Year: 2018
President Buhari rejects amendment to Electoral Act
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the amendment to the Electoral Act, which intended to change the country's elections sequence.
School feeding: Nigerian Govt targets 400,000 pupils in Adamawa
No fewer than 400,000 primary school pupils are to benefit from the Federal Government school feeding programme in Adamawa, an…
BBNaija `Double Wahala’: Tobi, Miracle, Teddy A , others up for eviction
Eight housemates are up for possible eviction, following the dissolution of the `strategic partnership’ by Biggie, owner of BBNaija `Double…
IGP’s Insurbordination: Gov Fayose berates Buhari
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his statement that the Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji…
India PM Narendra Modi sets 2025 deadline to eradicate tuberculosis
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday set 2025 as the deadline year to eradicate tuberculosis from India, five years ahead…
Lagos State and the Politics of Taxation
The government of Lagos State seems to be currently in the eye of the storm over its introduction of a…
Healthcare Services: Plateau Govt expresses readiness to join NHIS
The Plateau Government has expressed its readiness to join the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) towards improving healthcare services to…
China to establish new agency on foreign aid coordination
China plans to set up an international development cooperation agency to better coordinate foreign aid and promote its `Belt and…
University Education At All Cost Is Not Working
University education is not for everyone, and policy formulators, educators and parents should stop pretending it is. Nigeria’s education system…
The rice war: How Asian rice importers sabotage Nigeria’s rice policy
Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, must by now have understood what it means to fight…
Power outage: Ado residents cry out for help
Residents of Ado, Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, have expressed worry over power outage that has thrown the community…
Turkish military encircles Syria’s Afrin town
Turkey’s military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on…
Obasanjo pledges support for Ota monarch
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has pledged his unflinching support for the new Olota of Ota, Oba Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege.
Vatican, China deal could be ‘disaster’ for religious freedom, ex bishop warns
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen on Tuesday warned that a pending deal between the Catholic Church and Beijing could be…
China to unveil details of new anti-graft commission
The Parliament is set to unveil a powerful new anti-graft agency that would extend Chinese President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption…
Buhari confirms negotiation with Boko Haram for rescue of abducted schoolgirls
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria prefers to have schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from Chibok and Dapchi back alive, and…
BBNaija `Double Wahala’: Nina becomes new Head of House
BBNaija housemate, Nina Onyenobi, has won the week 7 Head of House (Hoh) challenge defeating Cee-C, Miracle and Tobi.
Land Scandal: Japan ruling party refuses to summon Abe’s wife
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s party declined on Tuesday to summon his wife Akie to testify over a controversial land…
UK can count on EU solidarity on nerve agent case – Dombrovskis
The European Union will stand by Britain after London said it was likely that Moscow was behind a nerve toxin…
Nepal commences investigation into plane crash that killed 49
Investigators have retrieved the flight data recorder from the wreckage of a Bangladeshi airliner that crashed, killing at least 49…
Self-piloted ‘air taxi’ takes to sky in New Zealand
A California-based company unveiled an autonomous “air taxi” on Tuesday in Christchurch, with an eye on revolutionising personal air travel…
Burundi’s ruling party anoints president Nkurunziza ‘supreme eternal leader’
Burundi’s ruling party on Monday anointed President Pierre Nkurunziza their “supreme eternal leader’’ whose decisions may not be opposed.
CBN injects $210m into forex market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its quest to guarantee the availability of foreign exchange for customers’ needs has…
2018 UTME: JAMB commended for hitch-free exercise
As the conduct of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) enters the third day, candidates have applauded the Joint…
Congo opposition leader, Katumbi vows to return home by June
Exiled Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader, Moise Katumbi, said on Monday that he would return home by June to…
United States congratulates Pope Francis in 5th anniversary
The U.S. has congratulated Pope Francis on the fifth anniversary of his election to the See in Rome.
Study reveals 538 genes related to intelligence
Five Hundred and Thirty-eight (538) genes that play roles in intellectual ability have been identified by a team of international…
PDP chairman tags APC as failures over failed promises
Prince Uche Secondus, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman claimed that the government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has…
4 die in herdsmen attack on Ebonyi community
The Ebonyi Police Command on Monday in Abakaliki confirmed a herdsmen attack on the Onunwakpu community of Izzi Local Government…
UN wants Saudi Arabia to end discrimination against women
A UN rights watchdog on Monday called on Saudi Arabia to end discriminatory practices against women, including its pervasive system…