Author: Adekunle Dada
Banking sector records N32.90trn transactions in Q2 2018
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says a total of 509,668,433 transactions valued at N32.90 trillion was recorded in the…
Reuters reporters case: Myanmar judge fixes Aug. 27 to deliver judgment
The judge in the trial of two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar on accusations of obtaining secret state documents, on…
Iran urges EU to accelerate efforts to salvage nuclear deal
Iran on Monday urged the European Union (EU) to accelerate its efforts to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran…
India floods: 6,000 still stranded, over 1m in camps
Authorities and military on Monday stepped up rescue and relief efforts in the flood-ravaged India’s state of Kerala where an…
UNILAG to launch centres of excellence to boost research
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) says it has concluded arrangements for its research agenda setting workshop and launch of the…
Italy threaten not to return 177 migrants to Libya
Italy threaten not to return to Libya 177 migrants at the centre of a diplomatic stand-off if the European Union…
1 killed, 5 wounded as Ugandan police quell protest
The Police in Uganda said one person was killed and five others were wounded on Sunday, as security forces used…
Djokovic beats Federer for historic Masters sweep
Novak Djokovic finally clinched the title missing from his resume with a 6-4 6-4 win over Roger Federer on Sunday…
NIRSAL launches new agric insurance product
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has developed a new insurance product to mitigate the impact…
Economic Commission for Africa mourns Kofi Annan
Ms Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), has joined the United Nations family in mourning the…
Attack on economy no different from attack on flag – Erdogan
President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday cast a recent currency crisis as an attack on Turkey’s economy, no different from a…
Lagos Govt seeks support of residents as 3rd Mainland Bridge undergoes test
The Lagos State Government has said that the Third Mainland Bridge will be temporarily shut down for from midnight of…
Tears, joy as 90 Korean families separated by war reunite
Some 90 families from the two Koreas were reunited in the North on Monday, weeping and embracing each after being…
Turkey: Shots fired at U.S. Embassy, no casualties – Police
Several gunshots were fired early Monday morning from a vehicle at the U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, causing…
India successfully tests anti-tank guided missile, guided bombs
India successfully flight tested its indigenously developed helicopter launched anti-tank guided missile and guided bombs — Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAAW)…
Victims Support Fund earmarks N700m to reconstruct Benue public buildings
The Presidential Task Force on Victims Support Fund (VSF) said on Sunday that it had set aside N700 million for…
IDP delivers quadruplet in Zamfara
Thirty-three 33-year-old Zainab Salisu, an internally displaced person (IDP) in Maradun camp, Zamfara, has been delivered of a set of…
Pakistanis likely to spend $24m on Eid festival
People in Pakistan are likely to spend over 24 million dollars on the forthcoming festival of Eid-ul-Adha to be marked…
Plateau lauds Nigerian Govt over law establishing Jos medical school
The Plateau Government has lauded the efforts of the Federal Government for signing into law, the Act establishing the Federal…
Taliban militants kidnap dozens of bus passengers in Afghanistan
Taliban insurgents kidnapped dozens of passengers after stopping three buses in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, a government official said on…
Hajj climax: Over 2m Muslims converge on Mount Arafat
No fewer than two million pilgrims converged on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Monday to mark the climax of…
Pakistani new PM declines to live in lavish official house
Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that he will not live in the lavish Prime Minister House which has…
Buhari’s mandate is to develop infrastructure, not share money – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says the promise of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to Nigerians is…
Madagascar President declares intention to run for second term
Madagascar’s President Hery Rajaonarimampianina has declared his intention to run for a second term in this year’s elections, which were…
SDP urges youths to actively participate in politics
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ondo State has urged youths to actively participate in politics in order to be…
61,000 people invited to celebrate rescue of Thai Boys
No fewer than 61,000 people, who rescued the 12 Thai schoolboys and their coach from a flooded cave in Northern…
Gombe: 5,853 N-power beneficiaries posted to places of work
No fewer than 5,853 second batch beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s N-power programme have been posted to places of their…
ASUU protests neglect of LAUTECH in Osogbo
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday took to the streets of Osogbo to protest the…
Osun-Osogbo: Actors rally stakeholders’ support for cultural revival
Yoruba actor and traditionalist, Araba Ifayemi Elebu-Ibon, has called for the continuous support of the Osun-Osogbo festival by stakeholders in…
Claude Puel brushes aside media reports of Leicester exit
Leicester City FC Manager Claude Puel on Friday brushed aside media reports of his imminent departure from the Premier League…