Year: 2018
Nigerian Govt okays N6trn for National Strategic Health Development Plan II
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday approved a N6.01 trillion National Strategic Health Development Plan II. The Minister…
Defecting politicians will not escape EFCC investigation – Magu
Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, says politicians defecting from one party to another…
GSM operators to expand financial inclusion to 90m Nigerians
Nigeria’s largest GSM operators: Glo, 9Mobile, Airtel & MTN Nigeria are to expand financial inclusion to 90 million Nigerians by…
President Buhari assures Chinese investors of support
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Beijing, China, assured existing and prospective Chinese investors of high-level support for their investment…
2019: APC zones Zamfara Governorship position
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state has zoned the governorship position of the party to the central zone.
FG appoints new CMD for University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital
The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Prof Ahmed Ahidjo as the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of…
PDP extends deadline for sale, submission of nomination forms
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended the deadline for sale and submission of Presidential, Governorship and National Assembly nomination…
Lagos APC’s resolution on direct primary elections intact – spokesman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State said on Thursday that its decision to elect its candidates for the…
Cambodian King appoints new Army Chief
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Thursday appointed Former Deputy Commander of National Military Police, Gen. Vong Pisen, as the Commander-in-Chief…
Ex-ASUU chief tasks Nigerians on voting credible leaders
A former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has urged Nigerians to vote for credible leaders in…
CRV: INEC registers 706, 641 new voters in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it registered 706,641 new voters during the just-concluded Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise…
Global economy can reap $26trn by fighting climate change – Okonjo-Iweala
Former Finance Minister of Nigeria and Co-Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says…
Peter Ameh emerges IPAC National Chairman
Chief Peter Ameh of the People’s Progressive Party (PPA) on Wednesday in Abuja emerged the National Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory…
UN concerned about continued albino attacks
The UN said that it remained concerned about continued attacks against persons with albinism.
Anti-graft war: Okei-Odumakin seeks support for EFCC
The Movement Against Corruption (MAC), a coalition of civil society groups, on Thursday called on Nigerians to give the necessary…
Cancer Foundation: Atiku to partner Dickson
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has bemoaned the prevalent cases of cancer in the country and pledged to partner Gov.…
PDP reconciles Adeleke, Ogunbiyi for Osun gubernatorial election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun state, Sen. Ademola Adeleke and the runner up at the primaries,…
NDDC condoles Rivers govt. over Attorney-General’s death
Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has condoled with Rivers Government over the death of its Attorney-General…
6 APC Governors, 27 lawmakers want to join us – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hinted that some governors and National Assembly members elected on the All Progressives Congress…
Olojo Festival: Ooni tasks Yoruba on upholding cultural heritage
Ahead of the Olojo Festival, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called on the Yoruba to uphold their…
2018 Anambra Trade Fair to stimulate economic growth
Mr Chris Ukachukwu, the Chairman, Trade Fair of Organising Committee of Anambra Chamber of Commerce, says the 2018 fair is…
Rape: South Sudan ordered to pay damages to foreign aid workers
A South Sudanese military court on Thursday ordered the government to pay damages to foreign aid workers raped in a…
Gov. Ajimobi, APC leaders meet with aspirants to pick consensus candidates
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has said that he would in conjunction with some leaders of Alł Progressives Congress…
Buhari wins Chinese support for Mambilla power, other projects
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Beijing won the crucial support of the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, for the country’s…
2019: Ogun APC adopts consensus for primaries as Amosun declares for senate
The Ogun chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday resolved to adopt consensus primaries to select candidates for…
ISIS terrorists have spies operating from Borno IDP camps – Police
The Borno Police Command said on Wednesday that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of ISIS,…
Ugandan lawmakers appeal law allowing Museveni re-election bid
A group of Ugandan legislators have petitioned the supreme court to overturn a lower court decision that upheld a constitutional…
Al Shabaab militants kill Somali soldiers
Officials on Thursday said gunmen from Somalia’s Al Shabaab group killed six people including at least four soldiers in the…
Lesbian sex: Malaysian PM denounces caning of 2 women
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday denounced the caning of two Muslim women for attempting lesbian sex.
India’s top court scraps colonial-era ban on gay sex
India’s top court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex on Thursday in a landmark judgment that activists hope will…