Year: 2017
Pinki Debbie Breaks World Record For Longest Dance Marathon
22 year old Nigerian dancer Odumewu Debbie, known as Pinki Debbie has broken the Guinness World Record for ‘longest dance…
Buhari approves 30-member New National Minimum Wage Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 30-member Tripartite Committee for the negotiation of a New National Minimum Wage…
Oyo lawmakers pass vote of no confidence on commissioner for education
Oyo State House of Assembly Thursday showed their displeasure towards the state Commissioner for Education, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela over the…
500 tax fraudsters uncovered
The Federal Government has obtained the names of 500 Nigerians implicated in various cases of tax fraud across the country.
Waje Teams Up With Yemi Alade To Drop ”I’m Available”
Aituaje Iruobe, known popularly as Waje is set to release new single ''I'm Available'' with Yemi Alade.
FSARS Smashes 8-Man Robbery Gang In Oyo
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad,FSARS at Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island have arrested nine suspected robbers that have…
World Toilet Day: 1.1 billion people still defecate in open places
As the world marks the Global Toilet Day, it has been revealed that 1.1 billion people still defecate in the…
Buhari commends Benin Kingdom for stabilising Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed delight with the stabilising roles that the Eweka Dynasty of Benin Kingdom had been…
Facebook set to invest in Nigeria, drive innovation, skills development
Recently in Lagos, Facebook announced a new nationwide initiative in Nigeria to further cement its commitment and investment in the…
Hospital Opens Free Hernia Surgery Programme
Concerned by the increasing number of Nigerians suffering from hernia, and women with fibroids, a frontline health-care centre committed to…
UNFPA calls for increased women, girls protection
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has presented the 2017 State of the World Population Report (SWOP) with a call for…
LWC decries harassment of staff by Dophin Estate residents
The management of Lagos Water Corporation, LWC, has decried incessant intimidation and harassment of its staff by some residents of…
NYSC boss tasks corps members on self-reliance
Brig.- Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has charged youth corps members deployed to various Orientation…
Delta INEC reiterates support for council election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Delta on Thursday said it would support the Delta State Electoral Independent Commission…
Civil Servants must shun triviality, embrace accountability – Ambode
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday charged civil servants to shun being slaves to trivia tasks and embrace…
Local Govt. sensitize residents health insurance scheme
Officials of the Surulere Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State have called on residents to embrace the state health…
Pope decries murder of women, children
Pope Francis on Thursday denounced the murder of innocent women and children as the “horrid face” of war as he…
Human Trafficking: 40 arrested, 500 others rescued in interpol-led raid
Forty people were arrested and 500 people rescued following a swoop on human traffickers across West Africa, the Interpol announced…
2019 elections: PDP will win Katsina– Sen. Tsauri
An aspirant for national secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Umar Tsauri, has said that the party would regain…
REC: Senate rejects Zamfara nominee, confirms 2
The Senate on Thursday rejected the nominee from Zamfara, Mr Ahmad Mahmud, as Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC). The upper chamber,…
Federal Government advised to renovate National Museum, Lagos
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to renovate the National Museum,…
Ebonyi governor tasks NYSC members on Zero Hunger Initiative
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has urged the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to embrace the `Nigeria Zero Hunger…
Dangote Cement commissions Congo plant
Africa’s largest cement Company, Dangote Cement Plc (http://APO.af/mCqnZz) has added fillip to the on-going efforts at economic emancipation of Africa…
Nigeria, Germany to set up migration centre
The Nigerian Government on Thursday signed an agreement with the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) to set up…
National security: Buratai tells intelligence corps to redouble efforts
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai on Thursday urged Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps (NAIC) to redouble commitments to…
NLC extols Ekwueme, condemn Boko Haram resurgence
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has expressed concern over the resurgence of strikes at vulnerable targets by Boko Haram in the…
Saudi Arabia to begin issuance of tourist visas
Saudi Arabia aims to start issuing tourist visas to foreigners next year, a senior Saudi official told CNN, as the…
Sokoto government pledges to rehabilitate NYSC camp
The Sokoto State Government on Thursday donated 1,000 mattresses to corps members and pledged to rehabilitate facilities at the NYSC…
Karate federation begins training for international tournaments
Bolaji Sidiq, the Chairman of Nigeria Karate Referees Commission (NKRC), on Thursday said training courses have begun for coaches and…
Lawmakers to investigate demise of Etisalat Nigeria
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Telecommunications to investigate and ascertain the circumstances which led to the…