Year: 2017
Hajj 2017: NAHCON records 5 death, one delivery
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says five Nigerian pilgrims have lost their lives since the beginning of the…
Buhari to receive D’Tigress during Wednesday’s FEC meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari will receive the victorious D’Tigress during Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, Solomon Dalung, the…
JAMB, Nigerian Law School, mourn late Serikin Bwari
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Nigerian Law School in Bwari, FCT, on Tuesday, mourned the late…
Caleb University: NUC approves 5 new courses
The National University Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of postgraduate programmes and full-time mode in five courses for the…
We’ll shut down Nigeria in 21 days if… – NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS on Tuesday issued the federal government a 21-day ultimatum to resolve the Academic…
Agriculture, Abandoned pathway to Nigeria’s economic diversification – Osinbajo
Nigeria's Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Tuesday described agriculture as the abandoned pathway to Nigeria's economic diversification from oil and…
Houston Calamity Flood And The Limit Of Science
Following mostly through international cable news media, the images of on-going Houston flood disaster are quite scary and heart shattering.…
A.Y.E appoints Opeseitan PR ambassador
Africa's Young Entrepreneurs (A.Y.E), the World's largest entrepreneurship network, with over 12.6 million members across Africa, has appointed a top…
Kwara State pays out N1.5m in land compensation
Kwara Harmony Holdings on Tuesday paid N1.5m out of the N3.7m million as compensation to owners of 25 hectares of…
Osinbajo commissions multi million dollar cement plant in Edo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Tuesday described the commissioning of the multi-million dollar BUA Cement Factory, Okpella, as a…
Post-UTME: Unilag sets dates for screening
The University of Lagos on Tuesday said its Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) aptitude test for prospective students for the…
NNPC undergoes major shake-up as various operations get new heads
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday made fresh appointments and deployments of top executive officers across the value…
Police stall judgement of Evans’ fundamental right enforcement suit
Judgement in the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, challenging his continued…
NIPCO breaks monopoly in cooking gas business
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) on Tuesday said that the entry of Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company…
Senator tasks NASS to clearly define hate speech
A member of the National Assembly, Sen. Shehu Sani, has urged the legislature and National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to…
Lagos Apprehends Woman For Dumping Refuse In Drains
The Lagos State Government has arrested a middle aged woman, Afusat Tiamiyu, who was caught emptying refuse bins into the…
Adejare urges CDCs/CDAs to advocate CLI
In continuation of the on-going Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) advocacy, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, the Commissioner for the Environment, has urged…
Council wants Federal Government to fund research for medicine activities
Prof. Magnus Atilade, the President, Nigerian Council of Physicians of Natural Medicine, has urged the three tiers of governments to…
Sallah: Lagos bans sale of rams on highways, roads
The Lagos State Government has called on Lagosians to be mindful of the Environment as they celebrate the Id-l-Kabir festival…
ASUP: BauchiPoly embarks on indefinite strike
The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi Chapter of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, (ASUP) on Tuesday embarked on an indefinite strike to…
Gas supply to power plants increased by 123% – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Tuesday said it had increased daily average natural gas supply to gas power…
Notting Hill: Ambode Has Demonstrated Rare Commitment To Tourism Promotion – Melaye
Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Mr. Dino Melaye on Monday lauded the various initiatives of the Lagos State Governor,…
NDDC owed N1.8trn since its inception – Official
Mr Ibitoye Abosede, Head, Media and Public Affairs, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on Tuesday said that Federal Government owed…
ASUU Strike: Lawmaker pleads with Federal Government
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Setonji David, on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action at meeting the demands…
Sharapova shocks Halep in US Open
Maria Sharapova made a dramatic return to Grand Slam action by knocking out world number two Simona Halep at the…
Ondo state First lady calls for support for breast cancer patients
The Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, on Tuesday canvassed more support for patients of breast cancer in…
Lagos Baale to remain in prison with wife
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by the deposed Baale of Shangisha, Mutiu Ogundare, seeking to…
Strike: ASUU boycotts meeting with Federal Govt
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday, were absent at a meeting called at the instance…
River blindness: WHO successfully control disease in Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has recorded success in controlling river blindness in Africa after more than 40…
Lagos Chief Judge swears in 38 new customary court judges
In a bid to bring the administration of justice closer to people of Lagos, the Chief Judge of Lagos State,…