Author: Adekunle Dada
Don’t embrace cattle colony option, Lagos lawmaker warns Nigerian Govt
A Lagos lawmaker, Hon. Abiodun Tobun, on Thursday warned the Federal Government not to embrace the cattle colony option in…
Finland’s President Niinisto sworn in for second term
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Thursday swore the oath of office for a second term after his landslide win at…
DJ Cuppy to award scholarship to 10 indigent students
Celebrity Disc Jockey, Ifeoluwa Otedola a.k.a DJ Cuppy, has announced her plans to award scholarships to ten indigent students to…
Lassa fever: Enugu health workers trained on proper use of kits
The Enugu State Ministry of Health trained over 100 health workers on proper use of Lassa fever kits as part…
RMD warns against social media love
Veteran actor Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) on Thursday advised people searching for true love on social media to be cautious so…
Lagos ports receive 3 ships laden with petrol
Three ships laden with petrol are waiting to berth at Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos, the Nigerian…
Hungary threatens to quit UN talks on migration pact
Hungary threatened to quit talks on a UN pact on migration because its pro-migration tone threatened its security interests, the…
2019: Youths urged to support credible politicians
A lawyer, Mr Femi Olutimi, has urged Nigerian youths to support credible politicians with the right credentials in order to…
Alex Ekubo appeals for budgetary provisions for entertainment industry
Alex Ekubo, a Nollywood actor has called on the Federal Government to make budgetary provisions for the nation’s entertainment industry…
China urges U.S. not to “politicise” trade issues
China’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday urged the United States not to “politicise” economic and trade issues between the two…
Lassa fever: Delta donates protective kits to FMC Asaba to curtail plague
The Delta Government has donated personal protective medical equipment to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, as part of efforts…
Man City’s Eliaquim Mangala joins Everton on loan
Everton have signed France centre back Eliaquim Mangala on loan until the end of the season from Manchester City subject…
U.S. extends residency protection for 7,000 Syrians
The United States has given permission for thousands of Syrians living in the country to stay for another 18 months,…
‘Ekwueme was a deputy I trusted’
Former President Shehu Shagari has described late Dr. Alex Ekwueme, as a vice president he trusted while their service to…
Sports Minister Dalung congratulates CHAN Eagles
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Solomon Dalung has congratulated Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles for qualifying for the finals of…
Andre Ayew rejoins Swansea from West Ham
Swansea on Wednesday said they have re-signed Ghanaian striker Andre Ayew from West Ham United in a deal the Welsh…
Obansanjo challenged to public debate over Buhari
A media consultant, Malam Mohammed Garba, on Thursday, challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to a televise debate over demand for…
Libya to close 4 immigrant shelters
Libya’s Illegal Immigration Agency on Thursday issued a decision to close four shelters in western Libya, without giving a specific…
Golden Eaglets coach tips Nigeria to lift CHAN trophy
Abdu Maikaba, Coach of the Golden Eaglets on Thursday said that Nigeria will lift the Championship of African Nations (CHAN)…
No more subsidy payment to oil marketers – Adeosun
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun says no more payment of fuel subsidy to marketers as the Nigeria National…
Freedom of Information Act: Nigerian Govt to provide guide for citizens
The Federal Ministry of Justice says that it will soon provide a step by step guide for Nigerians to know…
Saraki tasks police on need to tackle crime
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday in Abuja, tasked the Nigerian Police Force on the need to do…
Nigerian Govt to spend additional $3.1bn on Digital National Identity – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the Federal Government required additional 3.1 billion US dollars to achieve…
Lassa fever: Gombe Govt. earmarks N20m for prevention of outbreak
The Gombe State Government, has earmarked N20 million for the prevention of the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state.
South-East Governors eulogise Ekwueme
Governors of the South-East on Wednesday extolled the virtues of the late former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ekwueme,…
Nigerian Govt more committed to completing dam projects than starting new ones
The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, says the Federal Government is more committed to completing all ongoing dam…
NAPTIP evacuates 13,000 Nigerians from Libya in 3 months
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says that the agency has evacuated more than 13,…
FIRS generates N4.03 trillion revenue
The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler, said the Service collected N4.03 trillion revenue in 2017.
Nigerian Govt assures 2018 Budget cannot be padded
Mr Ben Akabueze,the Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation (BOF), says the Federal Government’s 2018 Budget cannot be padded.
Aubameyang joins Arsenal in club record transfer
Arsenal have bolstered their attacking line-up by signing striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund on a long-term contract for a…