Year: 2017
Nigerians warns against sacking unregistered teachers
Some Nigerians have urged the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN’s) to tread softly in its move to stop unregistered…
Intense heatwave grips India
Intense heatwave in India has gripped India with mercury soaring to 45 degrees in some parts of the country, meteorological…
Brussels prosecutors to investigate DRC passport deal
Brussels prosecutors are investigating a deal between Belgian company Semlex and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to supply biometric…
82 aid workers killed in South Sudan’s 3-year war
UN says 82 aid workers have been killed in South Sudan’s civil war and the number of its citizens displaced…
Niger LG spends N16m on health centre
The Wushishi Local Government Council of Niger says it spent about N16 million on the construction of a 20-bed capacity…
Meningitis: Nigeria needs 2m vaccine doses
Dr Fred Weli, a family health expert in Port Harcourt, says Nigeria will need about 2 million doses of vaccine…
FCT Minister directs opening of Karu General Hospital
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has directed the FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat to immediately open the 135-bed…
Gowon tells Christians to pray more for Nigeria
Former Head of State, Gen.Yakubu Gowon has tasked Christians to intensify prayer for the continued existence of country as a…
Polio: Jigawa LGC vaccinates 90,000 children
The Kafinhausa Local Government Council of Jigawa on Wednesday said it vaccinated more 90,000 children against poliomyelitis in the just…
LG boss arrested over Melaye assassination attempt
Mr Wilson Inalegwu, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of Alhaji Taofiq Isah, Administrator of…
Policing: DIG calls for inter-agency synergy
Mr Shuaibu Gambo, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Department of Administration and Finance, has called for a strong…
Ikorodu killings: Police demolish creeks, arrest 13 suspects
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday commenced the demolition of shanties within the creeks in Isawo community in Ikorodu,…
CBN pumps $100m in forex market
Following the injection of $280 million into the Foreign Exchange Market on Tuesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) again…
No increase in price of cooking gas, says NLNG
Mr Tony Attah, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) on Wednesday said the company…
Nigeria And Increasing Rate Of Suicide
Recent incidence of suicide in the country is, no doubt, alarming and disturbing. Most shocking is the fact that younger…
Exposed: How Speaker Obasa forced 6 PDP lawmakers to defect to APC
Sincerely, if there is a particular profession that is so dear to my heart, it must be journalism. It is…
Lagos impounds 3,619 rickety Vehicles, launches computerised Vehicle Centre
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday disclosed that the states Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS, has impounded…
Cameroon continues deportation of Nigerian refugees to villages
The Doctors Without Borders aid group says it has witnessed Cameroon's military returning Nigerian refugees to their country as the…
Army Launches Operation Against Bandits In Kaduna
The Nigerian Army has launched a special military operation code named, Operation Harbin Kunama, aimed at flushing out armed bandits…
Court orders forfeiture of N449.7m found at BDC shop
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of N449,750,000 found in an…
Juventus dump Barcelona out of Champions League
Juventus produced an exceptional defensive performance to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League after stopping Barcelona from scoring at…
Monaco maul Dortmund 3-1 to reach Champions League Semi-Finals
Monaco reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2004 after an impressive second-leg performance in the last…
Pictures: Police invade militants hideouts at Ishawo Creeks
Gun trotting police men and other security outfits have invaded militants' hideouts at Ishawo Creeks in a battle to drive…
APC chieftain wants Buhari to sack corrupt appointees
A member of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Timi Frank, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack appointees, including cabinet…
Presidency seeks ways to strengthen whistle blower policy
The Presidency has commenced efforts to strengthen the mechanism of the Whistle blower policy following breakthroughs in the war against…
Sen., others hail SGF’s suspension
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, Mr Matthew Urhoghide, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the suspension of…
Children’s Government wants children removed from IDP camps
The Nigerian Children’s Government on Wednesday called for the removal of children from all Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in…
Security operatives arrests Boko Haram suspect
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Adamawa has arrested a suspected Boko Haram member, Amos Hassan.
E-commerce giants puts Nigeria’s current internet penetration rate at 53%
The Jumia Nigeria, an online retail store says Nigeria’s current internet penetration rate is 53 per cent.