Year: 2017
SWAN Week: NAN tops medals table
Bayo Onanuga, the Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday promised more support for the agency’s sports…
Buhari re-assures on protection of women, girls rights
President Muhammadu Buhari, has re-assured Nigerians that the rights of women and girls will be protected, adding that there will…
Herbalist arrested with fake currencies
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a herbalist Bidemi Idowu, with various local and foreign currencies suspected to be…
NYSC: 2,482 Lagos corps members take Oath of Allegiance
No fewer than 2,482 corps members of Batch B Stream I, deployed to Lagos State, were on Thursday sworn-in by…
Transparency: TETFund rolls out monthly publication to Nigerians
As part of efforts to ensure transparency in its activities, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has launched an in-house…
Agency organises forum for returnee communities
National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Thursday organised peace interactive forum for returnee communities in Gujba Local Government Area in Yobe…
Air Force immortalizes officer killed in fight against insurgency
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Thursday in Lagos named a building in honour…
856 participants in UBEC’s national assessment
Prof. Hamid Bobboyi, Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says 856 assessors were participating in the ongoing National Assessment…
Zimbabwe’s new rulers must show resolve for democracy – Britain
Britain wants Zimbabwe’s new rulers to show clear resolve to place the country on a more democratic and prosperous path…
Data gathering, dissemination system pivotal to effective SDGs progress
Mrs Adejoke Ore-Adefulire, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has called on stakeholders to strengthen…
JDPC seeks support of Nigerians to decongest prisons
The Justice Development and Peace Centre (JDPC) has solicited support from well-meaning Nigerians to help in the effort to decongest…
DISCOs responsible for electricity bills – Prepaid meter company
An indigenous smart pre-paid meters manufacturer, Mojec International Limited, has denied responsibility for high electricity bills, saying that tariffs lies…
2019 elections: ‘Distraction and unhelpful’, focus on governance – Tambuwal
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has described discussions on the 2019 elections as a `distraction and unhelpful’ to elective…
Rep member calls for women, girls inclusion in restructuring
The Chairperson, House of Committee on Women Affairs, House of Representatives, Mrs Stella Ngwu, has called for the inclusion of…
2019 elections: INEC solicits religious leaders support
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on religious leaders in Zamfara to mobilise support for the commission’s activities…
Ecologist urges stakeholders to undertake proper waste management schemes
An ecologist, Mr Habib Omotosho, has urged stakeholders in the waste management sector to properly undertake waste disposal schemes to…
Lagos Prosecutes Cameroonian House Cleaner For Killing Employer
The Lagos State Government through the State Attorney General and Commissioner For Justice has commenced the prosecution of a Cameroonian…
Senate postpones consideration of MTEF/FSP over discrepancies
The Senate on Thursday announced the postponement consideration of the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper…
FAAN records improvement in airports infrastructure
Mr Saleh Dunoma, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says the authority has recorded some achievements in the…
Ondo sacks illegal structure owners from market vicinity
The Ondo State Government has warned and directed owners of illegal structures in market vicinity to vacate the areas, to…
Rivers Govt. commences construction of hostels, quarters at NYSC camp
The Rivers Government has commenced the construction of new facilities for the welfare of corps members and officials at the…
How AGF Malami blackmailed us to reinstate Maina – Commission
Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Mr. Joseph Akande, Monday told the House of Representative ad-hoc committee that the…
Representation Essay Topic Ideas
Article composing does not need to be difficult. There are various different matters which you can use on paper process…
NFVCB confiscates pirated materials worth N150m
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has seized pirated materials worth N150 million at Alaba International Market in…
Opposition urges Mnangagwa to dismantle Mugabe’s pillars of repression
Zimbabwe’s main opposition says it wants incoming president Emmerson Mnangagwa to dismantle all pillars of repression that helped sustain Robert…
2018 budget: Senator seeks review of revenue projections
A member of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba, on Thursday in Abuja advocated the review of revenue…
We’ll not compromise product quality and service delivery – Minister
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Okechukwu Enelamah, said quality of goods and services will no longer be…
Google admits tracking Android users’ locations even when devices are disabled
Google admits collecting Android users’ locations even when devices are disabled, a Quartz investigation reported on Thursday.
UNDP constructs 300 houses for Borno IDPs
The United Nations Development Programme has begun the construction of 300 housing units for internally displaced persons in Borno, the…
I remain South-West PDP chairman – Olafeso
A factional leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Eddy Olafeso, says he remains the authentic leader of the…