Author: Adekunle Dada
Over $183m invested so far in school feeding programme – Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, says that over $183 million has been invested so far in the National School Feeding…
Yen strengthens as Asia steers from risk
The Japanese yen strengthened versus the U.S. dollar on Friday as appetite for riskier assets remained suppressed.
Iraq to proceed with plans to increase oil, gas capacity
Iraq will proceed with plans to increase oil and gas production capacity, Oil Minister Thamer Ghadhban said, according to an…
Soldier killed by elephants
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has confirmed an incident in which a soldier was attacked and killed by a herd…
20-year-old boy arrested over alleged sodomy
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ondo state on Thursday said it had arrested a 20-year-old boy,…
UNIJOS under siege, students, staff killed on regular basis – ASUU
The University of Jos chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has said that the institution was under…
Khashoggi’s son leaves Saudi Arabia for U.S.
The eldest son of murdered Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, Salah, and his family have left the Gulf kingdom after the…
Jumia kicks off 6th Black Friday campaign
An online shopping mall, Jumia Nigeria, on Thursday kicked off its 6th Black Friday campaign in Lagos to grow the…
Minimum wage will boost Nigeria’s economy – Labour
Mr Ayuba Wabba, the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has said that the proposed workers minimum wage will boost the…
2019: PDP has made our task easier – Gov. Bello
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has made the chances of President Muhammadu Buhari winning…
Air Peace Lagos-Owerri flight returns to base
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace has disclosed that its Lagos-Owerri Flight 7252 returned to base shortly after take off at the…
2018 WAUG: UNIPORT expresses worry over ‘poor’ funding
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has expressed worry over delay in release of funds for the hosting of the…
Kogi Govt. donates relief items to flood victims
The Kogi Government on Thursday donated foodstuffs and other relief items to victims of flood disaster at Itobe, in Ofu…
Malaria: Sokoto Govt. introduces special sanitation exercise
The Sokoto State Government on Thursday in Sokoto inaugurated a special sanitation exercise to fight malaria in the state.
Don’t vote for “desperate and hungry” PDP, Amaechi urges Nigerians
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday in Ibadan urged Nigerians not to vote for the opposition Peoples Democratic…
Polio: Kano Govt urge parents to embrace immunisation
The Kano State Government has urged parents to embrace routine immunisation to keep their children fit and immune to child-killer…
Akwa Ibom lawmaker dumps PDP
Mr Victor Udofia, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member representing Ikono State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly has…
‘We’re not letting you in’
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked the over 7,000 Central-American refugees now on the march through Mexico towards the southern…
AU seeks Nigeria’s support for single air transport project
The African Union Commission (AUC) has solicited Nigeria’s backing in bringing the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) project to…
NHIS crisis: NLC calls on Prof. Yusuf to vacate office
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has intervened in the crisis rocking the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by calling on…
Most low income earners can’t afford monthly rent above N11,000 – LASURA
Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency (LASURA) has says that majority of low income earners in Lagos could not afford house…
Buhari explains removal of VAT from domestic air fares
President Muhammadu Buhari says the recent decision by the Federal Government to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) from domestic air…
Publisher insists on genuineness of Ganduje’s bribery video clips
The publisher of the Daily Nigerian, an online Newspaper,Jafar Jafar, has insisted that the video clips on the alleged bribery…
Keyamo denies collecting money from NNPC
The Spokesperson for the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), has denied collecting money from the NNPC…
ASUU accuses LASU of admission racketeering
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU) Chapter, has accused the university management of engaging in…
Voting for Buhari will return power to South-West in 2023 – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday, urged the people of South West to vote for…
Wizkid’s ‘Fever’ hits 1m views, sets new record
Wizkid’s video for his song ‘Fever,’ has recorded over one million views on YouTube, 24 hours after its release.
NYSC keeps founding fathers’ dreams alive – Gov. Ambode
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Thursday said that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had kept alive its…
4th anniversary: Air Peace rewards customers with various gifts
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, on Thursday celebrated the fourth anniversary of its flight operations by rewarding customers with various gifts…
DMO raises N88.08bn at October bond auction
The Debt Management Office (DMO), says the Federal Government raised N88.08 billion at its bond auction on Wednesday, as part…