Year: 2018
Abia Govt. to establish SME microfinance bank
Mr Gabriel Igboko, Abia Commissioner for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), says the State Government has concluded plans to establish…
Another Day of Mourning and Pain
At the risk of being accused of ingratitude to the Almighty in addition to incurring the wrath of the departed…
EU countries still losing billions in VAT due to fraud
EU member states lost almost 150 billion euros (177 billion dollars) in Value Added Tax (VAT) revenues in 2016, with…
Police deploy personnel to prevent Shiites from embarking on protest
The FCT Police Command has deployed its personnel at strategic locations in the territory to prevent members of the Islamic…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa outlines stimulus plan for ailing economy
South Africa’s president announced a multi-billion-dollar stimulus programme on Friday, earmarking funds for job creation and infrastructure development as he…
Nigeria’s foreign debt stands at $22.08bn, local N3.48trn
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country’s foreign debt stands at 22.08billion dollars.
137 APC aspirants jostle for 25 Adamawa Assembly tickets
No fewer than 137 aspirants under the All Progressives Congress (APC) are jostling for the 25 House of Assembly tickets…
Ogun APC: Dapo Abiodun kicks against indirect primary
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta An Ogun state gubernatorial aspirant, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has kicked against the idea of the All Progressives Congress…
Malaysia cannot accept same-sex marriage – PM Mahathir
Malaysia cannot accept same-sex marriage or lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, said on Friday,…
Update: Tanzanian ferry death toll climbs to 100
The death toll in a Tanzanian ferry, MV Nyerere, that capsized in Lake Victoria climbed to more than 100 on…
NBS to spend $3.5m on poverty statistics survey
Mr Tunde Adebisi, National Coordinator, Nigeria Living Standard Survey (NLSS), says the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) will spend 3.5million…
Sexual abuse scandal: Pope accepts resignation of 2 more Chilean bishops
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two more Chilean bishops, bringing to seven the number, who have stepped down…
Update: 79 confirmed dead in Tanzania’s ferry disaster
At least 79 people have so far been confirmed dead and scores were feared missing after a ferry capsized in…
South Africa bus crash kills 10, injures 34
Ten people were killed and 34 others injured when a bus overturned on a highway near the South African city…
Lagos Guber Race: Sanwo-Olu campaign organisation upbeat about success
Lanre Babalola The Babajide Sanwo-Olu Campaign Organization (BOSCO) has expressed joy and excitement at the outpouring of love from Lagosians,…
De Bruyne hopes to return against Manchester United
Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is recovering ahead of schedule from a knee injury and hopes to return to…
Povetkin toughest fight since Klitschko’s bout – Joshua
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua expects his title defence against Russian Alexander Povetkin on Saturday to be his toughest fight…
Iran denies requesting for a meeting with Trump
Iran has not requested a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Friday,.
Libya warns against closure of oilfield airport by blackmailing guards
Libya’s state oil firm National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Thursday warned blocking entry to the airport of Al-Wafa oilfield might…
Indonesia places temporary prohibition on palm plantation permits
Indonesia’s Government has issued a presidential instruction to place a moratorium on new permits for palm plantations for three years,…
Kaduna Govt to pay teachers outstanding salaries by month end
The Kaduna state government is to pay all outstanding salaries of the newly recruited primary school teachers in the state…
Africa’s absolute monarchy, eSwatini, to hold nominal elections
eSwatini, the small southern African kingdom formerly known as Swaziland, is set to hold elections on Friday, though political parties…
New security strategy: U.S. to conduct cyber attacks more freely
The U.S. will be able to conduct and counter cyber attacks more freely under a new cyber security strategy signed…
Rwanda’s genocide: Mass graves discovered with 5,400 bodies
Rwandan authorities have discovered the bodies of 5,400 victims of the 1994 genocide, the executive secretary of Genocide Survivors Organisation…
Court jails Syrian man for “act of terrorism”
A Hungarian tribunal in Szeged on Thursday gave a final five-year jail sentence to a Syrian man for “act of…
China calls for further dialogue between North Korea, U.S.
China firmly supports the Pyongyang summit between the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic…
South Sudan to source electricity from neighbouring countries
South Sudan will harness electricity power connection from neighbouring countries and build additional hydro power dams to boost its development…
Tanzania suspends family planning advertisements
Tanzania has suspended advertisements on family planning sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other organisations.
Amnesty accuses Venezuela of extrajudicial executions
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Venezuela’s security forces of thousands of extrajudicial executions targeting mainly poor young men.
Osun Guber: FRSC announces restriction of vehicular movement
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday said it had deployed 1,500 personnel, including 60 vehicles to man strategic…