Author: Adekunle Dada
SDGs attainment depends on Monitoring, evaluation – Presidential aide
Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs) said SDGs attainment in Nigeria…
Pension: NLC President calls for upward review
President Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) Comrade Ayuba Wabba has called for an upward review of pension to help minimise economic…
Nigerians urged to offer confidential information on financial crimes
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged Nigerians to give confidential information on financial crimes and misappropriation going…
Expert warns Nigerian Govt against under-valuing national assets
A financial expert, Mr Boniface Okezie, has warned against under-valuing some national assets, including the National Theatre and Tafawa Balewa…
EU rejects Trump’s Jerusalem decision
EU foreign ministers on Monday in Brussels rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to join the U.S. in recognising Jerusalem…
kidnappers abduct 4, kill 1 in Niger
The Niger Police Command on Monday announced the kidnapping of two persons each from Zazzaga and Masuku villages.
Solid Minerals: Nigeria repositions to harness opportunities
Towards harnessing international opportunities for Nigeria’s barite and metallic minerals, the Solid Minerals Development Fund(SMDF) is to hold a Strategic…
China condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in DRC
China on Monday condemned an attack on UN peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Dec. 9,…
Empowerment: Osun spends N15bn on 350,000 women, youths
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun said on Monday that his administration spent N15 billion to empower 350,000 women and youths…
APC South Africa optimistic of victory in 2019
The South Africa chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday expressed optimism that the party would win the…
Putin orders withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria
President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered Russian forces in Syria to start withdrawing, saying that after a two year military…
Côte d’Ivoire offering $26,000 buy-outs to reduce army size
Côte d’Ivoire will pay thousands of soldiers 15 million CFA francs (25,782 dollars) each as part of buy-outs aimed at…
U.S, Japan, S. Korea drills creating instability in Korean Peninsula – Russia
Moscow on Monday warned military exercises by Japan, the U. S. and South Korea aimed at countering North Korea would…
IBB varsity increases fees for non-indigenes
The management of the Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida University, Lapai have increased fees new students of the institution who are non-indigenes,…
Funding essential for quality movie production – Kunle Afolayan
A renowned actor and movie director, Kunle Afolayan, on Monday said that funding was essential for the production of quality…
NGO urges Nigerian Govt to mitigate causes of climate change
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative (CCMAI), an NGO, has urged the Federal Government to mitigate the causes of climate…
Police arrest man for mid-air molestation of Bollywood actress
Indian police have arrested a 39-year-old businessman for the alleged molestating of a teen Bollywood actress aboard a flight from…
Tennis Cup 2017: NCC doles out N17m to winners
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given out N17 million to winners of its Tennis Cup 2017 competition.
Nigeria, Korea advised to strengthen bilateral relations through arts, culture
The Korean Cultural Centre says that Nigeria and Korea can use the promotion of their arts and culture, especially drumming,…
Kenya’s opposition postpones inauguration of alternative president
Kenyan opposition has postponed plans to swear in its leader Raila Odinga as an alternative president, easing political tensions and…
OIC states to adopt roadmap over Trump’s Jerusalem decision – Erdogan
The leaders of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member-states will adopt a road map on the U.S. decision to…
Cambodia’s disbanded opposition party challenges ban
Senior members of Cambodia’s former main opposition party have filed a Supreme Court complaint against the decision to dissolve it,…
UK Snow: Heathrow airport faces flight delays, cancellations
A number of flights were delayed and cancelled at the Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom over a heavy snowfall,…
Australian town terrorised by 200,000 bats
Residents in a small town in the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland said they have been “held hostage,” by 200,000…
Enugu police command assure of crime-free yuletide
The Enugu State Police Command said on Monday that it had put measures in place to ensure crime-free Christmas celebration…
Bali Jailbreak: Indonesian police hunting for U.S. citizen
Indonesian police are hunting for a U.S. citizen who escaped on Monday from an overcrowded prison on the holiday island…
If Saudis end “friendship” with Israel, relations will be restored – Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani has said Iran is ready to restore its relations with Saudi Arabia if the kingdom end its…
Saudi Arabia to allow cinemas from March 2018
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that public cinemas would be allowed in the conservative kingdom and the first cinemas were…
Union official in South Africa drums support for Gov Ikpeazu
Mr Peter Ananaba, Assistant Welfare Officer of the Nigerian Union, South Africa, on Monday urged Abia indigenes to suggest programmes…
Indian police arrests French journalist for filming
Indian police arrested a freelance French journalist in Kashmir for violating visa regulations, the city police chief said, after he…