Bandits on Sunday night kidnapped at least 86 persons in Tantatu and Aguba communities in the Kufana District of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Residents said the attackers also broke into shops, ransacked houses and looted foodstuffs and…
The naira Tuesday slid further at the parallel market in spite of the clampdown the federal government ordered on foreign exchange market speculators. Bureau De Change (BDC) hubs were raided in Abuja, Lagos and Kano and some operators were arrested.…
Nigeria is currently experiencing a diphtheria outbreak. UNICEF describes it as the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history. Despite the fact that diphtheria is a vaccine-preventable disease, the disease has continued to claim lives and spread to more…
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, are living in fear as the security of the nation’s seat of power has continued to deteriorate, Daily Trust on Sunday reports. The city center is not entirely spared as dare-devil car…
Experts yesterday set the economic agenda for the federal government following the signing of the 2024 budget by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This is even as ordinary Nigerians, who spoke to Daily Trust, demanded quick relief from the economic woes.…
The skyrocketing cost of medicines over the last few months is taking a toll on Nigerians. Findings revealed that many people suffering from minor and common ailments and those who require life-long management of their ailments, such as diabetes, asthma,…
Amidst the prevalent poverty rate in Nigeria, 36 states, including the FCT and 774 local governments received a total of N8.8 trillion as allocation from the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) from 2020 to 2021, a report by the Nigeria…
Nigerian domestic airlines are in a race to meet the January 2025 deadline set by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to raise their minimum aircraft to six, Daily Trust can report. Amidst the opposition trailing the move by the NCAA which…
The exodus of healthcare professionals out of the country for greener pastures is taking a toll on service delivery in many teaching hospitals as critical departments in various facilities are left with fewer experienced hands. Daily Trust Saturday reports that a…
As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) continues to explore diplomatic channels to bring back ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, it is yet to rule out the use of force to send the coup leaders back to the…
