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SaharaReporters gathered that two other people remained in critical condition at a hospital following the shooting on Thursday night. Hundreds of angry residents, mostly youths, took to the streets of Onosa in Lagos State’s Ibeju-Lekki area on Friday to protest the police killing of an unarmed individual. SaharaReporters gathered that two other people remained in critical condition at a hospital …

Electricity supply has improved in some parts of the country, findings by Saturday PUNCH have shown. Our correspondents gathered that in many cities and towns in Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom, and parts of Yobe, Nigerians were enjoying better supply compared to previous years. But in other states, including Ekiti, Sokoto, Yobe and the Federal Capital Territory, residents lamented irregular …

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been blocked from attending the UN General Assembly session in New York next month after he and 80 other Palestinian officials had their visas revoked, the US State Department has said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed them for undermining peace efforts and for seeking “the unilateral recognition of a conjectural Palestinian state”. The …

Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, has commenced talks with the Swiss Government on the repatriation of Nigerian artefacts currently housed in Swiss museums, including monoliths and bronze pieces. Mr Patrick Egloff, Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, in Abuja. The News …

Tianjin, China — Autocrats, populists, friends and foes, a strongman waging a war in Europe and the leader of the world’s biggest democracy will all be hosted by Chinese leader Xi Jinping this weekend at a summit designed to showcase Beijing as a global leader capable of providing a counterweight to Western institutions. Heads of state and delegations from across Asia and the Middle …

Nigeria’s touted medical tourism narratives may be encouraging; however, this reverse migration is less of a triumph and more a patchwork stopgap. The Nigerian Medical Association has already warned that approximately $2 billion is still taken out of the country yearly as patients seek care abroad, a proof that the system remains fundamentally broken. GBENGA SALAU writes that unless rooted reforms …

A federal appeals court Friday struck down many of President Donald Trump’s historic tariffs, saying he unlawfully leaned on emergency powers to impose the import taxes. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize tariffs like the ones Trump used the law for earlier this year, the Federal Circuit said in an unsigned opinion upholding a lower-court ruling against …

Business analyst and workplace safety advocate, Prisca Amajuoyi, has called for an urgent ergonomic revolution in Nigeria’s workplace. Business analyst and workplace safety advocate, Prisca Amajuoyi Speaking at a media briefing held yesterday, she asserted the need to redefine workplace safety, emphasising ergonomics, mental health and work-life balance as critical pillars for protecting workers and boosting productivity. Amajuoyi warned that …

•Corruption more outrageous under this government—Rev. Opelema, others•President is not wrong if you contextualize his statement—Rev. Ugolor President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent claim in Brazil that his government’s reforms have ‘eliminated corruption’ in Nigeria has sparked strong reactions at home, with religious leaders insisting that the reality on the ground tells a different story. During his visit to Brazil, Tinubu …

The education minister said the government is committed to industrial peace on the nation’s campuses. The Nigerian government said on Thursday that it is still reviewing the draft agreement between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Yayale Ahmed renegotiation committee submitted in February. Speaking to journalists in Abuja after a meeting on the renegotiation process, the Minister …