Author: Adekunle Dada
ECOWAS committed to 60% electricity access by 2020
ECOWAS says it is committed to enhancing access to electricity in the sub-region by 60 per cent in line with…
2nd Niger bridge: Nigerian Govt committed to early completion – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says Federal Government is committed to early completion of the ongoing…
Workers drag Energy Commission DG to EFCC
Staff members of the Energy Commission (ECN) of Nigeria have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over alleged…
ECA expects West Africa to grow by 3.3 per cent
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says the West African States are expected to grow by 3.3 per…
Iran oil import ban, ‘not binding’ – Turkey
Turkey’s Economy Minister, Nihat Zeybekci, says the U.S. demand for countries to stop importing Iranian oil or face sanctions is…
Ambassador denies recruiting Nigerians to work in Saudi Arabia
Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Justice Isa Dodo, has refuted media report that he connived with human traffickers to recruit…
U.S. lawmakers reject Trump-backed immigration bill
U.S. lawmakers in the lower house resoundingly defeated an immigration reform bill on Wednesday with the so-called moderate legislation coming…
Volkswagen opens Rwanda’s first car plant
Rwanda’s first domestically built car rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s new factory in Kigali on Wednesday as Europe’s…
UNESCO reiterates need to document Africa’s cultural heritage
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO, has reiterated the need to document cultural heritage in Africa, for prosperity.
Yobe Govt. closes last government-established IDPs camp
The Yobe Government on Wednesday officially closed the Pompomari Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Damaturu and the only government-established…
Plateau killings: Senate President promises support for Gov. Lalong
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, urged the Plateau governor, Simon Lalong, to feel free to contact the National…
NSE: Market indices maintain downward trend
Crucial indicators of the performance of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dipped further on Wednesday, recording a marginal loss of…
ECOWAS to inaugurate regional electricity market
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has concluded plans to inaugurate a regional electricity market to enhance cross-border…
Plateau killings: Buhari, Saraki, Dogara meet to review circumstances
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu…
Codeine ban has strengthen our operations – NDLEA
The National Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Command in the FCT says the Federal Government ban on codeine cough syrup and…
Ekiti Guber: YIAGA Africa to deploy 500 observers
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) Africa, says it plans to deploy 500…
Medical consultant dies watching Nigeria vs Argentina match
Dr Emeka Ogah, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA), has confirmed the death of one its…
2 suspects arrested over Imo monarch’s death
The Police Command in Imo has arrested two suspects in connection with the death of Eze Brendan Ibekwe, the traditional…
”Seven and a Half Dates” set for cinemas
A star-studded romantic film, “Seven and a Half Dates” is set to hit cinemas across Nigeria on August 3, its…
Police rescue 2-year-old girl from kidnappers
The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it had rescued 2-year-old Roqibat Raji from the kidnappers’ den at Odokekere…
President Buhari advised to complete landmark projects
Prof. of Political Economy, Ufo Okeke-Uzodike, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to complete all ongoing landmark projects to enhance economic…
Kaduna Govt flags off leadership training
Kaduna State Government on Wednesday flagged off a program to nurture leadership ability among youths across Nigeria with a specific…
Sokoto Assembly confirms appointment of Commissioner
The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday, confirmed the appointment of Alhaji Usman Danmadamin-Isa as Commissioner and member of…
Malta allows vessel to disembark migrants
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Wednesday said the MV Lifeline would be allowed to disembark 234 migrants in Malta…
Abia Govt. promises to resolve crisis over abattoir
Chief Uzo Azubuike, Abia State Agriculture Commissioner, has promised to resolve the crisis over alleged confiscation of a public abattoir…
Kano CP decorates 170 police officers
Mr Rabi’u Yusuf, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command has tasked the 170 newly promoted officers at the command…
Plateau killings: Troops parade 3 suspects
The Special Military Task Force, “Operation Save Haven’’ on Wednesday paraded three suspects in connection with the latest killings in…
Psychiatrist tells Nigeria: Codeine, Tramadol ban not enough
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPHY), Yaba, Lagos, has taken mental health education to the Ojuelegba…
Afreximbank, ECIC launch $1 billion programme
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa SOC Limited (ECIC) have launched a…
Man in court over alleged N7m Visa scam
The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 52-year-old man, Sarumi Abdulrasheed, at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged N7 million Visa…