Metro

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The April nationwide population and housing census is estimated to gulp at least $1.88 billion (N869 billion), authorities announced on Monday. This comes as the West African nation says the estimate looks "very...

By John Ikani The scarcity of petrol, also known as Premium Motor Spirit, has returned to several Nigerian states, including Abuja, Nasarawa, Niger, and Kaduna, leading to long queues at the few filling stations that still...

By Ebi Kesiena The woman labelled Wales' oldest has celebrated her 111th birthday with her family. Mary Keir was born in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, in 1912 - before the Titanic set sail. On Friday she celebrated...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A Federal High Court in Abuja, the Nigerian capital on Friday, convicted and sentenced a former Accountant in the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, Mr Garba Abdullahi Tahir, to...

By Ebi Kesiena Scientists working to unravel the mysteries of Egypt's Great Pyramid found a hidden passage that could lead to new discoveries, the authorities announced on Thursday. The antiquities ministry said in a statement that...

By Ebi Kesiena The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has disclosed that the Ministry has contributed immensely to the non-kinetic strategy of managing surrendered insurgents for their rehabilitation and...