Vice President Kashim Shettima observed on Thursday that Nigeria is witnessing a surge in reverse medical tourism, with patients from the United States and other countries thronging the nation's hospitals to seek affordable and high-quality kidney transplants. The Vice President attributed the choice of Nigeria for treatment to affordability and high-quality expertise within the country’s…

An online influencer in Gabon has been detained after broadcasting images shot inside a hospital emergency department plunged

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been given a 72-hour ultimatum to arrest Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai over alleged misuse of over N423 billion while at the helm in Kaduna State. The Northern Christians Accord (NCA) behind the call, in a statement on Thursday, noted that it was long overdue for the EFCC to…

Azerbaijan closed a Russian cultural centre in Baku, the foreign ministry said Thursday, as ties with Moscow sour over claims Russian air defence systems hit an Azerbaijani plane mid-air, causing it to crash and kill 38 people. An Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed in Kazakhstan's western city of Aktau on 25 December after being forced to…

The Federal Government has urged the National Council on Education (NCE) stakeholders to approve the reversal of the use of mother tongue as the medium of instruction from Primary one to six. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, made the appeal at the 2025 Extraordinary National Council on Education Meeting in Abuja…