[Nation] Freetown -- Guinean authorities on Saturday said four people had died from suspected Ebola virus complications, sparking fears of the return of the deadly viral disease in West Africa, four years after the world's largest outbreak of the dis...

[Centre 4s] A G 5 Sahel-France Summit is due to take place on 15 February in Ndjamena, Chad. Eight years after the successful deployment of French troops in Mali, the time has come for the allies to evaluate the situation so as to avoid the crumbling...

[UN News] Secretary-General António Guterres condemned  on Saturday, a "complex attack" against the UN mission in the West African country of Mali 

[DW] Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that more than 40,000 people can make claims against the European energy giant following decades of oil spills in the Niger Delta region.

[DW] Nigeria -- the world's second-largest Bitcoin market after the United States -- has banned the trading of cryptocurrencies. It's triggered anger among Nigerians who see cryptos as a safe haven in a battered economy.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Okonjo-Iweala has stressed the need for the World Trade Organization to play a role in helping poorer countries access COVID-19 vaccines

[This Day] -Police in show of force, tighten security around Lekki

[Vanguard] -Say Biden can't dictate our way of life

[Premium Times] Also on Friday, Nigeria reported 1,005 new COVID-19 cases.

[WHO] The four leading international health and humanitarian organizations announced today the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile to ensure outbreak response.

[DW] Guinea's Health Ministry is "really concerned" over a recent outbreak of the rare but deadly virus that causes fever, aches, diarrhea, and sometimes bleeding. DR Congo has also reported cases.

[Premium Times] Governor Ortom disagrees with his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, over cattle herders arming themselves with AK-47 rifles.

[This Day] Kaduna/Abuja/Makurdi -- -Says Fulani who have broken no laws must be protected

[Leadership] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Dangote Refinery has the potential to rescue Nigeria from the current economic downturn as well as provide an elixir for the country's economy when it is completed and start produc...

[Premium Times] Fela was among the seven artistes whose names appeared on the list, alongside Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, and Tina Turner.

[Premium Times] "Popularizing condom use, at this time, represents one of the most important public health initiatives..."

[Vanguard] Owerri/Rivers -- Imo and Rivers States yesterday said they have commenced payment of the N30,000 minumum wage to their workers.

[Premium Times] "...22,953 applied for the Teaching Service Commission vacancies, 33,971 put in for the State Universal Basic Education jobs. The government plans to recruit 4,701 teachers for the two categories."

[This Day] -Seed capital to come from CBN, NSIA, Africa Finance Corporation

[Vanguard] Armed to teeth security operatives, and aggrieved protesters and journalists all present as the law enforcers try to ensure that protesters don't break law and order after defying warnings against another protest at Lekki Tollgate.

[Cameroon Tribune] They used the name of the Secretary General of the General Delegation for National Security to crook personnel of the Police Corps and the Ministry of Defence.

[Africa In Fact] In weakly institutionalised contexts, natural resource wealth tends to be a curse instead of a blessing. Where citizens are relatively powerless to hold ruling elites to account, resource wealth undermines development prospects. To t...

[Leadership] Veteran Nollywood Actor, Pete Edochie, has publicly endorsed his son, Yul Edochie, for the 2023 presidential election in the country.

[This Day] Abuja -- The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to look into the quality and quantity of arms and ammunition purchased for security agencies in the country for the last 10 years, with a clear inquest into the relevant tools and eq...

[Premium Times] The outbreak occurred in two backyard poultry farms of multiple species, ostriches, geese, turkeys, layers, and peacocks in Kano state.

[Leadership] Ahead of a planned protest by #ENDSARS proponent on February 13 at the Lekki toll gate, the federal government yesterday warned that such protest will not be tolerated.

[DW] Nigeria -- the world's second-largest Bitcoin market after the United States -- has banned the trading of cryptocurrencies. It's triggered anger among Nigerians who see cryptos as a safe haven in a battered economy.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As world marks Red Hand Day, more attention must be paid to girls recruited by armed groups.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), yesterday moved to curb the incessant loss and hoarding of petroleum products across the country, with the inauguration of the Downstream Remote Monitoring System (DRMS).

[This Day] Akure -- The Ondo State Executive Council has approved a bill for a law to regulate rearing and grazing of livestock in the state, which will be transmitted to the state House of Assembly.