Year: 2017
Norway to stop discharge of sewage from ships
Norway on Friday said that it would put an end to the discharge of sewage from ships within 12 nautical…
Drug Abuse: UNILAG gets test kit for students
In a bid to check drug abuse on campus, the University of Lagos has provided a drug test kit in…
“Don’t blame blood sucking demons, drive carefully” – Oyeyemi
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has advised motorists to drive safely, and not to…
NNPC promise to support home-grown technology
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged to promote the development and commercialisation of home-grown technology in collaboration with…
UNDP, states to protect Niger Delta environment
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it will partner with the Federal and State Governments to explore sustainable ways…
Tearful Neymar denies PSG problems
Brazil forward Neymar has denied suggestions that he had problems with his team mates at his club Paris St Germain…
Dapo Olorunyomi: Toasts to courage, vision, selflessness
For Dapo Olorunyomi, ace journalist, publisher and writer, Thursday, 9 November, 2017 was a day that will linger in his…
5 Nigerians jailed in London for telephone banking fraud
Five Nigerians have been sentenced to various jail terms by an Inner London Crown Court over the theft of £610,000…
You can’t escape justice, Judge tells billionaire kidnapper Evans
An Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed the application seeking to quash a fresh charge filed against the…
Ikoyi whistleblower has not seen N1m before – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed the reason why the man who exposed the $43.5 million, £27,800…
Senegal qualify for World Cup, defeat South Africa
Senegal on Friday sealed a return to the FIFA World Cup for the first time since their 2002 debut thanks…
Lost briefcase: 30,000-euro reward offered
The owners of a missing Italian-brand briefcase took a full-page advertisement in a daily German Newspaper on Friday to offer…
Liberian President identifies education as panacea to poverty in Africa
The Liberian President, Mrs Ellen Johnson- Sirleaf, has Identified education as the panacea to poverty and disunity in Africa. Sirleaf…
Pipeline vandalism: Olu of Warri appeals to Niger Delta Avengers
The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli has appealed to the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) not to attack oil installations as…
USAID, ECOWAS sign development fund agreement
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Friday signed an agreement with ECOWAS to make 31.6 million dollars…
Kwara police parades alleged cultists, kidnappers, armed robbers
The Kwara Police Command on Friday paraded eight suspects over alleged criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, being a member of a…
Buhari pledges to address concerns of insecurity, injustice
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured Nigerians that his administration would address rising concerns of corruption, insecurity and injustices in…
Ambode didn’t sack Deji Tinubu from Cabinet
Contrary to reports, Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has not sacked Deji Tinubu from his cabinet.
Benue police intercept 1,427 live ammunition
The Police in Benue said they had intercepted 1,427 cartridges of 5.56 mm live ammunition along Makurdi -Lafia road. The…
ECOWAS, partners to develop regional accreditation system
ECOWAS in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has resolved to develop a…
NSE market capitalisation rises by N24bn
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended on the upbeat on Friday with the market capitalisation improving by N24…
Oyedepo calls for rejuvenation of nation’s education system
The Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, Bishop David Oyedepo, has advocated review of the nation’s education system for Nigeria to…
EU to consider steps to increase military mobility
The European Union would consider how it could make the movement of military equipment and personnel easy within Europe, the…
South Sudanese ex-military Chief, Paul Malong freed
A South Sudanese ex-military Commander, Paul Malong has been freed from house arrest, his wife and other officials said on…
Yemen to run out of fuel, vaccines in a month – UNICEF
UNICEF says Yemen’s stocks of fuel and vaccines will run out in a month unless a Saudi-led military coalition allows…
AfDB keen on West Africa Integration – Official
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says its priority is the Integration of West Africa sub-region to improve access to basic…
Group warns against Britain’s gender pay gap
Britain’s gender pay gap is widening for some women and will take 100 years to close if the current rate…
Insecurity: CAN calls fror more security personnel
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Friday called on the Federal Government to recruit additional policemen to address security…
Festival season: Traders complain of low patronage
As the festival season approaches, some traders in Abuja markets have expressed concern over low patronage and urged the Federal…
Governor Ambode gets pass mark from APC chieftain
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has been commended for opening up the state by providing infrastructure in all the…