Year: 2018
Mental illness: NMA seeks free treatment for patients
President of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr Francis Faduyile, wants free treatment for mental related illness.
ANEC: Osinbajo tasks editors on values, ethics of journalism
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, tasked the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) to save the journalism from…
2019: 31 of 40-member Lagos Assembly secures APC return tickets
Barring last-minute substitution of candidates, 31 of the 40 APC members in the Lagos State House of Assembly have secured…
Indonesia to call off national search for earthquake victims
The Indonesian government will on Friday call off national search efforts for victims of September earthquake and tsunami, the National…
Justice Kavanaugh, unlikely to heed calls for recusal
Justice Brett Kavanaugh is unlikely to heed calls by critics to step aside from certain politically charged U.S. Supreme Court…
Seizure of assets: Buhari floors two lawyers
Two lawyers, Ikenga Ugochinyere and Mr. Keneth Udeze have lost their bid to challenge the Executive Order No.6 issued by…
Aviation: Group urges unions to shelve strike
A group, Network of Nigeria Civil Society Organisation, has called on three unions in the aviation industry to shelve the…
Osun Assembly workers laud introduction of environmental sanitation
The Osun House of Assembly workers have lauded the weekly environmental sanitation being carried out at the House, urging other…
BEDC signs MoU to boost electricity in rural communities
The Benin Electricity and Distribution Company (BEDC), has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mountain Institute (RMI), Colorado, U.S.A and…
Moon Jae-in vows to keep journey toward denuclearisation, peace
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday vowed to keep a journey toward a lasting peace and denuclearisation of the…
Apple gets critical iPhone technology in $600m
Apple Inc is buying the power-management technology at the heart of its iPhones in a 600 million dollar.
Zimbabwe’s economic crisis: KFC runs out of chicken
Zimbabwe’s KFC fast food outlets on Wednesday were shuttered after running out of foreign currency with which to buy chicken,…
Africa’s youngest billionaire kidnapped in Tanzania
Africa’s youngest billionaire was kidnapped on Thursday morning by gunmen in Tanzania’s economic capital Dar es Salaam, officials said.
Buhari signs new Executive Order 8 against money laundering
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the new Executive Order 008 to further tighten tax and money laundering rules…
Ijede residents calls for road repair
The council of chiefs and residents of Ijede have appealed to the Lagos State Government to repair all the bad…
USNC pledges fund for Nigerian businesses
U.S. Nigeria Council (USNC), has reiterated its commitment to mobilise fund for Nigerian start-ups and companies toward enhancing the nation’s…
Tony Blair advises lawmakers to vote down May’s Brexit deal
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday said he would advise Labour Party lawmakers to vote down a Brexit…
Theresa May appoints 1st suicide prevention minister
British Prime Minister Theresa May, has appointed the country’s first ever Minister for Suicide Prevention in an effort to cut…
Gombe Govt. distributes 50,000 tree seedlings
The Gombe State Government has distributed over 50,000 tree seedlings to the general public, as part of its efforts to…
Afghanistan polls: UN mission commends security forces’ preparation
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has praised the Afghan security forces’ preparation for the upcoming elections, the UNAMA…
2 suspected cultists charged with breach of peace
For allegedly brandishing some dangerous weapons publicly, two men, Olukayode Falana and Godwin Eyo, were on Thursday brought before an…
Rocket Sirens in Israeli Communities false alarm – Army
Rocket alert Sirens that sounded on Thursday in Israeli Communities near the border with the Gaza Strip were a false…
Factors beyond producers’ control are impacting oil market – OPEC
OPEC Secretary-General, Mohammad Barkindo, said on Thursday that there are many non-fundamental factors influencing the oil market that are beyond…
Saudi Arabia launches Haramain High Speed train
A new high-speed train linking the two holy cities of Makkah and Madina starts operating on Thursday, as Saudi Arabia…
Malaysia praised for plans to abolish death penalty
Foreign diplomats and international human rights groups on Thursday praised Malaysia for plans to abolish the death penalty in the…
Commission distributes radio sets, phones to informal learners
The National Mass Education Commission has distributed radio receivers and mobile phones to 400 informal learners in Bauchi and Borno…
Light Plane crash kills 2 in UK
A light Plane has crashed in the East of England leaving both the pilot and a passenger killed, Humberside Police…
China denies intention of interfering in U.S. politics
China has no intention of interfering in U.S. politics and hopes Washington would stop finding excuses for its unilateralism and…
Egypt Central Bank signs $3.8bn finance accord with international banks
The Central Bank of Egypt said on Thursday it agreed to enter into a “new repurchase transaction” of $3.8 billion…
EU threat of trade sanctions “extreme injustice” – Cambodia
Cambodia on Thursday expressed its indignation over the European Union’s decision to withdraw Cambodia’s trade preferences, saying it was an…