Year: 2018
20 ships discharging petroleum products, other commodities at Lagos ports
Twenty ships are discharging petroleum products and other commodities at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos, the Nigerian…
National Identity Number will curtail crime, aid economic development – Official
Enforcing the use of National Identity Number (NIN) will reduce crime and aid economic development, an official of the National…
Bank Fraud Probe: India’s Bureau files fresh charges against billionaire Nirav Modi
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday filed fresh case against billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi and top officials of his…
Zamfara governor’s Media aide is dead
The death has occurred of Malam Bello Samai’la, the Director-General, Media and Communications to Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara.
Tight security in Jos ahead of Buhari’s visit
Security has been tightened up in most parts of Jos, Plateau State, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day working visit…
LG pays N6.7m compensation for new school in Buhari’s village
Alhaji Sade Zango, the Acting Chairman of the Council, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of…
Pelican Stars signs 10 new players for 2017/2018 season
The management of Pelican Stars Female Football Club of Calabar says it has signed 10 new players ahead of the…
Libya launches first DNA lab to help identify bodies in mass graves
The Libya’s UN-backed unity government on Thursday launched its first DNA analysis laboratory to help identify bodies recovered from mass…
IWD 2018: Activist calls for celebration of female heroes
Dr Lola Dare, a gender parity advocate and Global President of I Will, an NGO, has called for celebration of…
Private school owners vow to resist multiple taxes
The President of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), FCT Chapter, Hajiya Samira Jibir, says the association will…
UTME candidates call for transparency in admission process
Some Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates in FCT are optimistic that the 2018 exercise would end in their…
Fuel shortage hits Lagos BRT depots, passengers stranded
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at various bus terminus in Lagos on Thursday due to fuel shortage at Lagos BRT…
Women prone to kidney disease than men – Nephrologist
A Consultant Nephrologist, Dr Theophillus Umeizudike, on Thursday, said women are more at risk of developing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)…
IWD 2018: ‘Fight for equal rights for women continues’
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, said that the “fight for equal rights for women continues’’ in spite the progress made so…
Aba Women Riot Receives UN Recognition
The UN Women has recognised the Aba women’s riot of 1929 as a noteworthy women-led demonstration, which ignited the revolution…
Hundreds of activists slam Duterte’s sexist remarks
Hundreds of activists wearing purple and pink shirts rallied in the Philippine capital on Thursday to protest women’s rights violations…
Gunmen shoot pregnant woman in Bayelsa
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Thursday attacked a Yenagoa-bound boat loaded with passengers and goods. A pregnant woman…
African countries should weigh Chinese loans carefully -Tillerson
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that African countries should weigh Chinese loans carefully, while adding that…
Gov Fayose doles out N20,000 each to 10,000 Ekiti women
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has given out N20,000 each to 10,000 women in the state to mark this…
IWD 2018: Kogi governor promises to promote, respect women’s rights
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday said his administration would promote and respect women’s rights to social, economic and…
Mubi Federal Poly Rector describes security situation as stable
The management of the Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa, on Thursday, described the security situation in the institution as stable.
Pentagon raises alert of possible nuclear weapon strike against U.S
The Pentagon has raised an alert of a compelling evidence of possible nuclear weapon strike against the U.S.
IWD 2018: United Nations recognises Aba women’s riot
The UN Women has recognised the Aba women’s riot of 1929 as a noteworthy women-led demonstration, which ignited the revolution…
Anchor Borrowers Scheme: 1,500 Daura rice farmers benefit
No fewer than 1,500 rice farmers in Daura, Katsina State, have received various farming implements under the phase 11 of…
China calls on U.S., North Korea to engage in dialogue “sooner rather than later’’
China supports the recent thaw in the Korean conflict and calls on the U.S. and North Korea to engage in…
NHP begins construction of cheaper brick houses to suit tropical climate
The National Housing Programme (NHP) said it had designed and produced energy efficient brick houses to suit the tropical climate…
Dangote sugar company loses N2bn monthly to Apapa gridlock
The Management of Dangote Group says its sugar and salt company loses about N2 billion to the perennial traffic gridlocks…
Women still have less access, take low-quality jobs – ILO report
In spite of notable progress on closing gender gaps over the past 20 years, women have less access to jobs,…
Election: Sorting, counting of votes commence in Sierra Leone
The sorting and counting of votes have commenced in various polling centres across Sierra Leone in Wednesday’s elections, the News…
Senate rejects bill proposing skirts for NYSC female members
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill proposing the option of wearing of skirts by female members of the National…