Year: 2018
Ambode not planning to sack 57 council chairmen – sources
Multiple sources in Alausa, the seat of Lagos State Government on Tuesday dismissed claim in the social media suggesting that…
How I rebuffed Buhari’s invitation thinking it was 419 – FEPSAN President
The President of Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN), Mr Thomas Etuh has narrated how he rebuffed an…
Ogoni clean-up: Nigerian Govt begins final selection of firms
The Hydro Carbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) says it has commenced process to select pre-qualified companies for the clean-up of…
Belemaoil JV sponsor 10 female students for overseas studies
Indigenous Oil Company, Belemaoil Producing Limited has sent ten female who are Rivers State indigenes to the United Kingdom and…
Nigeria Air not suspended for lack of investors – Aviation minister
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has disclosed that the national carrier (Nigeria Air) project was not suspended…
NHIS: Nigerian Govt approves enrolment of corps members
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government had approved the…
2018 FRSC Recruitment: Traders record brisk sales
Traders are recording brisk sales at the ongoing Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) recruitment and physical screening at the National…
ETF: 15,000 new jobs created in 2 years – Oyebode
Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), Mr. Akintunde Oyebode on Tuesday said that no fewer than…
Tanzania ferry disaster: Death toll reaches 228
The death toll from a ferry disaster in Tanzania has risen to 228, an official said on Tuesday, as authorities…
Imo flood kills pastor, wife
Mr Evans Ugoh, the Head of Imo/Abia Operations Office, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has confirmed that a pastor and…
Osun rerun: PDP already jittery – APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is already jittery ahead of Thursday's governorship rerun…
Trump rejects meeting with Iran’s Rouhani
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as world leaders gathered in…
Saraki’s former aide seeks Kwara APC governorship ticket
Alhaji Moshood Mustapha, a former Special Adviser on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs, Protocol and Special Duty to President of the Senate, Bukola…
Minimum Wage: Labour begins warning strike Wednesday midnight
The Organised Labour says it will commence nationwide warning strike over the non-implementation of the new National Minimum Wage, effective…
FRSC Recruitment: Applicants with tattoos, others to be disqualified
Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says that applicants with tattoos, bow and K legs…
9ice Premieres ”E O Mo Meme” Feat. Beambo Taylor
9ice has a new one entitled ''E O Mo Meme'' featuring Beambo Taylor.
Nigerian Govt revives 18 fertiliser blending plants
Fertiliser Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) says 18 fertiliser blending plants across the country have been revived under…
Broda Shaggi Releases “Oya Hit Me”
Sensational Instagram comedian, Broda Shaggi popular for his #OyaHitMe phrase has finally released his most anticipated single today titled “Oya…
Deekay Drops “Hangover” Feat. Davido, Peruzzi
Ghanaian singer Deekay comes through with his latest track “Hangover” featuring DMW boss Davido rave of the moment Peruzzi.
APC embarks on house-to-house campaign
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger has commenced house-to-house and town hall campaigns to promote the programmes of the…
How to curb unwanted pregnancies, maternal deaths
As the World Contraception Day (WCD) is observed on Wednesday, September 26, critical health issues such as maternal deaths, preventing…
Militant attacks: WHO suspends work on Ebola in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is suspending parts of its effort to fight Ebola in Congo after a string of…
Kaduna Govt to recruit 3,000 health workers
The Kaduna State Government said on Tuesday it has concluded arrangements to recruit 3,059 health workers to meet minimum service…
Osun Rerun: APC urges members to ignore PDP
The APC Campaign Council for the Osun Governorship Election has urged the party’s members in the areas where the state’s…
Scandals are turning young people away from Catholic Church – Pope
Pope Francis on Tuesday said young people are turned off by the Catholic Church because of sex abuse and financial…
Van Dijk faces fitness test ahead of Chelsea clash
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk faces a fitness test ahead of Wednesday’s League Cup clash with Chelsea, although fellow defender Dejan…
EFCC arraigns travel agent over forgery of WAEC certificate, bank statements
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned a 44-year-old travel agent, Oluseyi Lamoru, for allegedly forging a…
2 nurses in trouble over alleged illegal abortion
Two nurses, Motunrayo Badmus, 23, and Victory Okon, 27, on Tuesday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court for allegedly…
Manchester United expect higher revenue, core earnings for 2019
English Premier League soccer club Manchester United forecast higher revenue and core earnings for 2019, even as the company reported…
2 men remanded over alleged kidnapping, robbery
A Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday remanded two men: Usman Abubakar, 29, and Suleiman Suleiman, 30, in…