Year: 2018
Australia to import grains as drought takes hold
Australia’s Department of Agriculture says the department is preparing to import grains for the first time over a decade as…
Libyan parliament, state council agree to restructure presidential council
Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives, or parliament, and the Tripoli-based Higher Council of State have reached an agreement on restructuring…
Aisha Buhari hosts president’s change agenda artistes
Wife of the President Aisha Buhari on Wednesday hosted some artistes of President Muhammadu Buhari at the launching of a…
Britain’s Duchess sees letters of relatives killed in World War 1
Kate, Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, was shown poignant letters and documents on Wednesday relating to three of her relatives who…
Kebbi Govt to procure N14m livestock vaccines
The Kebbi Government says it will procure vaccines worth N14 million to protect livestock against various animals diseases in the…
Minimum Wage: Governors’ N22,500 proposal ‘laughable’ – ASUU, SSANU
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Senior Staff Association of the Nigerian Universities (SSANU), said on Wednesday that…
11 persons arrested over alleged oil bunkering
The Abia command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 11 persons for allegedly engaging in…
Google workers walk out to protest office harassment, inequality
Hundreds of Google employees and contractors in Asia staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday, with thousands more expected to follow…
Indonesia meets Boeing, U.S. representatives over plane crash
Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with representatives of the crashed plane producer, Boeing,…
Sexual abuse ‘part of ordinary life’ in North Korea – HRW
Sexual abuse is so common in North Korea “it has come to be accepted as part of ordinary life,” Human…
WHO counters Zimbabwean preacher’s HIV cure claim
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reaffirmed that there is “no cure” for HIV, insisting that people living with HIV…
Nigerian Govt urged to review power contract agreements
Some stakeholders in the power sector have urged the Federal Government to review the power contracts agreement with the owners…
China birth rate set to continue decline this year
China’s birth rate is set to decline further this year as well as over the next few years, in spite…
Army aborts Boko Haram attack on Dalori IDP camp
The Nigerian army said its men foiled an attempt by Boko Haram terrorists to attack the Dalori IDP camp and…
Bauchi governor launches drugs, consumables distribution scheme
Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi state has launched the distribution of Saving one Million lives programme for Result (SOMLP for…
Babies born to dads above 35 years risk health problems
Babies born to fathers above 35 years have been identified to face health challenges according to a Standord study published…
U.S. monitoring for possible foreign election interference
The U.S. government is monitoring for possible foreign interference in the upcoming congressional elections and is prepared to sanction any…
DMO begins payment of arrears to oil marketers
The Debt Management Office (DMO), says it has commenced the accelerated implementation of settlement of government arrears through promissory notes…
White House joins calls for WADA reform
A White House summit on doping in sports on Wednesday called for the embattled World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to enact…
France launches investigation into babies born without arms
French authorities on Wednesday announced a nationwide probe into possible clusters of babies born without arms, forearms or hands.
Education: Nigeria commends World Bank for $611m grant
The Minister of Education, Alhaji Adamu Adamu, has commended Word Bank for boosting the education sector with a grant of…
Nigerian Govt urges governors to use ecological funds judiciously
The Federal Government on Wednesday urged state governments to judiciously use ecological funds to complement its efforts in addressing the…
Anenih brought me up in politics – Odigie-Oyegun
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja, said he learnt…
U.S. Supreme Court divided over Google privacy settlement
U.S. Supreme Court justices, in an internet privacy case involving Google disagreed on Wednesday over whether to rein in a…
Sri Lankan president cancels parliamentary suspension after protests
President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka cancelled his three-week suspension of parliament on Thursday, amid a political crisis triggered by…
Shi’ite: FEC directs FCT Minister to summon security council
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Bello Muhammad, to summon…
Naira depreciates against dollar at investors’ window
The Naira on Wednesday depreciated to N363.54 to the dollar at the investors window in Lagos, weaker than N363.32 posted…
Cross River to crush 30,000 tonnes of cocoa annually
Cross River Government has set a target of crushing 30,000 tons of cocoa annually beginning from 2018/2019 Farming season, Mr…
APC Crisis: Tinubu dismisses call for Oshiohmole’s resignation
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has dismissed the call for the resignation of the…
Buhari vs Atiku: North yet to take definite stand – Arewa youths
As permutations continue on the coming major contest for the presidency between incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,…