Author: Adekunle Dada
Banks urged to initiate customer-friendly programmes to boost sector
A financial expert, Dr Samuel Nzekwe, has advised banks in the country to initiate customer-friendly packages to encourage and shore…
Igali confirms 12 wrestlers will represent Nigeria at Commonwealth Games
Daniel Igali, the President of Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), on Tuesday said 12 wrestlers would represent the country at the…
Ondo Govt. earmarks N50b for road rehabilitation
Ondo State government has said it had earmarked about N50 billion in the 2018 budget for rehabilitation of roads in…
Okei-Odumakin calls for creation of women’s trust fund for female aspirants
The Women Arise for Change Initiative (WA), an NGO, has called on government at all levels to establish a Women’s…
AfCFTA: MAN urges Nigerian Govt to renegotiate trade conditions
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has urged the Federal Government to renegotiate trade conditions that will impede economic growth…
Turkey criticises Red Cross for remarks regarding Syrian operations
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday sharply criticised the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday for remarks made by…
Russia does not consider Trump’s failure to congratulate Putin ‘unfriendly move’
Kremlin does not considered the absence of U.S. President Donald Trump’s congratulations to Russian President Vladimir Putin on his reelection…
China warns Taiwan will face ‘punishment of history’ for separatism
President Xi Jinping of China on Tuesday warned self-ruled Taiwan on Tuesday that it will face the “punishment of history”…
Benitez tasks Newcastle United on significant change if they are to progress
Newcastle United must effect significant changes and establish a clear structure for progress off the pitch to improve their on-field…
Nigerian Govt empowers indigenous artisans to boost economy – Fashola
The Federal Government says it is committed to employ and empower the indigenous artisans to boost national economy.
Zamfara First Lady distributes 1,000 goats, 500 sewing machines to women
Zamfara Governor’s wife, Hajiya Asmau Abdulaziz, on Monday distributed 1,000 goats and 500 sewing machines to women in Talata-Mafara and…
Oyegun declares Ekiti governorship election ‘must-win’ for APC
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun, on Monday declared that the forthcoming July…
U.S., EU call for probes into improper data access of Facebook users
British privacy regulators are seeking a warrant to search the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, following reports that…
French ex-president Sarkozy in custody over alleged illegal campaign funding – Reports
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been placed under arrest in the judicial police headquarters in the French commune of…
1,100 Northeast teachers undergo training on trauma management
Presidential Committee on Northeast Initiative (PCNI) has begun a 5-day training programme for 1,100 teachers in the northeast to control…
Palestinian President slammed for calling American ambassador ‘son of a dog’
U.S. and Israeli officials lambasted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday after the premier called the American ambassador to Israel a…
Skripal’s poisoning too unprofessional to be carried out by Russia – Novichok developer
Leonid Rink, one of the developers of the Novichok chemical weapons system, on Tuesday said the poisoning of former Russian…
Kogi doctors suspend 72-day-old strike
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi chapter, has suspended its 72-day old strike to enable further negotiations with the…
Rice Farmers inaugurate 35-man committee on Ancho Borrowers Programme
The Rice Farmers Association, Sandamu Local Governmemt Area chapter, Katsina AState has inaugurated a 35-man committee to monitor the utilisation…
India finds remains of 39 citizens taken hostage by ISIS in Iraq
Authorities say the 39 Indians who had been “missing” in Iraq’s Mosul area for over three years, were killed by…
Abia First Lady plans to establish sickle cell clinics in 17 LGAs
Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu, Wife of Abia Governor, said her pet project, Vicar Hope Foundation planned to establish sickle cell clinics…
China waives income tax for foreign investors trading yuan crude futures
China will waive income tax for three years for foreign investors trading the country’s new crude futures contract, the Ministry…
Nigerian Govt urged to extend school feeding to primary 4, 5, 6
The wife of the Governor of Abia, Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu, has urged the Federal Government to extend the Home Grown…
Lagos Water Corporation carries out free water tests
The Lagos Water Corporation on Tuesday said the Corporation would carry out three-Day water tests in its eight operational regions…
Soka land dispute: Oyo Govt urges residents, landowners to remain calm
The Oyo State Government has appealed to residents and land owners in the Soka neighbourhood of Ibadan to remain calm,…
Marseille, Lyon face disciplinary action over UEFA Europa League violence
French clubs Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais are facing disciplinary proceedings following crowd trouble at their Europa League games…
Nigeria’s first online trade fair debut in May
A Nigerian firm, Best Hope Services, says it will unveil the first online trade exhibition in the country in May…
ABU to establish standard locally-built refineries in Niger Delta
The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, says it is making efforts to establish conventional and standard locally-built refineries in the…
Groups call on Buhari to assent Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill
Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement, a Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), on Monday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the…
Nigerian Govt urged to give priority to teachers’ development
Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (SCACEFA), an NGO, has called on the Federal Government to give urgent…