Nigeria’s effort to eliminate illegal mining and protect its mineral wealth has gained new momentum following the launch of a specialised capacity-building program by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Mining Marshals.This...

The Director of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, South West Area Office 1, Olubukola Oluwaremilekun Abiodun, has said that ongoing engagements between the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the NYSC are aimed at strengthening coordination ahead of upcoming elections.Speaking during a visit...

UNWFP to run out of resources for emergency food, nutrition aid in December United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that growing instability across Northern Nigeria, including the surge in attacks, could push nearly 35 million people into severe food insecurity during the 2026...

Ukraine has said a "common understanding" has been reached with the US on a peace deal aimed at ending the war with Russia.The proposal is based on a 28-point plan presented to Kyiv by the US last week, which American and Ukrainian officials worked...

Ten women and children have been taken in the western state while police said one woman had managed to flee the scene. It is the latest kidnapping in a country beset by long-brewing conflicts.Police said on Tuesday that gunmen in the Nigerian state of...

Washington has been stepping up diplomatic pressure as its regional partners attempt to push Sudan's warring commanders toward a humanitarian truce after two years of conflict.US President Donald Trump's envoy for Africa, Massad Boulos, on Tuesday urged Sudan's rival commanders to accept an international...