Year: 2018
Oil price rises towards $70
Oil markets climbed on Monday on the back of a drop in the number of United States rigs drilling for…
Australian scientists join international coalition to combat climate change
The Australian Academy of Science has joined an international coalition of expert bodies calling for the Commonwealth of Nations to…
Group seeks media support on blood donation
The Bauchi State Coordinator of MamaYe – Evidence for Action (E4A), an NGO, Mr Gideon Poki has called on journalists…
Trump-Kim Talks: South Korea solicits Russia, China support
South Korea has sent an envoy to Beijing and Moscow to seek their support for the planned meeting between U.S.…
Tight security in Makurdi ahead of Buhari’s visit to Benue
Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Benue on Monday, security has been beefed up, the News Agency of Nigeria…
Bangladesh airline crashes in Nepal’s Kathmandu airport
A Bangladesh airline passenger aircraft crashed while descending at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport on Monday, an airport official said.
Myanmar’s military accused of “land grab’ in Rakhine State
Amnesty International on Monday accused the Myanmar military of “land grabbing” for construction of its bases in Rakhine State after…
Imam advises faith-based organisations to register with CAC
The Imam of Abuja National Mosque, Dr Kabir Muhammad, has advised faith-based organisations in the country to respect constituted authorities…
Embattled Japan PM apologises over suspected cronyism scandal
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologized on Monday after the finance ministry acknowledged it had altered documents related to a…
Taliban captures west Afghanistan district
Officials said 15 members of the Afghan security forces were unaccounted for on Monday after Taliban seized control of a…
Lagos targets 20,000 housing units by 2020
The Lagos State Government targets 20,000 housing units by the year 2020 as part of its multifaceted approach to confront…
Bright Silas strike settles “Oriental Derby”
Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Sunday beat Enyimba International FC of Aba 1-0 in a 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional…
Supreme Court chief justice rejects call to quit
The Philippines’ embattled Supreme Court chief justice on Monday rejected calls for her to resign ahead of an impending impeachment,…
Shinzo Abe in suspected cronyism scandal
Japan’s finance ministry on Monday acknowledged that documents in a suspected cronyism scandal had been doctored.
Commonwealth Games: Gambia in ‘last-minute’ dash to rejoin event
Gambia is set to join the nations competing in the April Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, event organisers said…
Ethiopian soldiers mistakenly kill 9 civilians
Ethiopian soldiers killed nine civilians and injured 12 after mistaking them for rebels near a town along the country’s border…
Early voting in Russia’s presidential election takes place in 3 U.S. states
Early voting for the next Russian president took place in three cities of the United States, Russian Consul General Alexander…
Joke Silva, Bimbo Akintola, others storm UN to change perceptions of women, Africa
Some Nigerian women artistes on Sunday night “locked down” the UN headquarters complex in New York to spotlight various themes…
NPFL: Super Eagles coach calls for more grass pitch stadiums for matches
Super Eagles’ coach Gernot Rohr on Sunday in Lagos expressed his preference for Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matches to…
Senate confirms N13.5m monthly allowance to Senators
The Nigerian Senate said today that Senator Shehu Sani was in order when he revealed the N45m quarterly allowance that…
South East governors plan a ring road
Governors of the South East geo-political region have undertaken to construct a ring road that will link the five states…
‘Lifu’ evicted from BBNaija “Double Wahala”
BBNaija “Double Wahala” housemates Leo and Ifu Ennada (Lifu)have been evicted from the show.
U.S. Secretary of State, Tillerson, visits Nigeria on Monday
The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr Rex Tillerson, will arrive in Abuja on Monday for his first official visit to…
Oyo commences construction of 150km roads
The Oyo State Government has commenced the construction of 150 kilometres of roads across the state.
Measles: Kwara vaccinates 197,269 children
No fewer than 197,269 children have been vaccinated against measles in the first phase of the immunisation programme in Kwara.…
Army threatens arsonists, killers in Benue, Taraba, Adamawa
The Nigerian Army on Sunday warned arsonist and killers in Benue, Taraba and Adamawa states to desist from their acts…
Biometrics, a must for UTME candidates – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says any candidate that cannot be identified through biometrics will be barred from…
I run research-based administration – Ikpeazu
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has said that all the roads constructed by his administration are products of careful and…
TRCN boss calls for security boost in schools
Prof. Segun Ajiboye, the Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), on Sunday appealed to the Federal Government…
Women Urged To Be Investors In Transforming Agricultural Sector
Hon. Muyiwa Oladipo, the Chairman of Irepodun Local Government Council of Kwara, has called on Nigerian women to be reputable…