Year: 2018
NAFDAC destroys N80m fake, expired drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, expired and unwholesome products worth N80…
Senate rejects committee’s shoddy report on Benue Killings
The Senate has rejected a report by its ad hoc committee mandated to find out why the IG of Police…
Reality TV star Kylie Jenner reveals baby’s name
The 20-year-old reality TV star, Kylie Jenner of the famous “Keeping Up With the Kardashians’’ show has revealed her baby’s…
Meningitis: 3 killed, 10 new cases recorded in Yobe – Commissioner
The Yobe Commissioner for Health, Dr Bello Kawuwa, said the state has recorded 10 new cases of Cebro Spinal Meningitis…
Buhari commended for signing executive order on local content
The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing Executive Order 5 to…
Three petrol stations sealed in Cross River for fuel diversion
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed three petrol stations in Cross River for allegedly diverting three trucks of…
BBNaija viewers call for balance between fun and depth
Some Nigerians have condemned the Big Brother Naija (BBN) show saying it is a profitable show, but a cause for…
Army to conduct special exercise to tackle Herdsmen,Farmers clashes in Benue, 5 other states
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that it would conduct a special exercise tagged: “Ayem Akpatuma’’ – `Cat Race’ to…
FRSC warns commuters against travelling in containers
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has advised travellers on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to desist from…
INEC commissioner advocates for electronic transmission of election results in Plateau
The electronic transmission of election results proposed by INEC will lower logistics cost of the electoral process and minimise problems…
China’s bilateral trade with Nigeria hits N4.97 trillion in 2017
The Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Mr Chao Xiaoliang, has announced that bilateral trade between China…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa hopes to conclude discussions with Zuma over transition
South Africa’s African National Congress party leader Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday he is holding direct talks with President Jacob…
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s love story to be chronicled in a Movie
British Prince Harry and Fiancé Meghan Markle‘s romance will be chronicled in a movie titled `Harry & Meghan: A Royal…
Osun governor swears-in 389 new councillors
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Wednesday conducted the swearing-in ceremony for 389 newly elected councillors in the state.
N-Power: 11,700 persons benefit in Ebonyi – APC chairman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, said on Wednesday that 11,700 persons benefitted from the Federal Government’s N-Power empowerment…
IBB University matriculates 2,758 students
A total of 2,758 students on Wednesday matriculated at the Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, Niger, for the 2018/2019 academic session.
Netherlands announces readiness to offer Nigerians affordable education
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria on Wednesday announced the readiness of Dutch universities and other…
Retired Pope Benedict says he is ‘slowly’ fading away
Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who is due to turn 91 in April, told an Italian paper on Wednesday that he…
Brexit : Britain has no future guarantee for businessmen
Britain cannot tell businesses for certain what its future relationship with the EU will be once it leaves the bloc,…
21 road accidents, 18 deaths recorded in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun says 21 road accidents were recorded in the state in January, with…
NAPTIP restates position of witch doctors in fight against human trafficking
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has restated its engagement of witch doctors to improve…
Venezuela’s Maduro calls for increased growth in bilateral ties with Nigeria
President Nicolas Maduro of the Republic of Venezuela, has called for increased growth of the subsisting bilateral ties between that…
Group urges Nigerians to support President Buhari beyond 2019
A group, Christians and Muslims For Peace, Progressive Change and Unity Initiative, (CMPPCUI), has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu…
Burundi’s Nkurunziza disregards report accusing China of spying on AU
President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi said a recent report accusing China of spying on the African Union (AU) is groundless…
Joint Korean Olympic team excites Pope Francis
Pope Francis said on Wednesday the participation of North Korean athletes in the Olympics raised hopes for reconciliation on the…
Yellow Fever: WHO to immunise 1.2 million people in Borno
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it targets to immunise 1.2 million people against yellow fever in Borno.
Fuel scarcity: DPR commended for effective monitoring
Some residents of Sango-Ota near Abeokuta, Ogun, have commended the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for ensuring that officials of…
UCH acquires breast cancer screening machines worth N28m
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says it will intensify preventive medicine and health promotion as alternatives to curative medicine…
NUT pleads with Enugu governor to pay teachers’ gratuity arrears
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), on Wednesday, appealed to the Enugu State Government to pay teachers’ gratuity arrears that…
Buhari humiliates health minister, reinstates suspended NHIS chief
In what could be described as a total humiliation of his health minister, President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the suspended…