Author: Adekunle Dada
NNPC, Kogi sign MoU to produce 84m litres of bio-fuel
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Kogi State Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop…
Gabon accuses France’s Veolia of widespread pollution
Gabon has accused French environmental services group, Veolia, of widespread pollution at SEEG, the power and water utility it operates…
Thailand strives to end sex tourism reputation
The Thai government is striving to end its long-standing reputation as a sex tourism destination following a controversial remark by…
Niger Delta: Nigerian Govt to design sustainable peace building initiatives
The Federal Government says it is committed to utilising the centre for peace at the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs…
Real’s Ronaldo gamble backfires as Espanyol snatch late win
Real Madrid rested Cristiano Ronaldo and suffered a fifth Liga defeat of the season as Espanyol’s Gerard Moreno struck late…
2019 Elections: Population Commission pledges support to INEC
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Chairman, National Population Commission, Mr Eze Duruiheoma, on Tuesday pledged to support the…
Customs intercepts 177 vehicles, other items from smugglers
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said it had impounded 177 units of vehicles and other items including unused…
UN expresses outrage at abduction of Dapchi schoolgirls
The UN has expressed outrage at the abduction of 110 schoolgirls of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, by suspected…
Obaseki unveils rebranded Bendel Insurance FC’s corporate identity
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday unveiled the new logo, jerseys, team bus, technical team and the brand manual…
AU urged to take ownership of Lake Chad project
The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) on Tuesday called on the member-states of the African Union (AU) to take ownership…
APC govt. has stabilised the country – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja, said the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government had stabilised Nigeria in spite…
Waste Management: Visionscape to partner local truck dealers
An Environmental Utility Company, Visionscape Sanitation Solutions (VSS), says it will partner local truck dealers to facilitate waste management in…
Enugu Assembly approves N801m loan from Nigeria Infrastructure Bank
The Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved a loan of N801 million from the Nigerian Infrastructure Bank PLC…
FAAN promises to capture Airports perimeter fencing in 2019 budget
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it is making plans to erect perimeter fencing at its airports across…
President Buhari’s Speech at APC NEC meeting in Abuja
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S REMARKS AT THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (NEC) OF ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC), HELD AT THE NATIONAL SECRETARIAT,…
Nigerian Govt donates relief materials to IDPs in Edo
The Federal Government through the National Commission For Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), on Tuesday donated relief materials…
Tax Evasion: Lagos Revenue Agency shuts 20 hotels, events centres
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut down 20 hotels, restaurants and event centres because of their failure…
Adekunle Gold eulogises late sister in new song ‘Ire’
Urban highlife singer, Adekunle Gold has revealed that the visuals for his new song ‘Ire’ was shot to eulogise his…
Egyptian singer sentenced to 6 months in prison over River Nile remarks
A court on Tuesday sentenced Sherine Abdel-Wahab, an Egyptian singer, to six months in prison for remarks made during a…
Kwara Assembly passes bill stopping payment of pension to ex-Govs, Deputies
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed an amendment bill halting payment of pension to former governors, deputy…
Nasarawa Chief Judge to invoke ‘no work no pay’ policy
Justice Suleiman Dikko, the Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, says the policy of ‘no work no pay,’ will apply to…
Buffon reconsiders retirement from international football
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is prepared to go back on his decision to retire from international football if he is…
Lagos ports receive 12 ships with petrol, other commodities
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), says 12 ships laden with various products, including petrol, are at the Lagos ports waiting…
3 persons accused of armed robbery freed after 6 years in prison
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan on Tuesday freed three persons accused of armed robbery for lack of diligent…
Senate decries “gross abuse of government’s fiscal policies” by companies
The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs, on Tuesday decried what it described as “gross abuse of government’s fiscal…
KASU matriculates 3,606 students for 2017/2018 session
The Kaduna State University (KASU) on Tuesday matriculated 3,606 students for 2017/2018 academic session.
Activist warns against sweeping Nigeria’s restructuring under the carpet
Sweeping the current clamour for Nigeria’s restructuring under the carpet amounts to postponing the evil day, an activist has warned.
Gattuso angry about Rome’s snowfall
AC Milan’s famously hot-tempered coach Gennaro Gattuso usually has something to be angry about and this time it is a…
Lagos farmers yet to benefit from Anchor Borrowers Programme – AFAN
The Chairman, Lagos Chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Chief Femi Oke, said no member of the association…
Kafanchan Catholic Diocese Bishop dies at 61
The Catholic Bishop of Kafanchan Diocese, Most Reverend, Dr Joseph Danlami Bagobiri is dead.