Year: 2018
Kogi state reintroduces Igala traditional festivals
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has lifted the ban placed on five Igala annual traditional festivals since 1963.
Reps to FG: Prioritise made-in-Nigeria cars
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to make it compulsory for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to…
MigApp: United Nations rolls out mobile app to empower African migrants
The UN agency on Thursday rolled out a mobile app called MigApp to empower migrants in East and Horn of…
Council lauds Ondo Govt., for efforts to boost cocoa production
The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Thursday lauded Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State for giving priority to revived…
Include hypertension in existing remedial programmes – Reps tell Ministry of health
The House of Representatives on Thursday, urged the Federal Ministry of Health and its agencies to include hypertension and related…
Lagos State to roll out first-ever tourism calendar
The Lagos State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Steve Ayorinde, says the state has concluded plans to inaugurate its…
IPMAN urges NNPC to Reverse sharing formula to prevent imminent Fuel scarcity
The Ejigbo Satelitte Depot of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has urged the NNPC to reverse its petroleum…
Bill to disfavor dubious acquiring of evidence passes 2nd reading
A Bill to amend the Evidence Act to accommodate trends on admissibility of confessional statements rendering illegally obtained evidence inadmissible…
Falgore Grazing Reserve to cater for 5 million cattle – Commissioner
The Kano State Government says the proposed grazing reserve in Falgore game reserve has the capacity to cater for over…
90% of Nigerians not eligible for NHIS – Executive Secretary
Prof. Yusuf Usman, the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), said on Thursday that over 90 per…
Council inducts foreign trained doctors/dentists
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 243 foreign trained medical doctors and six dental graduates.
Gov. Akeredolu highlights importance of solid minerals’ to development
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday said that the exploration of solid minerals was important to the development…
Vatican orders retired officials to live simple, shun power
Pope Francis, in a decision affecting Vatican officials and bishops around the world, on Thursday ordered them to lead simple…
Police nab suspect in possession of fake currency notes in Gombe
The Police Command in Gombe have arrested one, Abbas Abdullahi, 32, in possession of fake N1,000 currency notes totaling N1…
Zimbabwe opposition party announces new leader
Nelson Chamisa will run as the opposition’s presidential candidate in Zimbabwe’s elections later this year, the Movement for Democratic Change…
Ramaphosa promises to work hard ‘not to disappoint people of South Africa’
Newly elected President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would work hard “not to disappoint the people of South Africa”.
Dogara woos Swedish investors
The Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, has urged Swedish businessmen to invest in Nigeria to create job…
NIPOST Bill has capacity to generate huge revenue for Nigeria – Postmaster General
The Postmaster General, Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), Mr Bisi Adegbuyi, has said that the NIPOST Bill would increase the nation’s…
Chinese ambassador warns U.S. against strategy for confrontation
Chinese Ambassador to the U. S. Cui Tiankai has warned Washington against confrontation with Beijing following the announcement of new…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa leads tributes to opposition leader Tsvangirai
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe led tributes to late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Thursday, describing the long-time rival of…
Clear fuel queues in Abuja before Sunday, Kachikwu directs NNPC
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to…
U.S. Senate braces for showdown over ‘Dreamer’ immigrants
A bipartisan Senate plan to protect young illegal immigrants from deportation appeared headed toward a Senate showdown on Thursday as…
Florida school shooting: Trump describes gunman as ‘mentally disturbed’
U.S. President Donald Trump in his tweets on Thursday called the suspected gunman in the massacre of 17 people at…
WHO presents guidelines to make doctors do less during childbirth
Health professionals should trust women’s ability to give birth naturally, WHO says in new guidelines that aim to reduce medical…
Femi Kuti Premiers ”Na Their Way Be that”
Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti, has released his latest tune titled ” Na Their Way Be That,. The track is off…
Electric airplane start-up Eviation to start flying passengers in 2021
Electric airplane start-up Eviation Aircraft Ltd. is aiming for its nine-seat commuter aircraft to be flying passengers by 2021, the…
LASU working towards accessing N100m research grant – VC
Lagos State University (LASU), on Thursday said it was working towards accessing N100 million institutional research grants from industries and…
RMD Comes For A Busy Body Follower
A lot sure happened on Valentine's and we are here to treat you to the latest update and exchanges between…
E-Voting: Lawmaker seeks deployment of technology in election process
A House of Representatives member, Rep. Douye Diri (Bayelsa-PDP), has said that electronic-voting is a panacea to electoral challenges in…
Venezuela President orders reopening of Miami consulate before election
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the reopening of the country’s consulate in Miami, home to a sizeable anti-government community,…