Year: 2017
500 Daura farmers key into Anchor Borrowers programme
Rice Farmers Association, Daura Local Government chapter, says it has so far registered 500 farmers for the second phase of…
Senate approves Buhari’s $5.5 billion external borrowing
The Senate on Tuesday approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to secure two external borrowings in the sum of…
Russia 2018: Ticket sales resumes on Thursday
Ticket sales for the world’s biggest football event, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, will resume on Thursday on a first-come…
Ambode swears in Adesoye as 20th Head of Service
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday swear-in Mrs Folashade Adesoye as the 20th Head of Service, HOS, of Lagos…
Christians should work hard for a better society – Onaiyekan
The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has called on all Christians to work hard for a better society…
Benue Police arrest 4 herdsmen for attempted rape
The Police Command in Benue says it has arrested four suspected herdsmen for alleged attempt to rape two women –…
Muslim community tells President Buhari to fulfill campaign promises to Ndigbo
The Muslim community in Ebonyi, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfill his 2015 campaign promises to the South-East…
Somalia vows to intensify counter terrorism operations
Somalia on Tuesday vowed to intensify military operations against Islamist State (IS) and Al-Shabaab militants to stabilise the Horn of…
Kenya election: Security tight at court ahead of petitions hearing
Security was tight outside Kenyan Supreme Court on Tuesday as it prepared to review petitions challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory…
Rivers lawmaker calls for patience on Ogoni clean-up
An APC lawmaker representing Eleme Constituency in the Rivers Assembly, Hon. Josiah Olu has enjoined pressure groups agitating against the…
Minister supports Gov. Bello on fiscal discipline
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Gov. Yahaya…
A quarter of UN Natural Heritage sites under threat
Climate change has sharply increased the number of World Heritage ecosystems that have become under threat over the past three…
Iran declares day of mourning for quake victims
Iran has declared Tuesday a day of mourning for the more than 400 people, who died after a powerful earthquake…
Whistleblower will go mad if we pay him N860m at once – Presidency
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has revealed why the Federal is hesitant to pay…
Zuma insist on “radical economic transformation”
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa reiterated his call for radical reforms to shift the balance of “monopoly” economic power…