Year: 2017
Obiano employs 17 corps members
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has announced automatic employment for 17 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the…
NPS endorses plea bargain for inmates – Lagos Prisons Controller
The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) would cooperate with the Lagos State Government on its adoption of a plea bargain to…
Nigeria needs spiritual rebirth – NCPC boss
Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) said on Friday that the nation needs a spiritual rebirth.…
Plateau governor imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Bassa LG
Worried by incessant attacks on communities on Bassa Local Government, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew…
Peace, lifeline of every economy – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday in Asaba said that peace remained the lifeline of every economy. Osinbajo said this…
Boko Haram: UN welcomes commencement of suspects’ trials
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday welcomed the decision by the Nigerian authorities to…
Anambra election: We are not afraid of IPOB’s threat – Nwoye
Mr Tony Nwoye, APC’s candidate in the Anambra governorship race, says his party is sensitising youths on the need to…
Buhari asks us to specifically focus on northern region – World Bank president
President of the World Bank Group, Mr. Jim Yong Kim Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria specifically requested that…
Over 200 UNILAG Law students barred from examination over class attendance
Over two hundred University of Lagos Law students have been barred from writing the ongoing semester examination for allegedly failing…
Nigeria’ll be better if restructured into regions – Anyaoku
Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, says Nigeria will fare better if the ongoing call for restructuring of…
Happy days are here again as oil prices hit $60 a barrel
Oil prices firmed on Friday as bullish news from strong Chinese oil imports to turmoil in the Middle East put…
George Weah on his way to become Liberia’s president
George Weah of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) retained his lead as the second batch of provisional results of…
18 states to benefit from $500m World Bank projects
Mr Ularamu Ubandoma, the National Coordinator, Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP) says 18 more states will benefit from 500…
Cancer awareness movie, Purple Hearts premieres in Abuja
“Purple Hearts”, a Nollywood advocacy movie that deals with the challenges of cancer diagnosis, treatment and management, made a debut…
Foundation builds N600m housing estate for IDPs
The Muhammadu Indimi Foundation, a humanitarian organisation founded by Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, the Executive Chairman of Oriental Energy Resources Limited,…
IPOB: FG urges international partners to halt transfer of funds
The Federal Government has appealed to its international partners to proscribe the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and starve it…
2019 Election: Buhari woos Igbo, promises roads, rail networks
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja assured stakeholders from the South-East that the region would benefit more from roads…
North Korea renews threat to launch missile towards Guam
North Korean state media on Friday renewed a threat to launch missiles toward the US territory of Guam, warning that…
Aguero may face Stoke City on Saturday
Sergio Aguero could feature against Stoke on Saturday, two weeks after breaking a rib in a car crash, says Manchester…
Guardiola’s comment disrespectful – Pochettino
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says Pep Guardiola's comments about his side's reliance on Harry Kane were "very disrespectful" and "sad".
Trump to reveal tough new Iran strategy
US President Donald Trump is expected to set out a more confrontational strategy towards Iran, accusing it of pursuing "death…
Germany spends €50m yearly in Nigeria for vocation training – Ambassador
Dr Bernhard Schlagheck, German Ambassador to Nigeria, says the German Government invests 50 million euros in a year in the…
Amnesty: 500 Anglophones arrested in Cameroon
More than 500 people have been swept up in mass arrests following violent demonstrations in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions earlier this…
45 Boko Haram members sentenced to multiple years
A Federal High Court sitting in Kainji, Niger, has convicted and sentenced 45 Boko Haram members to between 3 and…
Telecos seek licences to boost financial inclusion
Mr Gbolahan Awonuga, the Executive Secretary, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said operators were already seeking licences…
Bodies recovered from Kaduna boat mishap
The officials of the Kaduna State Emergency management Agency recovered the bodies with the support of the local divers.
China’s most-wanted corruption fugitive sentenced to prison
A court in eastern China has sentenced the country’s former most-wanted fugitive, Yang Xiuzhu, to eight years in prison, state…
Engineers wants States to own, maintain Federal highways
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has called for the return of Federal Highways across the…
Expert suggests adoption of solar energy to solve nation’s power problem
Alhaji Yusuf Aliyu, an Electrical Engineer on Friday suggested the adoption of solar power by the three tiers of government…
NEMA urges increased awareness, policies to mitigate disasters
Mr Yunusa Maihaja, Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has called for increased awareness and policies on Disaster Risk Reduction…