Author: Adekunle Dada
World leaders agree on migrants evacuation in Libya – Macron
President Emmanuel Macron of France has said that nine European and African nations, along with the African Union (AU), the…
Oil price rises, uncertainty lingers ahead of OPEC meeting
Oil prices rose on Thursday ahead of an OPEC meeting in Vienna at which producers are expected to extend a…
Trump’s account shutdown: Ex-Twitter worker claims responsibility
A German man has come forward as the former Twitter Inc employee who shut down the account of U.S. President…
Pope holds Mass with Myanmar’s youth
Pope Francis on Thursday led a Mass for youth in Myanmar’s commercial hub Yangon, preaching a message of hope and…
Myanmar: EU calls for ‘equal rights’
Myanmar must guarantee “equal rights” for everyone in troubled Rakhine state as talks on repatriation of more than 620,000 Rohingya…
Lagos residents applaud rent-to-own housing scheme
Some residents of Lagos have commended the state government’s rent-to-own mortgage scheme.
Pastor, Imam win Intercultural Innovation Award at UN
Two distinguished Nigerian clerics, Pastor James Wuye and Imam Muhammad Ashafa, have won the 2017 Intercultural Innovation Award, an international…
Nigerian Govt flags-off school feeding programme in Jigawa
The Federal Government has flagged off its Home-Grown School Feeding Programme with 726,033 Primary One to Primary Three pupils in…
Nigeria needs $2,900bn for infrastructure development – Former minister
Former Minister of Budget and Planning, Dr Shamsuddeen Usman, said about 2,900 billion dollars was required for Nigeria’s infrastructure development…
North-East: 8.5m persons need life-saving support – UN
The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says over 8.5 million persons are in dare need of…
Lagos PDP Congress undemocratic – Chieftain
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Dipo Olorunrinu, on Wednesday described as undemocratic the…
800 benefit from FMBN N7bn loan in 2017
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on Wednesday said it disbursed more than N7 billion loan to 800 beneficiaries…
Royal Fathers: FCTA to review allowances, salaries
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration said that it is set to review the allowances and salaries of traditional rulers…
No place for ghost workers – Gov Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has vowed to fish out ghost workers in the state’s public service and reduce the…
Al-Makura presents N122.8bn budget for 2018 fiscal year
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Wednesday presented a budget proposal of N122.8 billion for 2018 fiscal year to…
4,000 Nigerian refugees return from Niger Republic
No fewer than 4,000 Nigerian refugees returned home from Niger Republic in the past one month, the United Nations Office…
Illegal migration: Buhari orders return of stranded Nigerians abroad
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate Repatriation of Nigerians in Libya and other parts of the world for rehabilitation.
Eid-El-Maulud: Nigerian Govt declares Friday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Friday as public holiday in commemoration of the Muslim Eid-El-Maulud celebration.
OPEC to decide Nigerian, Libyan oil output – Sources
OPEC will debate this week whether to cap oil output from Nigeria and Libya, which have so far been excluded…
Reps hold public hearing on CCTV bill
The House of Representatives on Wednesday commenced public hearing on a Bill to empower Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps…
Dry season farmers call for govt. assistance
Dry season farmers in Kaduna State have appealed to the state government to provide adequate inputs to enable them to…
Air pollution: Stove manufacturer urges govt. to create awareness
A stove manufacturer, Mr Biodun Olaore, has urged the government to create public awareness on indoor air pollution and deforestation…
My goal is to defeat the gridlock on roads to Tin-Can Port – Manager
The new manager, Tin-Can Island Port, Lagos, Mr Emmanuel Akporherhe, has pledged to work with stakeholders there to end the…
NCC seizes 28 containers of pirated works
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), says 28 shipping containers comprising pirated books and audio-visual works were confiscated from 2011 to…
Nigeria needs more technical colleges to check skilled labour deficit – NBTE
Dr Mas’udu Kazaure, the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has called on the Federal Government…
15,000 police personnel to monitor A ‘Ibom council poll
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom said on Wednesday that it would deploy 15, 000 personnel to monitor the Saturday…
Workers won’t vote for governors who don’t pay salary – Labour leader
Mr Isa Aremu, the General Secretary, Textile Union Workers, on Wednesday, said the 2019 election would be determined by dignity…
Truck crushes pregnant woman, six others to death
Seven persons, including a pregnant woman, were crushed to death in an accident involving a white Volvo truck and a…
‘Buhari’s administration is investor friendly’
Mr Ayo Olajiga, Chief Executive Officer, FoodPro Nigeria Ltd, a cashew processing company in Ilorin has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Russia 2018 Draw: Fans express confidence in Super Eagles
Some football enthusiasts, on Wednesday expressed confidence ahead of the World Cup draw, that the Super Eagles would be capable…