Year: 2018
Coordinator calls for increase in Corps members allowance
Alhaji Ladan Baba, the Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) in Kano state, has called on employers of Corps members…
NNPC tasked on steady supply of petroleum products
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Wednesday urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to intensify the…
1,154 convicted inmates in 5 Delta prisons
The Chairman and members of the Delta State Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy (DSACPM) have concluded its maiden…
Islamic State posts brutal images of 2 children executing Afghan soldiers
Islamic State on Wednesday posted brutal images of two children apparently executing three men wearing orange jumpsuits in Afghanistan’s eastern…
27,000 kaduna teachers commence induction training
The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Wednesday began a two-day induction training for 27,000 public primary school…
We Are Ready To Take On Tax Debtors After VAIDS – Fowler
Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler, has warned individuals and corporate entities, who refuse to…
INEC yet to conclude on any option over unclaimed PVCs in Ondo – REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not concluded on the options open to it over the unclaimed Permanent Voter…
Video: Tiwa Savage Files For Divorce
In a report circulating online, music sensation Tiwa Savage is filing for divorce from husband Tunji Balogun known popularly as…
EU seeks ways to bridge gender gap in Nigeria
The Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Ketil Karlsen, said on Wednesday that the union was…
Finland is world’s happiest country – UN report
Finland is the world’s happiest country, according to an annual survey issued on Wednesday that put Burundi at the bottom…
Edo Assembly passes bill on human trafficking prohibition
The Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill for a Law to prohibit trafficking in persons and also…
Metuh insists on medical treatment abroad
A former National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, on Wednesday asked the Federal High Court, Abuja to order…
UNICEF calls on Nigerian Govt to provide quality potable water
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to provide more quality potable water to…
Kaduna Police Command to partner hunters in addressing security challenges
The Kaduna State Police Command, on Wednesday agreed to partner with hunters in addressing security challenges in the state.
NPA committed to retraining legal officers – Hadiza Usman
Ms Hadiza Usman, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), says NPA is committed to retraining of its legal officers…
Measles Immunisation: NMA believes Lagos can achieve set target of 3.6m children
The Lagos State Government can achieve the set target of immunising 3.6 million children against measles if it is systematic…
Measles Vaccination: Lagos Govt. calls for megaphones donation
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday called on corporate organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and well-meaning individuals to donate and support…
Everton’s midfielder Sigurdsson out for up to 8 weeks
Everton’s Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson is expected to return to action from a knee injury in six to eight weeks,…
Crystal Palace will consider renaming Selhurst Park
Crystal Palace will consider renaming Selhurst Park to help fund the redevelopment of their stadium, the English Premier League club’s…
Nigerian Govt agencies to partner INEC on credible polls in Bayelsa
Federal Government agencies and parastatals in Bayelsa have pledged their readiness to partner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Lagos ports to receive 33 ships laden with petroleum products, food items
A total of 33 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and…
Drinking Alcohol In A Club Is Christlike – Daddy Freeze
Controversial OAP Daddy Freeze, is at it again, but this time he takes it to another level with his regular…
Early morning fire razes 22 shops in Kano
An early morning fire outbreak on Wednesday destroyed at least, 22 shops at Yankatako market in Rijiyar Lemo in Kano.
Niger governor sets up 13-man committee to investigate Bida market fire
Niger governor Abubakar Bello on Wednesday set up a committee to investigate the cause of the fire that gutted Bida…
Striking Zimbabwe doctors vow to continue action
Zimbabwean doctors at public hospitals that have been on strike for the past two weeks on Wednesday vowed to continue…
Nigeria spends 4.2bn Dollars on wheat importation annually
Mr Olowasina Olabanji, the Executive Director, Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI), Maiduguri, says Nigeria spends about 4.2 billion dollars on…
Rivers Govt. reiterates commitment to health insurance scheme
Rivers State Government on Wednesday said that it was committed to implementing the Health Insurance Scheme.
Gov. Tambuwal releases N510m to address water shortage
The Sokoto State Government has released N510 million to address the problem of water shortage facing the people of the…
Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats over chemical attack on ex-spy
Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a Russian former double agent in southern…
Photo News: Buhari tours Yobe, Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday visited Damaturu, Yobe State capital as part of his tour of troubled areas in the…