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…