Year: 2018
Corrupt individuals whipping up religious sentiments – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has decried “how (corruption suspects) now whip up religious sentiments whenever they are…
Teacher accuse parents for low interest of girls in sciences
A Science teacher with Golden Stars Secondary School, Karu, Fatimat Sule, has blamed some parents for the low participation of…
Lagos declares zero tolerance for workplace tragedies
The Lagos State Government on Monday said it had declared zero tolerance for workplace tragedies in the state.
Immunisation a cost effective way to prevent diseases – Health Officer
Mr David Onyewuchi, an official of Imo State Ministry of Health, has described immunisation as the easiest, safest and cheapest…
CBN deputy governor nominee calls for Forex sources diversification
Mrs Aisha Ahmad, a nominee for deputy governorship of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday advocated non-oil exports-boosting policies,…
Marseille, Lyon face disciplinary action over UEFA Europa League violence
French clubs Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais are facing disciplinary proceedings following crowd trouble at their Europa League games…
Unsolicited messages: NCC launches “Do Not Disturb’’ TV commercial
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday said it had launched a nationwide television commercial to further educate subscribers against…
Nigeria’s first online trade fair debut in May
A Nigerian firm, Best Hope Services, says it will unveil the first online trade exhibition in the country in May…
Gov. calls on fellow State Govts. to play role in prisons decongestion
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Monday called for specific roles for State Governments in prisons management as part…
ABU to establish standard locally-built refineries in Niger Delta
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, says it is making efforts to establish conventional and standard locally-built refineries in the…
Groups call on Buhari to assent Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill
Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement, a Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the…
Nigerian Govt urged to give priority to teachers’ development
Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (SCACEFA), an NGO, has called on the Federal Government to give urgent…
Environmentalists want complete ban of polythene bags
Some environmentalists on Monday called on the government to ban the use of polythene bags to safeguard the environment and…
Blind people stage protest over alleged discrimination, neglect
The Adamawa chapter of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB) on Monday staged a protest in Yola over alleged…
MSEMDF: Niger state beneficiaries receive N1bn
The Niger State Government on Monday commenced the disbursement of the N1 billion Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Micro Small…
LUC: Ambode means well for Lagosians – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Monday said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode meant well for the people as the proceeds from the…
Nigeria Airforce plane crashes in Kaduna
A Nigerian Air force training airplane has crashed in Kaduna.
We will rebuild the country if elected – APP
National Chairman, Action Peoples Party (APP), Mr Ikenga Ugochiyeri, has said that the party would rebuild Nigeria`s economy and unite…
Giorgio Chiellini out of Italy friendlies with thigh injury
Defender Giorgio Chiellini has withdrawn from Italy’s training sessions ahead of this month’s international friendlies because of a thigh strain,…
Youths urged to Shun cultism, embrace viable ventures
The Director General, Christian Youth for Peace and Development Initiative (CYPDI), Mr Simon Dolly, has called on youths in the…
Copyright infringement: Court admits evidence against Young Shall Grow Motors
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday admitted musical evidence in the ongoing trial of Young Shall Grow Motors…
Continue selling your best players and remain a mid-table club, Sampdoria coach says
Sampdoria coach Marco Giampaolo says the Italian clubside will continue to hover around the middle of the Serie A table…
Dogara vows to ensure communities determine their projects
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said the House would ensure that communities in the country were…
Sudan’s Al-Bashir supports Al-Sisi’s re-election bid
President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan on Monday welcomed his Egyptian counterpart’s bid for re-election and pledged further cooperation after a…
Lagos Assembly sets up committee to review Land Use Charge Law
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday set up a six-man Ad hoc Committee to review the controversial state…
Men who frequent prostitutes are criminals – Pope
Pope Francis says men who frequent prostitutes are criminals with a “sick mentality” who think that women exist to be…
Ijegun-Imore residents protest 8 months power outage
Residents of Ijegun-Imore, a Satellite Town in Lagos, on Monday blocked the main entrance of the Festac Business Unit of…
NIMC partners Lagos State, private schools on NIN registration
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it will collaborate with the Lagos State Government and private school owners on…
NDLEA arrests grandpa with sacks of Indian hemp
A 64-year-old grandfather, Daniel Idemudia, has been arrested in Benin, by the Edo State Command of the National Drug Law…
Here’s What Beverly Osu Said To Bleaching Experts
In a post on social media, Big Brother Africa's ex housemate and actress Beverly Osu has decried the alarming rate…