Year: 2017
ASUU: Strike may end within one week – Minister
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday said ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)…
FADAMA III: Farmers receive N121m in farm inputs
No fewer than 660 rice farmers in Oyo State on Thursday benefited from cash and farm inputs worth N121.07 million…
Forex: Naira loses against dollar
The naira on Thursday continued to fall against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Senate assures Nigerians on Electoral Act
The Senate has assured that it would give Nigerians the best in the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act.
Youths urged to demand accountability from leaders
Prof. Andrew Zamani of the Nassarawa State University, Keffi, on Thursday urged youths in the country to always demand for…
Security: Kenya to introduce e-passport in September
The Kenyan government on Thursday said that it will introduce e-passport from September as part of efforts to improve security…
Emergency Rescue Team holds crash simulation test
Airports Emergency Rescue Team at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja (NAIA), has carried out an air crash simulation (mock)…
Gov. decries encroachment into grazing reserves in Katsina
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has expressed concern over the rampant cases of encroachment of cattle routes, grazing and…
FG to deepen effort in promoting competitiveness of raw materials
The Federal Government says it will intensify effort in promoting competitiveness in raw materials and products development in the country.
Veterinarians call for concession of abattoirs
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), has called on the three tiers of government to concession abattoirs nationwide to eradicate…
Many injured in Barcelona as van jumped sidewalk
Police in the northern Spanish city of Barcelona say a white van has jumped the sidewalk in the city's historic…
Kaduna spends N4bn on schools’ modernization
Kaduna State Government on Thursday said it has spent over N4 billion on the modernization of some public schools in…
Nigeria Makeup Industry rated among the best worldwide
Nallah Sangare, a makeup brand and an image consultant from Kenya, says the Makeup Industry in Nigeria is among the…
No one should worship in fear globally – US
The United States Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson, has said that no person should live in fear, worship in…
Seamaster Challenge: It was very competitive – Peters
John Peters, an Assistant Referee who officiated at the just concluded Seamaster ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open, on Thursday described the…
Ebonyi settles pension, gratuity arrears
The Ebonyi Government on Thursday released N1.5 billion to settle arrears of workers’ pension and gratuities accruing from Oct.2, 2016…
Kebbi to export rice, livestock to earn forex
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says the state is planning to produce rice and livestock in commercial quantities for export…
Osun-Osogbo festival: NSCDC deploys 2000 personnel
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, said on Thursday that it had deployed 2,000 personnel to…
Lagos Neighbourhood Watch, Police to curb kidnapping, rituals
The Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) on Thursday pledged to collaborate with the police in curbing the rampant kidnappings, ritual…
Federal Government hands over State House, Marina, to LASG
The Federal Government on Thursday officially handed over its State House in Marina to the Lagos State Government.
ASUU strike not healthy for human capacity development – Sen. Hassan
Sen. Mohammed Hassan (PDP-Yobe) has called on the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to the incessant strikes in…
Kachikwu decries high cost of oil production
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has decried the high cost of oil production at 32 dollars per…
Insecurity: Federal Government considers establishment of National Guard
The Federal Government is considering the establishment of a National Guard to professionally address emerging security threats and emergencies in…
LASG, NGO to train 100 girls in cinematography
The Lagos State Government(LASG) n partnership with Colvi Ltd., a privately owned photographic outfit, is to spend N2.5 million to…
ASUU strike, Charlie Boy episodes trend on Google
The latest nationwide strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Charlie Boy episodes in Abuja…
South Africa policemen strangulate Nigerian to death
The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Thursday said that another Nigerian, Mr. Uchena Eloh, has been killed in the…
Grace Mugabe: Police put “red alert” on South African borders
Police have put a “red alert” on South Africa’s borders to prevent any attempt by Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe,…
INEC urged to make voters registration regular, continuous
Chief Godson Ezenagu, the Chairman, Anambra State Housing Development Corporation (ASHDC), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Lassa fever: Ondo government trains surveillance officers, informants
The Ondo State Government on Thursday in Akure concluded the training of surveillance officers and informants to contain the spread…
CJN Onnoghen reaffirms commitment to justice, peace
The Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen has reaffirmed the commitment of the judiciary to ensure that peace and…