Year: 2017
Talking About Monkeypox and Bush Meat
Curious PM NEWS reporter, Jennifer Okundia, talks to people in Lagos about monkeypox and bush meat.
4 dead in plane crash in Cote d’Ivoire
At least four people were killed on Saturday when a propeller-engine cargo plane crashed in the sea near the International…
Buhari is a decent man, stop accusing him of fraud – Kachikwu
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has appealed to Nigerians to stop accusing President Muhammadu Buhari…
Protesting LAUTECH doctors demand payment of 12 months salary arrears
Striking doctors of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have appealed to the State Government…
Che Guevara: 50 Years of the Heroic Guerrilla
As parts of the universe, on last Monday, October 9, marked the fiftieth year Ernesto Che Guevara was summarily executed…
HLFDW 2017: Heineken set to inspire the world
By Funmilola Olukomaiya Heineken has proudly announced that it will be supporting the Lagos Fashion and Design Week as headline…
Plateau United sacks 11 players
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Champions, Plateau United FC of Jos has sacked 11 of its players as they…
Buhari’s appeal to World Bank is to rebuild North-East, says Shettima
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s appeal to the World Bank was to address economic rebuilding…
UN chief tells Trump to re-certify Iran’s nuclear deal
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed strong hope that US President Donald Trump would retain what he termed the ‘breakthrough’…
FADAN engine room, Funmi Ajila-Ladipo covers IvoryNG
By Funmilola Olukomaiya Ekiti State-born designer Creative director of Regalia and president of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN),…
Genevieve Magazine debuts twin cover with Femi & Seun Kuti
The special sauces on the cover of the latest issue of Genevieve Magazine are the Legendary Femi Kuti and his…
Ghanaian appointed head of UN Disengagement Observer Force
The Secretary-General of the UN, Mr Antonio Guterres, has appointed Maj.-Gen. Francis Vib-Sanziri of Ghana as the Head of Mission…
British finance minister tells party to unite on Brexit
British Finance Minister Philip Hammond on Friday sought to quell accusations from within his Conservative Party that he is taking…
Osinbajo proposes PPP in varsity funding
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday night in Lagos declared that the government cannot support the universities as they want…
Rotary awards scholarships to orphan, female students in Plateau
The Rotary Club of Jos, District 9125, has awarded scholarships to 10 indigent female students of Home Economics Training Institute,…
NNPC, Bayero varsity to collaborate on exploration in frontier basins
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) on Friday pledged to partner in the ongoing…
NMA demands explanation on private practice ban
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government to clearly define its moves to ban medical doctors…
Health insurance scheme: NGO tasks Kaduna government
A non-governmental organisation on Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) has urged the Kaduna State Government to accelerate efforts for…
Ajimobi, wife announce scholarships for indigent students
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his wife, Florence, Friday separately offered scholarships to indigent students of Ajayi Crowther…
Facebook launches U.S. food order and delivery service
Facebook Inc on Friday launched a service through which its U.S. users can order food for take-away or delivery directly…
We’re not marginalising South East Region – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured stakeholders from the South-East that the region is not being marginalised.
Monkey pox: Bayelsa outlaws immunization in schools
The Bayelsa Government on Friday outlawed immunisation and health activities in schools following panic caused by the false alarm raised…
Ondo states readiness to tackle monkeypox
The Ondo Government says it has adopted a proactive measure to forestall the outbreak of monkeypox in the state. Dr…
Agency refutes polio outbreak speculation in Abuja
Dr Mathew Ashikeni, the Acting Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board, on Friday, refuted speculation…
Nasarawa Amazons lifts Women Super 4 trophy
The Nasarawa Amazons football club on Friday evening emerged champions of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Women Football League Super 4 tournament.
Troops rescue 6-year-old boy from Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army on Friday said its troops had rescued a 6-year-old boy from Boko Haram captivity in Bama Local…
2 highway robbers gunned down
Two members of a gang of highway robbers were gunned down on Friday by men of the Ogun State Police…
Court remands man accused of culpable homicide
A Magistrate’s Court in Minna on Friday ordered the remand in prison custody of a man, Muhammed Dange, who is…
Court dismisses Kaduna Tax Law legality suit
A High Court in Kaduna on Friday dismissed a suit challenging the legality of the Kaduna State Tax Codification and…
Maternal death: NGO advocates for family planning
An NGO, “Pathfinder International’’says family planning and childbirth spacing remain the best way to tackle the alarming rate of maternal…