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The United States has withdrawn the majority of its military personnel from Nigeria following a high-profile, short-term counterterrorism mission in the Lake Chad Basin. General Dagvin Anderson, Commander of US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, confirmed the troop departure during a virtual briefing on Thursday. The temporary deployment achieved its tactical objectives, leading to…
The Federal Government will repatriate 271 Nigerian nationals from South Africa today following a sharp escalation in anti-immigrant hostility. An Air Peace aircraft departed Abuja on Monday afternoon to facilitate the emergency airlift. The return flight will land at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Tuesday morning. This evacuation comes amid a looming…
The Lagos State Government has launched a N200m grant to support young agricultural entrepreneurs across the state. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the financial intervention scheme during the closing ceremony of the Agri-Exploration Programme on Tuesday. The initiative targets small and medium-scale agricultural enterprises managed by youths to boost local food security. State officials designed the…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has resigned following a swift and brutal mutiny within his own governing Labour Party. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Starmer confirmed he had informed King Charles III of his decision to step down. His departure cuts short a turbulent premiership that began with a landslide electoral victory less than two…
The United States government is permanently halting its massive financial support for South Africa’s national HIV and AIDS response programmes. State Department officials confirmed a phased drawdown of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, commonly known as PEPFAR, to close out operations by early next year. The abrupt fiscal withdrawal ends a multi-billion-dollar health…
Nigerian singer Tems has broken out of the geographical confines of traditional international categories to secure top-tier mainstream nominations at the 2026 BET Awards. The organizers confirmed that the Grammy-winning vocalist will deliver a headline performance at the live ceremony in Los Angeles on June 28. Her inclusion on the main performance bill alongside American…
A staggering 40 percent of medical laboratory results for genotype testing in Nigeria are inaccurate or entirely false. Healthcare experts delivered this alarming revelation during a specialised summit marking the International Sickle Cell Day in Lagos. These widespread diagnostic errors directly fuel the country’s worsening sickle cell epidemic by misleading couples into incompatible marriages. Nigeria…
The European Union launched a vital partnership with Nigeria to finance the domestic manufacture of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food. This collaborative initiative aims to end the country’s costly reliance on imported nutritional treatments for severe acute malnutrition. Massimo De Luca, the Head of Cooperation for the EU Delegation to Nigeria, announced the intervention at a specialized…
Nigeria’s tertiary admissions cycle has entered its final, crucial phase following a decisive administrative intervention. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Tuesday released the results of the 2026 mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. This final batch of scores clears the path for the board to begin ranking candidates and coordinating admissions for universities, polytechnics,…
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has announced sweeping funding cuts for HIV prevention programmes across Nigeria and 61 other low- and middle-income nations. A comprehensive review by the Geneva-based multilateral institution reveals that a severe tightening of international donor allocations has forced a major restructuring of its global healthcare financing portfolio….
