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Food safety is a concern for Nigerians after increasing reports of food-borne illnesses in recent years. According to the Consumer Advocacy for Food Safety and Nutrition Initiative (CAFSANI), consumption of unsafe food in Nigeria results in about 173 million cases of diarrhoea and approximately 33,000 deaths due to foodborne illnesses.

Defender planted olive trees to compensate for emissions from his Watford to Salernitana loan and wants football to educate and act

Conflict poses threat to Chad and wider Sahel amid fears over arms proliferation and returning fighters, analysts say.

A controversial announcement in Tinubu’s inaugural speech has set off a chain of events in Africa’s largest economy.

Drivers are lining up at gas stations across Nigeria after the country's new leader scrapped a subsidy program that has helped reduce the price of fuel

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh highlighted India’s growing importance on the world stage owing to its fast-expanding economy and progressive government actions as he interacted with the Indian diaspora in Nigeria

In tonight's edition: Bola Tinubu is sworn in as Nigeria's president. There is still fierce discontent from those who question the transparency of the election. He takes over a battered economy, rampant secuity challenges and a disenchanted nation. There's international outcry condemning a draconian anti-gay law in Uganda that has…

Bola Tinibu takes over as president of Africa's largest economy at a time when the country is facing unprecedented economic and security challenges.

The forced return of migrants from the European Union (EU) to their countries of origin continues to be a source of major tension in African countries as well as EU member states. The result has been that the EU – and individual member states – have been scrambling to come…