Year: 2018
Landmark Varsity offers free tuition for agric-related programmes
The management of Landmark University, Omu-Aran in Kwara, on Monday said it had approved free tuition fees for all its…
2 Tunisians kidnapped in Cameroon
An armed group in southwestern Cameroon has kidnapped two Tunisians working on a road construction project for a Tunisian company,…
Lagos ports to receive 32 ships laden with petroleum products, food items
Thirty two ships, laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can…
Davido, Small Doctor Used KSA’s Lyrics Without Permission – Manager
Music legend King Sunny Ade is in the news today for a topic that seems to be disturbing to other…
South African authorities ordered to pay $15m over death of 144 patients
A judge ordered a provincial government in South Africa to pay 15 million dollars in damages to families of 144…
307 companies established in Ogun within 7 years – Amosun
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State says over three hundred companies and industries were established in the state between 2011…
Kano distributes delivery kits to 10,000 pregnant women
Kano State Government on Monday distributed delivery kits worth N145 million to more than 10,000 pregnant women in the state,…
NBBF Secretary-General calls just-concluded national championships illegal
The Secretary-General of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Chimezie Asiegbu, on Monday said the just-concluded National Divisions 1 and 2 Leagues…
Joe EL Dishes Out ”Sing Along”
Joe EL is now out with his first record in 2018 titled ''Sing Along''.
SON charges water producers to adhere to standards
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Monday urged all water producers to adhere to the Water Safety Plan Concept…
NAFDAC mops up unwholesome, unregistered products at Enugu Trade Fair
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has started mopping up unwholesome and unregistered products at the…
Investigation: Apapa gridlock and how trailer drivers live on the roads
Traffic on Lagos roads is a normal daily occurrence and being held up in traffic is never out of place…
CJN tells judicial officers to shun corruption, misconduct
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Monday, restated the need for judicial officers to shun corruption and…
Gov. Ganduje distributes delivery kits to 10,000 pregnant women
Kano State Government on Monday distributed delivery kits worth N145 million to more than 10,000 pregnant women in the state,…
New Video: Poe ”Double Money”
Nigerian act and Mavin Records artiste Poe has released the video for his latest track ''Double Money''. The single is…
Man arrested with cartons of fake food seasoning product
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Abia State Office, has arrested one Samuel Akin Chukwu for…
UNIZIK commences production of plastic items
The Department of Industrial Production Engineering of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka in Anambra has commenced production of six plastics…
France pledges tough regulations to fight racism on internet
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Monday pledged tough regulations to fight racism and anti-Semitism on social media.
NDLEA tasked with curtailing drug abuse in Keffi
United Youth Progressive Association, Keffi (UNIPAK), a community-based organisation, has urged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to curtail…
Italy seizes rescue ship for assisting illegal immigration
Italian court has seized a charity ship on charges that its crew helped illegal immigration by rescuing more than 200…
BBNaija: Miracle gets second win as Head of House
Miracle Ikechukwu has emerged the new head of House on the ongoing Big Brother Naija ‘Double Wahala’, winning the title…
Kano Assembly to amend Ex-Governors’ pension law
The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday commenced a process to amend the state law that provided pension and…
Trauma control: PCNI trains 300 Adamawa teachers
The Presidential Committee for the North-East Initiative (PCNI) has commenced the training of 300 primary school teachers on trauma control…
Rice millers seek education for farmers on quality paddy standard
Some rice millers have called on the Federal Government, agencies and stakeholders to educate farmers and paddy traders on quality…
I-G orders immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to VIPs
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the immediate withdrawal of all policemen attached to Very Important…
Record Label Sues Runtown
Eric Many, the record label that signed popular ''Mad Over You'' crooner, Runtown says the singer has breached his contract…
NASC to set up modern market to check poor quality seed
The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) says the council will soon set up a modern seed market to check the…
Man arraigned for stabbing co-tenant in the head
The police on Monday arraigned a 34- year-old man, Yusuf Kareem, in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan in Oyo for…
Central Asia, Europe urged to do more to combat tuberculosis
WHO on Monday urged Central Asian and European countries to step up measures to reduce their numbers of tuberculosis cases,…
Alleged cable theft: 2 men remanded in prison
Two men, who allegedly stole cables and transformer oil valued at N500,000, the property of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC),…