Year: 2017
1,000 patients to receive free medical treatment from OAU
The Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, has commenced free medical treatment for over…
SON committed to prosecuting importers of substandard products
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON),has reiterated its commitment to prosecute, according to law, all violators of rules and regulations…
Untreatable cancer linked to unforgiveness
A recent survey in the U.S. has it that 61 per cent of men and 59 per cent of women…
Many Nigerians unaware of their HIV status – US Consul-General
The U.S. Consul General in Lagos, Mr John Bray, on Monday said that many Nigerians living with HIV were unaware…
Gunmen kidnap Senator Ayodele Arise, 2 others
Senator Ayo Arise, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was kidnapped on Sunday, along Okene-Lokoja road.
Economist tasks Nigerian Govt on effective tax collection
An economist, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella has urged the Federal Government to explore new method of tax collection to boost the…
Pollution is world’s biggest killer – UN
Pollution is the world’s biggest killer and governments and businesses must do more to reduce it, the executive director of…
Alcohol is not panacea for depression – Medical Doctor
Popular motivational speaker and medical doctor, Dr Deji Osasiene, has said that engaging in alcohol drinking would only worsen depression…
NNPC denies plan to increase prices of petroleum products
Mr Ndu Ughamadu, General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has declared that there…
Data Capturing: NIMC to partner private, public sector organisations
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has expressed its readiness to partner with private and public sector organisations to capture…
‘Edo cultural heritage will increase IGR’
Edo Government says it will explore the state cultural heritage to increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in all the…
No proof of govt money in former FCT minister’s account – EFCC witness
A prosecution witness, Mr Ishaya Dauda told an FCT High Court Gudu that in the course of investigations, no government…
Federal Govt intensifies campaign for patronage of Made-in-Nigeria products
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government will intensify and sustain the campaign…
#EndSARS: Police boss orders re-organisation of crime squad
The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has ordered a total reorganisation of the much-criticised crime busting outfit, Special Anti-Robbery…
Nigerian Govt subsidises farmers’ insurance by 50% – NAIC
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says the Federal Government is subsidising farmers’ insurance in the agricultural value chain by…
No plan to increase fuel price – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday in Abuja reiterated that there was no plan to increase the prices…
Corruption: Russia seeks 10 year jail term for ex-minister
Russian prosecutors are seeking 10 years imprisonment for the former Economic Development Minister, Alexei Ulyukayev on corruption charges in the…
Odinga’s aide arrested on suspicion of inciting violence
Police on Monday said a prominent strategist for Kenya’s opposition, who has strongly criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta and called for…
Union laments Nigerian Govt’s inability to pay disengaged electricity workers
The National Union of Electricity Employees ( NUEE) on Monday cried out that up to 1,000 electricity workers disengaged from…
Buratai urges commanders to remain focused to curtail traces of insurgency
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai charged field commanders to remain focused toward containing the traces of insurgency…
Panic buying, fuel queues resurface in Sokoto
Fuel queues have resurfaced in Sokoto metropolis and its environs, creating hardship for motorists and commuters, the News Agency of…
President Mnangagwa swears in cabinet with last-minute changes
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Monday swore in his cabinet, with several last-minute changes after a public outcry about…
Decongestion: Prisons boss visits NAN, solicits lawyers cooperation
Mr Emma Nwakeze, Controller of Prisons in Anambra, on Monday in Awka called on lawyers to help in prison decongestion…
Lagos Street Carnival: Stakeholders clamour for direct involvement in future editions
Stakeholders in the Arts and Cultural sector in Lagos have appealed to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to directly involve them in…
Conduct census of persons with disabilities to facilitate support programmes – CSO
The Network of Civil Society Organisations, Borno Chapter, has called on the state government to conduct head-count of Persons with…
Diversification: Creative industry will boost our economy – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the nation has gradually begun diversifying its economy…
Group commends military on achievement in various operation
A rights group under the aegis of Global peace and life rescue initiative (GOPRI) has commended the military on the…
N4.5B allegation: Court orders arrest of Ex-Enugu Gov., Nnamani
A Federal High Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Monday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Governor…
Venezuela to launch oil-backed digital currency
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent U.S led financial sanctions, announcing the launch…
U.S defence chief in Pakistan for ‘common ground’ to fight terrorism
U.S. Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis, arrived in Islamabad on Monday to ask Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership to do more…