Year: 2017
Congo Requests Financial Support Amid Economic Crisis
Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has formally requested financial support from international donors as it confronts a worsening economic crisis.
Gonorrhoea Is Becoming Untreatable – WHO
Gonorrhoea infections are increasing, but doctors are running out of antibiotics that can fight the increasingly resistant bacteria causing the…
Presidency did not disown Osinbajo – AGF
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has clarified reports that he disowned acting president Yemi…
Farewell to the scholar without borders
When Serendipity conspires with Fate, the result is almost invariably a combination of astonishment and eye-popping bewilderment. This observation provides…
10 Egyptian soldiers killed in northern Sinai suicide bombing
Sources say ten Egyptian soldiers including one colonel were killed on Friday in a suicide bomb attack on an army…
Fantasia sexy in Gert-Johan Coetzee
American R&B singer and songwriter, Fantasia Monique Taylor, known professionally by her mononym Fantasia, is so feeling herself in this…
Ex Guantanamo inmate receives $8.1m settlement from Canada
Canada paid a settlement of 8.1 million dollars (C$10.5 million ) to former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr.
China files corruption charges against ex communist boss
China has charged the former chief of the ruling Communist Party in the northeastern province of Liaoning for offences bordering…
U.S. Senators warn Trump against deal with Putin
Three U.S. senators warned President Donald Trump against making any deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to return two seized…
Diaspora law: ICT expert commends Federal Government
Mr Fidelis Igbokwe, the Chief Executive Officer of TRPPN, a South Africa -based information and communication technology firm, said on…
G20 Summit: 75 police officers injured in clashes with protesters
Police say nearly 75 police officers were injured in clashes with protesters before a G20 summit in Hamburg, tarnishing the…
South Africa: Mission, Nigerian professionals to assist unemployed youths
Nigeria's Consul General in South Africa, Mr Godwin Adama, says the mission was working with Nigerian professionals to assist unemployed…
Ensure quality education in private varsities, Don tells NUC
Prof. Dele Braimoh, a former UNESCO Chair, Open and Distance Learning Education, University of South Africa, has urged the National…
Pentagon to provide options against North Korea
The U.S. military is ready to provide options to President Donald Trump over the continued launch of ballistic missiles by…
CVR: Report erring INEC officials – Secretary
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has urged the public to report any of its officials engaging…
N9bn overdraft: Govt. debunks rumour on interest rate
The Kano State Government has debunked the rumour going round that it paid N1.3 billion charges for the N9 billion…
Mambila Crisis: Peace restored in warring communities – Gov
Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba on Thursday said peace and tranquility had been restored to Mambila Plateau in Sardauna Local…
Pensioners accuses Minister of undermining law, denies allegation
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige on Thursday said the ministry has nothing to do with the…
Minister seeks support on implementation of ERGP
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma has solicited the support of the APC and other…
Govt. earmarks N1.7bn for erosion control
The Nasarawa state government has earmarked N1.7 billion for the control of gully erosion in Lafia, the state capital and…
AMAC urges residents to support land reform
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been advised to support the land reform of the Minister of FCT,…
Sri Lanka expresses interest in tea production with Nigeria
Sri Lanka has expressed interest in partnering with Nigeria in tea production to support the the country’s agricultural development in…
Customs E-auction: Next bidding batch to commence on Monday
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will commence the next batch of another 48 hours of bidding on July 10 as…
Conflict: Osibanjo orders security reinforcement in Cross River
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday ordered security agencies to take urgent steps to avert further breakdown of law and…
EFCC boss wants prison in Sambisa Forest for corrupt people
Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), says a prison for corrupt persons should be…
Court rejects Senator Dino Melaye’s bid to stop recall
Embattled Senator Dino Melaye failed on Thursday in his bid to stop the ongoing recall process by the Independent National…
Nnamdi Kanu threatens to kill Obasanjo and household
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has threatened to wipe out former President Olusegun Obasanjo…
Army, other security agencies march for peace in Kogi
The Nigeria Army and sister security agencies on Thursday held a joint route march aimed at fostering unity between the…
Cement producers set to reduce price
The Chairman of BUA Cement, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, has said that the major producers of cement are actively working to…
Obaseki swear-in 18 Commissioners, warns against corruption
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, took a huge step towards forming a full Executive Council, on Thursday, with the…