Year: 2018
Telecoms industry pays N450b taxes annually – ATCON chairman
The telecom industry annually contributes N450 billion in form of taxes to Nigeria’s economy, Mr Olusola Teniola, President, Association of…
Swiss authorities unblock $60m seized in Angolan probe
Swiss authorities have released around 60 million dollars seized in an investigation into the suspected laundering of money diverted from…
Reps urge FAAN to repair Benin airport runway
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)…
Killings: Senate urges Air Force to carry out aerial surveillance
The Senate on Thursday urged Federal Government to mandate the Nigeria Air Force to carry out ariel surveillance in Sokoto,…
UN launches High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation
The UN has launched a new high-level platform on digital cooperation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a news briefing…
Italy Minister blocks migrants on ship in Govt. tug-of-war
Dozens of migrants rescued at sea and brought to an Italian Port on Thursday were blocked on ship in Government…
North Korea’s Kim writes Trump
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-Un, has written a note to U.S. President Donald Trump, describing the American leader as “energetic…
Ousted Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif flying home to face jail
Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, both sentenced to lengthy jail terms in absentia, are due…
Man protests jail time by setting himself alight
A man died after lighting himself on fire in Hanoi to protest a prison sentence, authorities said on Friday.
UN recounts ‘horrific’ testimonies from rape survivors
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence and Conflict, Ms Pramila Patten, has recounted what she termed “horrific testimonies” by rape…
2018 World Cup: Pitana to referee final match
Argentinian referee, Nestor Pitana, with his assistants, Hernan Maidana and Juan Belatti, will officiate the final match of the 2018…
Man sets himself on fire to protest prison sentence
A man died after lighting himself on fire in Hanoi to protest a prison sentence, authorities said on Friday.
Libya: NEMA receives 160 Nigerians
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received a batch of 160 assisted voluntary returnees from Libya who…
60,000 migrants died since 2000 – UN
No fewer than 60,000 migrants have perished in desperate attempts to escape from the difficulties in their countries and have…
PDP-led coalition not a credible alternative – PRP
The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has criticised the PDP-led alliance with 39 political parties as unworkable, insisting it would not…
Buhari changed corruption narrative about Nigeria – Bamgbose
President Muhammadu Buhari has changed the corruption narrative that the international community had about Nigeria, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign…
Inter-communal violence: UN releases $15m to help Ethiopians
The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) released 15 million dollars to urgently scale up humanitarian assistance to people affected…
Germany to expand consultations with Muslim Community
The newly enlarged German Interior Ministry plans to expand its consultations with the Muslim Community as part of the Annual…
Afreximbank concert: Davido, Mindelo Carnival troupe thrill fans
Sensational Nigerian singer Davido and the legendary Mindelo Carnival troupe of Cape Verde, on Thursday night, thrilled fans at a…
North Korea’s Kim describes Trump as “energetic and extraordinary”
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-Un, has written a note to U.S. President Donald Trump, describing the American leader as “energetic…
PDP claims credit for Abuja Light Rail Project
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has chided the Federal Government for failing to give it credit at the inauguration of Abuja…
Trump accuses Prime Minister May of wrecking Brexit
These are the newspaper headlines for Friday in Britain. President Donald Trump who arrived London Thursday accused the British Prime…
EFCC goes after looters of education funds
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will go after looters of funds meant for the development of…
Ekiti Poll: APC justifies deployment of 30,000 policemen
All Progressives Congress (APC) says the deployment of 30,000 police officers to Ekiti is necessary to ensure peace and order…
No salary for civil servants as FAAC suspends meetings indefinitely
Many of the 36 states of the federation will not be able to pay salary of civil servants for June…
Lightening strikes 3 dead in Ogun
Three unidentified men, suspected to be in their early twenties, died on Thursday after being struck by lightning following a…
Oshiomole in trouble, splinter APC group wants him out
The Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) has filed a suit seeking an order of perpetual injunction restraining Mr Adams Oshiomole…
They want to arrest all my commissioners, Fayose cries out again
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State who alleged on Wednesday that he was slapped and beaten by policemen during a…
Police withdraw from Ekiti Govt House
Police have withdrawn from the entrances to the Ekiti Government House and the Kolapo Olusola Campaign Office on Fajuyi Road,…
#EkitiDecides: NUJ cautions journalists on safety, fake, sensational news
As the 14 July gubernatorial election in Ekiti State continues to generate tension, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ekiti…