On Friday, August 22, 2025, health and climate experts warned of a growing public health emergency in Nigeria driven by climate change, with floods, rising temperatures, and erratic weather patterns intensifying diseases like malaria, cholera, respiratory infections, and malnutrition, particularly impacting vulnerable women and children, as reported by Vanguard and ThisDay. Recent floods in Mokwa, […]
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reported that U.S. crude oil exports to Nigeria and other African nations fell for the fifth consecutive month to 3.3 million barrels per day (bpd) in July 2025, the lowest since March 2022, according to its August 2025 Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR), […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the Smithsonian Institution, labeling it “OUT OF CONTROL” for its focus on “how bad Slavery was” and neglecting “Success, Brightness, and the Future,” in a Truth Social post, as reported by CNN and ABC News. Trump’s remarks, part of a broader campaign […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, a senior Israeli official reaffirmed the government’s demand for the release of all 49 remaining hostages—27 believed dead—in any Gaza ceasefire deal, following Hamas’s acceptance of a new 60-day truce proposal mediated by Qatar and Egypt, as reported by AFP and France 24. The proposal, described by Qatar’s Majed al-Ansari […]
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) strongly condemned the assault of a female Corps Member, identified as Elohor from Delta State, by operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante Group in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, describing it as “unacceptable and dehumanising,” in a statement by Acting Director of Information […]
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz approved a military plan to conquer Gaza City and authorized the call-up of approximately 60,000 reservists, with a military official clarifying that 50,000 would be drafted starting in September, as confirmed by the Defence Ministry to AFP and reported by Hindustan Times and Daily Mail. […]
On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, the spokesperson for the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Mr. Moses Olafare, rejected a 48-hour ultimatum from the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, to revoke the alleged conferment of the “Oluomo of Yorubaland” title on Ibadan-based businessman Chief Dotun Sanusi, calling it an “empty threat from a dead […]
On Friday, August 15, 2025, the Financial Times announced that the 12th edition of its flagship FT Africa Summit, themed “Africa in a Changing World,” will convene leaders from Nigeria, South Africa, Angola, Egypt, Mauritius, Kenya, and Senegal on October 21–22, 2025, at The Peninsula, London, to address trade, technology, and energy challenges amid global […]
On Friday, August 15, 2025, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) announced the deployment of 20,850 personnel to ensure the protection of lives, election materials, and Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) during the by-elections scheduled for Saturday, August 16, 2025, in 16 constituencies across 12 states, as reported by the News Agency […]
On Friday, August 15, 2025, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address critical issues plaguing the polytechnic education sector, warning of potential industrial action that could disrupt academic activities nationwide, as reported by ThisNigeria and Punch. ASUP President Comrade Shammah Kpanja, addressing journalists in Abuja, […]