Year: 2017
IITA To Set Up ICT For Farmers
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says it will soon set up an Information Technology Centre to enable farmers…
South African Airways cabin crew begins strike
Cabin crew at South African Airways (SAA) went on strike on Wednesday over pay benefits, a top workers’ union at…
Whistle blowing: Imo government urged to embrace policy
A lawyer in Imo, Mr Blessing Iweajunwa, has advised the State Government to key into the whistleblowing policy introduced by…
Court Orders Forfeiture Of Patience Jonathan’s $5.8m
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday granted a fresh ex parte application ordering the forfeiture…
NDLEA Arraigns 2 Brazilians for Importing 23.9kg Of Cocaine
Two Brazilians, Lima Pereira Diego, and Dias DOS Santos Marcia Cristina, were on Wednesday arraigned before a Federal High Court,…
Mechanic docked for raping girl at knife-point
A 20-year-old generator mechanic, Samson Ogunbanjo, who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl at knife-point and threatened to kill her, was…
Court Slams N2m Bail On Clearing Agent
A 39-year-old clearing agent, Chidi Unigwe, who allegedly obtained N2 million from a man, Julius Alake, on the pretext of…
Egypt Suspends Fish Exports
Egypt has halted fish exports after a surge in sales to foreign markets, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said.
Farmers lament scarcity of cassava stems
Farmers in Enugu State on Wednesday lamented the acute scarcity and high cost of cassava stems for this year’s cultivation.
Amnesty International announces Osai Ojigho as new Country Director
Amnesty International has announced the appointment of human rights lawyer Osai Ojigho as Country Director in the Nigeria national office.
UNICEF donates CSM vaccines, N17m to Sokoto State
The United Nations Children Fund [UNICEF] has donated 850,000 doses of vaccines to Sokoto State government to tackle Cerebrospinal Meningitis…
Traders decry demolition of Mile 1 Flyover market
Traders at the popular Mile 1 Flyover market in Port Harcourt, on Wednesday, decried the unexpected demolition of the market…
IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu still in prison
Despite the bail granted him on Tuesday by an Abuja Federal High Court, Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous…
Kreuzpaintner appointed vice president Lufthansa group
Dr Stefan Kreuzpaintner has been appointed Vice President (Sales) EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) of the Lufthansa Group Airlines.
Meet 37 Year Old Woman With 38 Children
Nalongo Muzaala Bana (the twin mother that produces quadruples) is what Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye goes by where she resides in…
Today: 5 killed in three suicide attacks in Maiduguri
Five persons were killed today in Muna area of Maiduguri Borno State in three suicide attacks which occurred at three…
President Buhari absent again at FEC meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari was absent again today at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
I accidentally spilled pregnancy news – Serena
Serena Williams had no intention of sharing her pregnancy with the world last week.
5 million Nigerians listen to Radio China
Mr Chen Liming, Director of the Hausa Service at the China Radio International(CRI), on Wednesday announced that about 5 million…
Buhari extols Tony Momoh at 78
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated veteran journalist and former Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh, on his 78th…
News Analysis: Plateau women strangled for refusing sex
A man returned to his house at 1 a.m., insisted on having sex with his wife that had spent the…
#Trending Video: Oba of Lagos angry with Ooni of Ife, snubs him
A video which captures Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu, who publicly snubs the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye…
Mortgage Fund: Association plans to educate civil servants, others
The Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN) says it is planning enlightenment campaigns on ways to access mortgage finance in…
FAAC: Federation account records N38.7bn increase
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Tuesday shared N467.8 billion.
Nigeria ranks 3rd in Africa’s internet affordability index: Report
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has ranked Nigeria third in its Africa Affordability Drivers Index, out of 27 countries…
UN pledges reforms to meet SDGs 2030 target
The UN says it is carrying out various reforms of the organisation to help countries to meet its ambitious 2030…
Malaria Day: State govt. to distribute 3m treated mosquito nets
Ondo State Government said it has concluded arrangement to begin house-to-house distribution of about three million insecticide treated mosquito nets.
Labourer, 46, in court over alleged rape of minor
A 46-year-old man, Suleman Adamu, appeared in a Jos High Court on Tuesday, charged with allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl.
Judicial workers want “Harmonised Conditions of Service” law implemented
The Joint Union of Magistrates, Judges, State Counsel and Draftsmen, has called on the Nasarawa State Government to implement the…