Year: 2017
Pilgrims offer prayers for President Buhari’s health
Sokoto state pilgrims observing the 2017 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have offered special prayers for continued good health of President…
Anambra Poll: No preferred candidate yet – APC
National Organising Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Osita Izunaso, has said that the party has no preferred candidate…
Nasarawa SUBEB tasked on projects execution
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education has tasked the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to ensure…
JAMB fixes cut off marks for tertiary institutions
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said 569,395 of the 1.7 million candidates that wrote this year’s…
UNFPA pledges continued support to Nigeria
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday pledged to continue to provide humanitarian services for the benefit of Nigerians.
Nasarawa legislators laud Al-makura over roads, bridges
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has commended Gov. Tanko Al-Makura for constructing roads, bridges and culverts, noting that the…
Federal Government identifies Ondo critical ecological sites
The Ecological Fund Office has toured the 18 local government areas of Ondo State and identified the critical ecological sites…
Netherlands Embassy halts visa issuance for Nigerians
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria, on Tuesday reminded Nigerians that it was no longer in…
Aisha Buhari committed to women, children’s welfare
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has renewed her commitment to improving the lives of women and children…
Sokoto, UNICEF to boost education, health, sanitation
Sokoto State Government said on Tuesday in Sokoto it paid N1.8 billion as counterpart funding in various initiatives entered with…
Reps decry seeming knowledge gap on Climate change
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Climate Change, has blamed the poor attitude of Nigerians to the issue on…
Nigerians urged to promote national integration
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Johnson Agbonayinma, on Tuesday called on Nigerians to engage in activities that…
Boko Haram: Federal Government to de-radicalise repentant members
The Federal Government has pledged to ensure the total de-radicalisation and rehabilitation of all ex-Boko Haram members before re-integrating them…
Gwagwalada Area Council to begin roads and streets naming
Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), will soon embark on naming roads and streets in the area…
Lai Mohammed tells why Nigeria broadcasting sector is underdeveloped
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Tuesday that lack of scientific Audience Measurement System was…
Commission urged to resolve Ogun, Ondo boundary dispute
The Ondo State Government (ODSG) has appealed to the National Boundary Commission (NBC) to end the boundary dispute between Ondo…
Osun committed to SMEs industrial growth
The Osun Government has reiterated its commitment to the creation of an enabling environment for the development of Small and…
Mathematics should not be neglected – Don
A Professor of Mathematics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Samuel Okoya, on Tuesday said neglect of Mathematics is an…
Mali 2017 Afrobasket: Nigeria downs Guinea, targets final
Nigeria’s D’Tigress on Tuesday continued their impressive performance in the ongoing 2017 Mali Afrobasket Women’s Basketball Championship with 106-33 emphatic…
State spends N7bn on road project in one year
The Kwara Government said on Tuesday that it has spent about N7 billion on road infrastructure, since September 2016 when…
Vice President Osinbajo commends ECOWAS bank for infrastructure funding
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday praised the ECOWAS Bank for investment and Development for being proactive in infrastructure funding…
Coca-Cola, others agree to sugar limits in production
Singapore’s Ministry of Health said on Tuesday seven major drinks companies, including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, would limit the sugar content…
Federal Govt Plans Audience Measurement For Broadcast Industry
The Federal Government is to organize an Audience Measurement Conference to provide broadcast industry stakeholders the opportunity to contribute to…
Olamide Comes For NBC For Banning His Song
Olamide Adedeji known popularly as Olamide badoo has reacted to the airplay ban NBC (National Broadcasting Commission) placed on his…
Police arraign man for defrauding Fan Milk of N17 million
Men of the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigerian Police Force, Milverton Road, Ikoyi Lagos have arraigned a 45-year old…
26 suspects in police net for kidnapping, rape, armed robbery
The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested 26 suspects for kidnapping, armed robbery, rape and unlawful possession of prohibited…
UNILAG student accused of raping colleague granted N.2m bail
A 500-level student of the University of Lagos, Oluwatobi Emehin, who was arraigned for allegedly raping a fellow student, was…
Chinese human rights lawyer pleads guilty to ‘state subversion’
A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges of “inciting state subversion” in a trial that…
Eld-El-Kabir: Lagos begins Sales Of LAKE Rice Thursday
As part of its commitment to boost food security in the state, the Lagos State Government is set to begin…
See List Of Songs Banned By NBC
National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has tagged five Nigerian songs as “Not to be Broadcast.”