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Edo Queens accept CAF decision, vow to fight for Women's Champions League spot

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Edo Queens have accepted the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) decision to resume the outstanding extra time of their disputed WAFU-B final against Ghanaian champions Ampem... Read More


MacArthur President urges Africa to move from AI talk to action

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- John Palfrey, president of the MacArthur Foundation, has urged African countries to translate their artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions into practical solutions, calling for gre... Read More


Tinubu commissions section of Kano-Kaduna highway

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday commissioned Section III of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano expressway, stretching across Kaduna and Kano states. Represented at the ceremony by Kan... Read More


Ebola: Africa CDC warns African leaders against politicising outbreak, finger-pointing

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned African leaders against politicising the ongoing Ebola outbreak, urging countries to avoid finger-poin... Read More


Ogun schools shut again as toxic gas sends over 100 pupils to hospital

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Schools in parts of Ogun State have been forced to close on Wednesday after more than 100 pupils were reportedly hospitalised following another exposure to an offensive gaseous sub... Read More


FG launches five-year plan to eliminate lead poisoning

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The federal government has launched a five-year strategic plan to eliminate lead poisoning in Nigeria, with a focus on strengthening prevention, surveillance, regulation and coordi... Read More


Ebola: Africa CDC urges African ownership, accountability in outbreak response

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has urged African governments to take greater ownership of disease outbreak responses, invest in their health sys... Read More


Ebola: Africa CDC seeks full travel history of Nigeria's patient to trace source of infection

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Jean Kaseya, has called on Nigeria's first confirmed Ebola patient to disclose her compl... Read More


Bauchi mosque removes imam over alleged campaign for Tinubu's 2027 re-election

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The management committee of Masjid Abdullahi Bin Zubbair in Madina Quarters, Bauchi State, has removed its imam, Dahiru Abubakar, over allegations that he used sermons to campaign ... Read More


Seplat Energy appoints Effiong Okon as chief executive officer

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- Seplat Energy Plc has appointed Effiong Okon as its chief executive officer, making him the first Akwa Ibom indigene to occupy the top executive position at the Nigerian energy com... Read More