Year: 2018
Ekiti Deputy Gov. appeals for peace over vacant kingship stool
The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, has appealed to the people of Isaba-Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area…
China calls for global cooperation to create ‘fairer’ internet
President Xi Jinping of China on Wednesday called for greater global cooperation to develop the internet and make it more…
3,000 Kano farmers to benefit from tomato preservation initiative
No fewer than 3,000 farmers are to benefit from Kano Post-Harvest Hub initiative of an NGO, Pyxera Global YieldWise Nigeria,…
Nigeria records reduction in rice importation – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the volume of rice importation into Nigeria (in metric tonnes) has declined drastically…
Nigerian Govt to improve remuneration for teachers, other workers
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that a comprehensive policy for improved remuneration for teachers and all public servants is being…
INEC recommends full youth involvement in politics
Prof. Mohmood Yakubu, the National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says for the country’s democracy to advance, Nigerian youths…
Edo to constitute “Advisory Council on Persons with Physical Disabilities”
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration would, within the next few weeks, constitute an Advisory Council on Persons…
UN chief condemns students’ abduction in Cameroon
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has condemned Monday’s reported kidnapping of students and staff of a secondary school in Bamenda,…
$134m Ibadan Inland Dry Port project begins soon – Shippers Council
Mr Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC), has said that the construction of $134million new Ibadan Inland Dry…
El-Zakzaky’s trial: Ban on procession still in force – Police
The Kaduna State Police Command on Tuesday said that the ban on all forms of processions/demonstrations in Kaduna State is…
Oba of Benin calls for return of artefacts
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has urged the the Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British…
SDGs: Delta wants Nigerian Govt to pay N600m counterpart fund
Delta Government has called on Federal Government to pay its counterpart fund for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals…
US Republicans retain control of the Senate
US Republicans are on course to expand their slim 51-49 majority in the upper chamber of Congress. Three Democratic incumbents…
ASUU Strike: ATBU, Bauchi varsity join, stop exams
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) and Bauchi State University (BSU) Gadau chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)…
Meet first two Muslim women elected to US Congress
Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib and Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar both made history Tuesday by winning their elections and becoming the first Muslim…
Trump congratulates Pelosi
President Donald Trump called House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to congratulate her party on seizing control of the lower chamber…
Democrats seize control of US House of Representatives
Democrats seized control of the lower house of Congress in midterm elections Tuesday, dealing a stern rebuke to Donald Trump…
Alien spacecraft visiting our solar system?
A scientific paper led by two researchers at Harvard University made a splash this week by claiming that a cigar-shaped…
Gunmen ambush, wound Nigerian Army captain, others
A Captain in the Operation Whirl Stroke stationed in Benue, Zakari Sani, has been wounded in an ambush, alongside other…
Minimum wage: Buhari has not endorsed N30,000, says Presidency
The Presidency has frowned at the misinterpretation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s remarks when he received the report of the Tripartite…
Attack on Ekweremadu: Police say it’s burglary not assassination
The police said they have arrested a suspect in connection with the attempted burglary in the Abuja residence of deputy…
Monaco crushed 4-0 at home to Club Brugge.
Monaco are facing an early exit from the Champions League after their dismal season hit a new low with a…
Champions League: Red Star Belgrade stun Liverpool 2-0
Liverpool suffered a shock in Serbia as two goals from Milan Pavkov gave Red Star Belgrade victory in their Champions…
Ekweremadu: Police investigate alleged assassination attempt
The Nigeria Police Force said it had commenced investigation on the alleged assassination attempt on Deputy President of the Senate…
Why we recommended N30,000 as new Minimum Wage – Tripartite Committee
The Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage has revealed why it recommended an increase in the existing…
Unilorin increases fees by 35% – Management
The Management of the University of Ilorin on Tuesday disclosed that it had hiked its school fees by 35 per…
$55m Crude Oil shipment: FG closes case in suit against Agip
The Federal Government (FG) on Tuesday closed its case at a Federal High Court Lagos, in a 55 million dollars…
Buhari sends special envoys to Guinea Bissau
President Muhammadu Buhari, as Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has sent a Special Envoy to Guinea…
Bank depositors protest, seek justice
A group of Spring Bank depositors on Monday morning stormed the premises of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos to…
Senate bemoans low budgetary allocation to Ministry, agencies
The Senate Committee on Environment has bemoaned low budgetary allocation to the Federal Ministry of Environment and some of its…