Premium Times] The lawmaker says that the call became necessary because the schools were more important than the viewing centres.

[Premium Times] The governor also announced a N5 million cash gift for a Level 16 officer in Lagos State Civil Service for winning an impromptu quiz

[Daily Trust] The Senate yesterday condemned the "unlawful" encroachment and arrest of Nigerians by the authorities of the Republic of Benin.

[Daily Trust] The Senate has passed a bill to establish the Nigerian French Language Village, Badagry, Lagos State, as an inter-university centre for French studies.

[Daily Trust] The Fiscal Responsibility Commission has generated over N2trn since inception in 2007.

[Daily Trust] The Osun State Muslim Community (OSMC) has called on the police to ensure the prosecution of the masquerade who attacked Muslims while praying at a mosque in Osogbo, Osun State.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Presidency, on Tuesday, stated that it got the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, due to "cross-border cooperation" in a well-coordinated "international operation".

[Vanguard] Akure -- A Non-Governmental Organization, Kiddies Concert Education Foundation (Kidscon Multicreations) has offered scholarship and other child empowerment support initiatives to over fifty talented, brilliant but indigent children across ...

[Vanguard] Local Government Chairmen of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has said that the former governor of the State, Ayodele Fayose, will not be bothered by petty blackmail, linking him with any threat to join the All Progressiv...

[Vanguard] The Southern governors' position on raging national issues, yesterday, raised dust in the polity, eliciting support and criticisms in many quarters.

[Vanguard] The Chairman Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Senator Kabiru Gaya has yesterday disclosed that nominated commissioners including Miss Lauretta Anochie would on Thursday know their fate.

[Vanguard] Umuahia -- The All Progressives Congress, APC, Abia State chapter, has called on the state House of Assembly to respect the judiciary and stop the investigation into how the N22 billion Paris Club refund was utilized in the state.

[Vanguard] Abuja -- Following alleged murder of the Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga, a Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Legal Defence and Assistance Project, LEDAP, yesterday, condemned alleged media trial and violation of Chidi...

[Vanguard] Abuja -- THE House of Representatives, Tuesday, presented for consideration a bill seeking to jail unlawful protesters in the country.

[Vanguard] The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Apapa Area Command, on Tuesday, said it generated N366 billion in the first half of the year.