The European Union has released €1,000,000 (N847 million) as humanitarian funding to fight the spread of diphtheria and assist the most affected communities. According to a press statement released on Tuesday by the EU, the €1million came in addition to €150,000 which the EU allocated to the Disaster Response Emergency Fund of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red …

Head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Jose Peseiro has explained why his team failed to beat Zimbabwe during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Peseiro watched as goals from Walter Musona and Kelechi Iheanacho ensured Zimbabwe and Nigeria drew 1-1 at Huye Stadium in Rwanda. The result against Zimbabwe means the Super Eagles have now failed to win …

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stated that the significant prevalence of open defecation results in substantial socio-economic losses for the country. According to the UN agency, about 48 million people still defecate in the open – mostly in the rural areas. Clement Adams, Officer-in-Charge/Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Nigeria Bauchi Field Office, disclosed this at the Media Dialogue …

Nigeria is the only African country among the top 10 with the highest number of students in the United States. Data from the new Open Doors Report, published by the Washington-based Institute of International Education (IIE) on Monday showed. According to the report, the number of Nigerians studying in the United States of America rose by 22.2 percent within one …

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said 6,976,470 individuals were forcibly displaced by conflicts and violence in West Africa. Out of the 6,976,470 persons, 6,352,346 are Internally Displaced Persons and 624,124 are refugees and asylum-seekers According to the UNHCR, Nigeria and Burkina Faso hosts the highest displaced population with 5,641,530 individuals in West Africa. It attributed conflicts …

Nigeria has been ranked the second most prayerful country on earth. According to the Pew Research Center, Afghanistan was ranked first with 96 per cent prayer rate while Nigeria took the second position with 95 per cent prayer rate. The Pew Research Center is a non-partisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides data on social issues, public …

Reigning Commonwealth Games champion India, Kenya, Uganda, Benin Republic, Togo, South Africa and hosts Nigeria top the list of African countries billed to compete at this year’s Valuejet ITTF Lagos Para Open. The two-day event holds from 12 to 14 October at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. This year’s tournament will see players compete in the …

Nigeria has lost the joint bid with the Benin Republic to host the African Cup of Nations in 2027. Instead, the joint bid of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania won the day. This comes after the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh arrived in Egypt on Tuesday with representatives of the Nigeria Football Federation to push for the bid. …

The British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, Jonny Baxter has said that his first few weeks in Nigeria have revealed the people as passionate, full of energy, and with entrepreneurial spirit Baxter, who is new in office, said this in his maiden media interview, with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, on Thursday. “I have been here for three …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barrister Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to civil aviation safety and achieving safety standards in the aviation industry. Keyamo gave the assurance when he met with the visiting team of the International Civil Aviation Organization in Abuja, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Tunde Moshood. …