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UK public borrowing jumped more than expected in December, official data showed Wednesday, adding pressure to the Labour government and Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they battle economic headwinds. Public-sector borrowing stood at £17.8 billion ($21.9 billion) last month, a £10 billion

The African Union expressed dismay Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, urging his administration to reconsider. Just hours after taking office on Monday, Trump signed an executive order directing the US to

The Nigerian military has intensified its crackdown on notorious terrorist Bello Turji, killing his second-in-command, Aminu Kanawa, alongside several key commanders and fighters in coordinated operations in Sokoto and Zamfara States. The military, in a statement on Wednesday, revealed that the operations

Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has been released from a United Kingdom prison and is now back in the country. A former aide to Mr. Ekweremadu, who confirmed the development on Wednesday, disclosed that Mrs. Ekweremadu

The Nigerian Labour Congress has called for the resignation of the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and other Ministry of Power officials over the frequent collapse of the national power grid. In a statement late Tuesday night by the NLC President, Joe

The Federal Government has congratulated Donald Trump following his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States of America. A statement signed by the Acting Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa on Tuesday, said Nigeria and the United

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed plans by the Federal Government to establish an aircraft manufacturing firm in Nigeria. The facility is a collaboration between XeJet and indigenous banks, aiming to transform Nigeria into a regional hub

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down a warehouse in Kaduna for stocking expired food and cosmetic products worth over N75 million. NAFDAC explained that the feat was achieved following information gathered from a concerned