Year: 2018
Nigerian Govt urged to resolve NHIS crisis
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government to urgently resolve the lingering crisis rocking the National…
USAID launches new $60m urban water scheme in 6 states
The U.S Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched 60.4 million dollars new urban water…
Enyimba crash out of CAF Confederation Cup
Enyimba on Wednesday crashed out of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup after they lost 1-2 (1-3 aggregate) to hosts Raja…
Gov. Fayemi urged to revive sports in Ekiti
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ekiti state chapter on Thursday urged Gov. Kayode Fayemi to transform and revive…
Sierra Leone launches $20m World Bank Group Project
The Government of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the World Bank, has on Wednesday launched the second phase of a…
Airtel unveils 4G LTE network in Lagos
Telecoms operator, Airtel, on Wednesday unveiled the 4th Generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Lagos, eight months after…
Rangers defeat Kano Pillars to lift Aiteo Cup
Some former players of Rangers International football club of Enugu have applauded their victory over Kano Pillars in the finals…
No Messi, no problem as Barca sink Inter
Barcelona came through their first test without the injured Lionel Messi, earning a convincing 2-0 win at home to Inter…
FBI investigates pipe bombs mailed to Obama, Clinton, others
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says suspicious packages received at multiple locations in the New York and Washington, D.C.,…
Ekiti Election Tribunal: Witness disowns petitioner’s exhibit
A witness to the petitioners at the Ekiti Election Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday disowned an exhibit tendered and…
Reactions trail pipe bombs to Obama, Clinton, others
Reactions and condemnations have continued to trail the mailing of pipe bombs to former U.S. President Barack Obama, former First…
CCT introduces electronic payment in Bauchi
The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Unit in Bauchi says it has introduced electronic payment system to beneficiaries in the state,…
Air Force Alpha jets destroy Boko Haram logistics base
The Nigerian Air Force says Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT)…
Kaduna governorship candidate promises to decentralise governance
Alhaji Mustapha Othman-Bakano, the gubernatorial candidate of African People’s Alliance Party (APAP) in Kaduna State has pledged to introduce decentralised…
PHC, panacea to health for all – WHO
The Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has declared that Primary Health Care (PHC) was the most important…
Mo Abudu, Meghan Markle, others make U.K. powerlist 2018
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairperson of Ebonylife TV, Mo Abudu, has been named in the U.K. powerlist of…
Don’t hoard petrol, we have plenty in stock – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has warned petroleum products consumers across the country against mishandling of products as dry…
Institute of Town Planners postpones conference to Nov. 19
The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners has postponed its National Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for October 29…
Global Fund announces $660m grant for Nigeria
The Global Fund, an International Financing Organisation, has announced an additional humanitarian grant of 660 million dollars to tackle HIV/AIDS,…
IPOB: Minister frowns at social media report
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday dismissed social media report that he gave Israel ultimatum over the…
Kaduna Govt relaxes curfew
Kaduna State Government has announced a relaxation of the 24-hour curfew it imposed on Kaduna metropolis with effect from Thursday.…
Nigeria, Morocco partner to tackle economic challenges
Nigeria and Morocco on Wednesday in Abuja mapped out strategies to tackle various economic challenges confronting both countries.
6 persons burnt to death on Sagamu/Benin Expressway
No fewer than six persons were on Wednesday reportedly burnt to death in a multiple accident involving a container laden…
FEC approves N8.73trn 2019 budget proposal
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a budgetary proposal of N8.73 trillion for 2019 fiscal year, N400 billion…
Senate tells Nigerian govt. to immortalise Kutigi
The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to immortalise late former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN),…
Imported drugs: NAFDAC, Chinese, Korean agencies collaborate on safety
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the agency is working with…
Strike: Oyo lecturers demand 16 months salary arrears payment
The Academic Staff Union, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education (EACOED), Oyo, has called on the Oyo State Government to alleviate…
27 armed robbery, rape suspects arrested in Plateau
The Police in Plateau on Wednesday said 27 persons suspected to be involved in armed robbery, rape and other criminal…
Lawmaker urges Buhari to reconstruct Lagos-Badagry-Seme Expressway
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Setonji David, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to reconstruction the Lagos-Badagry-Seme…
FEC approves contract for rehabilitation of Lagos-Badagry Expressway
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved a contract for the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.