Author: Adekunle Dada
Why FAAC meeting ended in deadlock – Adeosun
The Minister for Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, says the Federation Accounts Allocation Meeting (FAAC) ended in a deadlock on Wednesday…
President Buhari signs 2 new bills into law
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assented to two new bills, Sen. Ita Enang, the Presidential Liaison to the National Assembly…
Final group tables at Russia 2018
Following the conclusion of six matches in each of the eight groups at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia…
Eritrea-Ethiopia: UN chief welcomes ‘first concrete step’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the high-level visit of a delegation from Eritrea to neighbouring Ethiopia which began on…
Ghana’s Akufo-Addo fires electoral commission head
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has fired the head of the country’s Electoral Commission for “misbehaviour and incompetence”, Information Minister…
LASU appoints new Registrar, Bursar
The Lagos State University (LASU) has announced the appointments of a new Registrar and a Bursar.
Plateau killings: Attacks violate global humanitarian law – UN
The UN on Friday voiced concerns over the violent conflicts between herdsmen and farmers in West and Central Africa, with…
Gombe generates N300m revenue monthly
The Gombe State Board of Internal Revenue says it is generating between N300 million and N500 million monthly as revenue…
NNPC regrets governors’ additional request of N40 billion
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has justified its June remittance of N147 billion to the Federation Accounts and Allocation…
Lagos ports expect 31 ships carrying various products
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 31 ships to bring petroleum products, food and other goods from…
Man bags 7 years imprisonment for impersonating EFCC personnel
A Benin High Court on Thursday, sentenced a middle-aged man, AKeju Isaac to seven years in prison with hard labour…
ASUU tells Nigerian Govt to review security architecture
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has told the Federal Government to urgently review the security architecture of the…
South-East: Buhari records greater achievements than PDP – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says President Muhammadu Buhari led administration recorded greater achievements in the…
Sudan border reopening sign of good intention – South Sudan
South Sudan on Thursday welcomed the initiative to reopen the common border with Sudan as sign of good intention by…
Russia 2018: AITEO lauds Super Eagles
Nigeria’s leading energy solution company, AITEO Group, has lauded the senior national football team, Super Eagles, for their output at…
Fire outbreak: Senator donates N1m to victims
Sen. Tayo Alasoadura, on Thursday donated the sum of N1 million to victims of the recent fire outbreak at Post…
Ed Sheeran sued $100m for allegedly copying Marvin Gaye
British singer, Ed Sheeran has been slammed a $100 million lawsuit by a company, claiming the singer ripped off late…
School feeding: Taraba to refund over N22m unclaimed funds
The Social Investment Programme (SIP) in Taraba is to refund over N22.25 million unclaimed funds from the school feeding programme…
Nigerian Govt urged to focus on renewable technology
Dr Samuel Adjogbe, Executive Director of Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has called on the federal government and states…
Customs confiscates 870 cartons of Tramadol
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’, Owerri says it seized Tramadol and other goods with…
Technology: Osinbajo calls for deeper relations with China
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday called for strengthening mutual trust and deepening cooperation with China on Information and Communication…
Trump-Putin summit to hold July 16
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on July 16 in Helsinki, the Kremlin and the…
Film production: Nigeria, France to formalise bilateral arrangement
Dr Chidia Maduekwe, Managing Director of Nigerian Film Corporation(NFC), says Nigeria and France will soon formalise a bilateral arrangement on…
Man remanded over alleged possession of locally-made pistol
A 32-year-old man, Kabiru Jimoh, was on Thursday remanded in prison by an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for…
Romania criticised for adopting amendments to rule of law
Twelve countries on Thursday criticised the Romanian authorities for adopting amendments to the country’s Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes, the…
My brother not immune from prosecution – President Kenyatta
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said on Thursday his brother Muhoho, a director in a company that has been accused…
Monarch calls on govt to declare Aug. 20 traditional day
A Traditional Ruler, Oba Kamila Isiba, has urged the Federal Government to declare Aug. 20 annually traditional festival day to…
Migration challenges: Make-or-break for EU – Merkel
The European Union’s fate rests on its ability to rise to the challenges of migration, a passionate Chancellor, Angela Merkel,…
Border closure: Rice farmers urged to increase production
All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has advised rice farmers to double their production because of the Federal Government’s plans…
China welcomes upcoming Putin-Trump summit
China welcomes the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.