Year: 2017
Renewable energy: ECOWAS to increase electricity penetration by 35%
The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) has reaffirmed its commitment to increase household access to electricity…
State-owned media houses to be upgraded – Gov. Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says said on Monday that his administration would upgrade facilities in state-owned media houses, to…
Al-Shabab Former Leader Surrenders To Somali Government
Former deputy leader and spokesperson of Islamic group Al-Shabab, Mukhtar Robow has surrendered to the Somalian Government.
Former president urges banks to lower interest rates for farmers
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday urged commercial banks to lower their interest rates to enable farmers access loans for…
ASUU strike: Education stakeholders react
Mixed reaction on Monday greeted a fresh strike by the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), as some stakeholders condemned…
Anambra polls: 1,119 delegates for APGA primaries
No fewer than 1,119 delegates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) will take part in the party’s primary election…
Gunmen Attack UN Base In Mali’s Timbuktu
Gunmen attacked a UN peacekeeping base in Mali’s northern city of Timbuktu on Monday, the peacekeeping mission said, adding that…
Minimal funds required to develop domestic tourism – Consultant
A tourism consultant, Alhaji Yahaya Ndu on Monday said government at all levels could develop domestic tourism without expending too…
Niger has potential to produce food for Africa – Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo says that Niger has the capacity to produce assorted food crops that will feed the African…
Dangote To Invest $450m In Developing Agriculture
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President, Dangote Group on Monday disclosed that the company would invest 450 million dollars in agriculture…
NDLEA Arrests Chadian With 186kg Of Drugs
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Adamu Muhammed, a Chadian, with illicit drugs weighing 186 kilograms…
Subscribers set to be enticed with considerable rates – NAN
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said that the Agency was set to entice its online subscribers with…
Jobless Man Arraigned Over Impersonation
A 42-year-old unemployed man, Ahmed Abubakar, who allegedly defrauded a man of N400,000 on the pretext of recruiting his brother…
Lassa fever: Govt. amass drugs to tackle disease
The Enugu State Ministry of Health, on Monday, said it had stock-piled drugs and other consumables to tackle any possible…
Agency decries poor funding of HIV/AIDS programmes
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has decried the poor funding of HIV/AIDS response programmes by some…
Minister direct closure of illegal mining sites in Plateau
Dr Fayemi Kayode, Minister of Mines & Steel Development and Gen. Babagana Monguno, National Security Adviser (NSA), have directed an…
FCT residents urged to engage in proper waste management practices
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has advised Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents to use waste bins and avoid throwing…
Gov. canvasses for effective community policing to tackle crime
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of Ondon on Monday canvassed for more effective community policing as one of the ways to…
Rivers Govt Sends Insurance Scheme Bill To Assembly
Dr Nnnana Chiyere, the Director of Public Health, Rivers Ministry of Health, on Monday, said Gov. Nyesom Wike, had sent…
Alleged Ruler’s Excesses: Taraba Community Petitions Governor
Elders of Sansani Community in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba on Monday petitioned Gov. Darius Ishaku over alleged excesses…
Ambode Mourns Passage Of Lateef Raji
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday expressed sadness over the death of a Commissioner of the Lagos State…
Kenyan police urged to exercise restraint in dealing with protesters
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Monday called on police officers to exercise restraint and provide protection during peaceful and…
11 Die In Boat Capsize Off Kenya’s Lamu
Officials said on Monday that eleven people drowned when the boat they were travelling in capsized in turbulent waters in…
Nigerians cautioned against hate speeches
Mr Setonji David, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Badagry Area of Lagos State, has reiterated the…
Opposition Leader Denies Treason Charge
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, a longtime rival of President Edgar Lungu, denied plotting to overthrow the government when he…
2017 Osun-Osogbo festival: Organisers to market creative industry via social content
The Osun State Tourism Board says it has introduced social content into this year’s Osun-Osogbo cultural festival to market the…
Labourer bags 2 Months For Attempted Theft
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a 22-year-old labourer, Labaran Babangida, to two months imprisonment…
6 Policemen Arrested For Defilement, Attempted Murder
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, on Monday said that six policemen were arrested for extortion, defilement and…
Sadiq demands live coverage of Eagles’ matches
Yakubu Sadiq, team manager of Nigerian Air force (NAF) FC Abuja on Monday called on Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to…
Lagos state organises cultural education for children
The Lagos State Government has promised to continue its support and sponsorship of indigenous cultural education for children in the…