Author: Adekunle Dada
Association appeals to Nigerian Govt to repair bad roads
The Chairman of the Association, Alhaji Abdulwaheed Tomori, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
Ugandan nurses, midwives call off planned strike
Nurses and midwives in Uganda’s public health institutions called off a planned strike over low pay initially scheduled to start…
Swiss govt to return $321m stolen by Abacha to Nigeria
Switzerland will return to Nigeria around 321 million dollars in assets seized from the family of former military ruler Sani…
Violence against women: Germany, France call for collective global action
Bernhard Schlagheck, the German Ambassador to Nigeria, has called for a collective global action to end violence against women and…
AU’s plan to trim Somalia peacekeeping force will affect mission – AMISOM
The African Union’s plan to trim its Somalia peacekeeping force (AMISOM) will hurt the mission unless extra equipment is found…
Ramaphosa gets most nominations ahead of ANC leadership vote
South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the most nominations for leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC),…
Nigerian Govt inaugurates N28bn Special Health Intervention Project for 2018
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Monday inaugurated the N28 billion Special Health Intervention Projects that would strengthen…
SON committed to prosecuting importers of substandard products
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON),has reiterated its commitment to prosecute, according to law, all violators of rules and regulations…
Many Nigerians unaware of their HIV status – US Consul-General
The U.S. Consul General in Lagos, Mr John Bray, on Monday said that many Nigerians living with HIV were unaware…
Economist tasks Nigerian Govt on effective tax collection
An economist, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella has urged the Federal Government to explore new method of tax collection to boost the…
Pollution is world’s biggest killer – UN
Pollution is the world’s biggest killer and governments and businesses must do more to reduce it, the executive director of…
Alcohol is not panacea for depression – Medical Doctor
Popular motivational speaker and medical doctor, Dr Deji Osasiene, has said that engaging in alcohol drinking would only worsen depression…
Data Capturing: NIMC to partner private, public sector organisations
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has expressed its readiness to partner with private and public sector organisations to capture…
‘Edo cultural heritage will increase IGR’
Edo Government says it will explore the state cultural heritage to increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in all the…
No proof of govt money in former FCT minister’s account – EFCC witness
A prosecution witness, Mr Ishaya Dauda told an FCT High Court Gudu that in the course of investigations, no government…
Nigerian Govt subsidises farmers’ insurance by 50% – NAIC
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says the Federal Government is subsidising farmers’ insurance in the agricultural value chain by…
No plan to increase fuel price – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday in Abuja reiterated that there was no plan to increase the prices…
Corruption: Russia seeks 10 year jail term for ex-minister
Russian prosecutors are seeking 10 years imprisonment for the former Economic Development Minister, Alexei Ulyukayev on corruption charges in the…
Odinga’s aide arrested on suspicion of inciting violence
Police on Monday said a prominent strategist for Kenya’s opposition, who has strongly criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta and called for…
Union laments Nigerian Govt’s inability to pay disengaged electricity workers
The National Union of Electricity Employees ( NUEE) on Monday cried out that up to 1,000 electricity workers disengaged from…
Buratai urges commanders to remain focused to curtail traces of insurgency
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai charged field commanders to remain focused toward containing the traces of insurgency…
Panic buying, fuel queues resurface in Sokoto
Fuel queues have resurfaced in Sokoto metropolis and its environs, creating hardship for motorists and commuters, the News Agency of…
President Mnangagwa swears in cabinet with last-minute changes
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Monday swore in his cabinet, with several last-minute changes after a public outcry about…
Decongestion: Prisons boss visits NAN, solicits lawyers cooperation
Mr Emma Nwakeze, Controller of Prisons in Anambra, on Monday in Awka called on lawyers to help in prison decongestion…
Lagos Street Carnival: Stakeholders clamour for direct involvement in future editions
Stakeholders in the Arts and Cultural sector in Lagos have appealed to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to directly involve them in…
Conduct census of persons with disabilities to facilitate support programmes – CSO
The Network of Civil Society Organisations, Borno Chapter, has called on the state government to conduct head-count of Persons with…
Diversification: Creative industry will boost our economy – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the nation has gradually begun diversifying its economy…
Venezuela to launch oil-backed digital currency
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent U.S led financial sanctions, announcing the launch…
U.S defence chief in Pakistan for ‘common ground’ to fight terrorism
U.S. Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis, arrived in Islamabad on Monday to ask Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership to do more…
Resurfacing tensions on Korean peninsula regrettable – China
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said on Monday that after two months of relative calm on the Korean peninsula, the…