By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) President Bola Tinubu recently ordered the withdrawal of police personnel from protecting very important persons (VIPs) in order to free up more operatives for deployment amid spike in insecurity across the country. The order, along with declaring a state of emergency onContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Hours after dawn on Nov. 30, workers on a routine patrol at Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo noticed a figure wandering alone among the trees in Extension 1 of the plantation. At first, they thought it was a stray calf fromContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In today’s fast-moving digital world, social media can feel like both a megaphone and a battlefield. TikTok skits, Instagram reels and anonymous comment threads have become places where people living with disabilities are mocked, impersonated or openly harassed. For many Nigerian womenContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Yashim, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Violent extremist groups in and around Nigeria deliberately weaponise information – from doctored videos to hate-filled sermons and viral social media rumours – to radicalise youths, intimidate communities and undermine confidence in government. Scholars of counterterrorism and strategic communication agree thatContinue Reading
By Justina Auta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) “I have been living with HIV for over 15 years and consistently taking my antiretroviral drugs, which has prevented my young children from contracting the virus. “I wonder what my fate will be with the pause in foreign assistance. Will I beContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Across Oyo State, smallholder women farmers—long recognised as the backbone of rural food production—are waging a quiet but debilitating battle to access and retain farmland. An investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reveals that yearly, land leasing, prohibitive landContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In Africa, since 2007, there has been a growing interest in monitoring space weather by a few regional space agencies under the aegis of United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and its partners. The UNOOSA partners’ initiatives have alsoContinue Reading
By Hajara Leman Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) remain one of the world’s biggest health problems. They quietly affect more than a billion people, especially those living in poor and rural areas. These diseases, such as river blindness, elephantiasis, schistosomiasis, and worm infections, spread easily in places with poor sanitation, limitedContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Yashim, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The 2025 International Men’s Day was marked globally on Nov. 19 to, once again, awaken societal consciousness to the issues facing men. The theme of 2025 Men’s Day, “Celebrating Men and Boys”, resonates with many Nigerian men, who strive to balance theContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On a bright afternoon in Ilorin, Kwara, Bilkis Abdulkadir set out of her house to represent the community of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) at a meeting organised by a non-governmental organisation. Though she arrived at the venue half an hour late, sheContinue Reading
