Year: 2018
Flood: Lagos Assembly urges Ambode to rejuvenate Drainage Service
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to rejuvenate the Office of Drainage Service…
Lagos Govt to empower graduates to fill skills-deficit gap
The Lagos State Government says it is set to empower 50 graduates with cutting-edge technology skills that will give them…
Cooperative cluster loses 70 hectres of rice farms to Anambra flood
A cluster of five farmers’ cooperative societies in Umuuzu, Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA), Anambra, has lamented the loss of…
Vietnam cyber law to check fake news, terrorism
The new Vietnamese cyber security law was enacted to protect the country from the increasing cyber threats, the security ministry…
China opposes official contacts, military ties between U.S., Taiwan
The Chinese mainland resolutely opposes official contacts or military ties in any form between the U.S. and Taiwan, a spokesperson…
Explore therapeutic essence of music- Adewale Ayuba
Legendary Fuji Musician, Adewale Ayuba, on Wednesday, advised Nigerian youths to explore the therapeutic essence of music as it could…
Human Trafficking: Netherlands pledges more collaboration with NAPTIP
The Government of Netherlands has pledged more collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)…
Buhari has done much to secure Nigerian lives – APC Chieftain
Mr Anthony Nwafor, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Nkanu East/West constituency candidate for House of Representatives, says President Muhammadu Buhari…
Tanzanian governor launches anti-gay crackdown
The governor of Tanzania’s economic hub, Dar es Salaam, has drawn up a list of 200 people accused of homosexuality…
Gov. Ortom promises to pay any amount adopted as minimum wage
Benue governor Samuel Ortom has promised to pay any amount agreed upon by the negotiating committee on minimum wage.
Chibok girls: Only 6, not 57 sighted in Sambisa Forest, Parents cry out
Parents of the abducted Chibok school girls on Tuesday said only six girls were sighted in Sambisa Forest as against…
Wizkid joins league of highest paid artists worldwide
Nigerian pop star, Wizkid 28, has joined the list of highest paid artists in the world following his performance at…
European Union to renew sanctions on Congolese officials
The European Union is set to renew sanctions in December on senior officials in Democratic Republic of Congo, including presidential…
North Korea prepares nuclear, missile sites for international inspectors
South Korea’s spy agency has observed preparations by North Korea for international inspections at several of its nuclear and missile…
Suicide bomber kills self, 6 others
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the gate of Afghanistan’s largest prison on Wednesday, killing at least six people,…
Niger Govt recruits over 500 healthcare workers in 3 years
The Government of Niger on Tuesday says it has recruited over 500 secondary level healthcare workers in the state in…
Trump plans to end birthright citizenship
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to remove the right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorised immigrants born in…
Top army commander, 24 others killed in another air crash
An army helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 25 people on board, including a top commander. Taliban insurgents…
PDP urges National Assembly to investigate growing extra-judicial killings
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly and other relevant bodies to immediately open a system-wide…
Jigawa Govt to construct 23 more basic health clinics
The Jigawa Government says it will construct and equip 23 more health clinics across the 27 local government areas of…
Trump to honour Synagogue shooting victims
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to honour the 11 people…
141 Nigerians, including 11 pregnant women return from Libya
No fewer than 141 Nigerians including 11 pregnant women have voluntarily returned from Libya to Nigeria with the assistance of…
Buhari’s group expels members for associating with Atiku
Grassroots Mobilizers for Buhari (GMB), a political association promoting President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 presidential ambition, has expelled six of its…
Minimum wage: Nigerian workers least paid in Africa – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says Nigerian workers are the least paid in Africa, citing an analysis of the wages…
Boko Haram: FAO distributes 11,000 fuel-efficient stoves to displaced families
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says it has distributed 11, 000 fuel-efficient stoves to families displaced by the Boko…
Khashoggi: France refuses to rule out sanction against Saudi Arabia
France doesn’t rule out any sanction against Saudi Arabia if its authorities are found to have been involved in the…
Nigeria supports Guinea Bissau with electoral kits, vehicles, $500,000
Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama says that Federal Government has approved 500,000 dollars, 350 electoral kits and seven vehicles to…
Migration: UN launches radio series to sensitise vulnerable Nigerians
The UN migration agency has launched a radio series in Nigeria to sensitise vulnerable people seeking to pursue economic opportunities…
Austria backs out of UN global migration pact
Austria on Wednesday backed out of a UN pact on migration over concerns that it will blur the line between…
FIFA considers possibility of increasing teams at Qatar 2022
FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Wednesday said football’s governing body was looking into the possibility of increasing the number of…