Year: 2017
250,000 Kebbi Farmers To Become Millionaires
Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has assured farmers in Kebbi that 250,000 millionaire farmers…
London Attack: Hundreds Gather At Vigil For Victims
Hundreds of people gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Thursday in a vigil to remember the victims of Wednesday’s attack…
Police meet ethnic group leaders in Sagamu to forestall clash
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Kayode Aderanti, on Thursday met with leaders of various ethnic groups living in…
Reps Suspend Bill
The House of Representatives on Thursday suspended deliberations on a bill seeking to make provisions for the prohibition and punishment…
155 Nigerians Voluntarily Return From Libya
Two weeks after 171 Nigerians voluntarily returned home from Libya , 155 others followed suit on Thursday aboard a chartered…
Female Journalist Shot Dead In Mexico
A journalist who wrote about organised crime was fatally shot as she left her house in the Northern Mexican state…
Hundreds Die As Migrant Boats Sink Off Libya
Five migrants were found dead in the sea off Libya on Thursday after the boats they were travelling in sank,…
Nigeria, Morocco Sign Deal, To Create 50,000 Jobs
Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Thursday said a fertilisers deal…
China Approves Plan For Nuclear Power Safety
China’s cabinet, the State Council, has approved a plan for nuclear power safety and radioactive pollution control.
Ambode To Give National Theatre A Facelift
Gov.Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday said that his administration has concluded plans to begin a total revamping of…
Rice Farmers Demand For Hajj
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says improvement in the fortunes of farmers in Kebbi and Niger has made…
Kaduna Govt To Tackle Gully Erosion
The Mekera Community Development Association of Hayin-Dogo, Samaru, in Kaduna State has appealed to the state government to rescue the…
European Commission Publishes Framework For Digital Public Services
The European Commission on Thursday published a new European Interoperability Framework to help European public administrations to coordinate their digitisation…
Kano State Govt Trains 72 Youths
The Kano State Government has trained 72 youths in various fields of automobile engineering as part of effort to reduce…
Husband Demands N3m From Divorce-Seeking Wife
Malam Bello Umar, a resident of Gidan Haki in Sokoto North Local Government of Sokoto State, has asked his divorce-seeking…
Nigeria launches 48-hour online visa application system
Nigeria has launched an online system aimed at enabling business executives to apply for a visa online and collect it…
CBN sells one-year treasury bills at N83.16 billion
Nigeria's central bank said on Thursday it sold one-year treasury notes at 18.69 percent, above inflation rate for the second…
Trump struggles to win Obamacare repeal
U.S. President Donald Trump made a final push on Thursday to win over skeptical members of his own Republican Party…
Certificate scandal: Melaye sues Sahara Reporters N5 billion
Senator Dino Melaye has sued Sahara Reporters N5 billion for libel over the online news portal's publication that he never…
Kaduna Electric to re-engage sacked workers
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) says the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has commenced an assessment exercise to re-engage…
Reps urge CBN to withdraw mutilated currency
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently withdraw and destroy mutilated naira…
Cancer: A death sentence for Nigerians
Prof. Sunday Adewuyi of Radiotherapy and Oncology Department, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, says cancer is a death…
EFCC arraigns consultant over alleged N8m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned a man, Innocent Lazarus before an FCT High Court, Kubwa,…
Polio: Akeredolu solicits synergy for healthy future
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday called for collective support for immunisation to ensure a healthy, fruitful and…
Police parade 20 kidnap, robbery suspects in Kogi
The Police in Lokoja on Thursday paraded 20 persons suspected to be kidnappers and armed robbers.
Everton set to build £300m stadium in Liverpool
Everton have agreed a deal to acquire land on which to build a new £300m stadium in Liverpool, BBC Radio…
Naira sells at N400 to dollar
The Naira on Thursday was sold at N400 to a dollar at the parallel Market.
Police in Sierra Leone kills student during protest
The police in Sierra Leone’s southern city of Bo Thursday shot and killed a student during a protest over government…
2019: No Vacancy For Lagos Governorship Position-Akiolu
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu on Thursday said those nursing the ambition to contest the 2019 governorship election to govern…
Jigawa governor launches Universal Health Coverage
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa has launched the state’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to boost healthcare delivery service to the…