Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Youths urged to demand accountability from leaders
Prof. Andrew Zamani of the Nassarawa State University, Keffi, on Thursday urged youths in the country to always demand for…
Security: Kenya to introduce e-passport in September
The Kenyan government on Thursday said that it will introduce e-passport from September as part of efforts to improve security…
Emergency Rescue Team holds crash simulation test
Airports Emergency Rescue Team at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja (NAIA), has carried out an air crash simulation (mock)…
Gov. decries encroachment into grazing reserves in Katsina
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has expressed concern over the rampant cases of encroachment of cattle routes, grazing and…
FG to deepen effort in promoting competitiveness of raw materials
The Federal Government says it will intensify effort in promoting competitiveness in raw materials and products development in the country.
Veterinarians call for concession of abattoirs
The Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), has called on the three tiers of government to concession abattoirs nationwide to eradicate…
Kaduna spends N4bn on schools’ modernization
Kaduna State Government on Thursday said it has spent over N4 billion on the modernization of some public schools in…
Seamaster Challenge: It was very competitive – Peters
John Peters, an Assistant Referee who officiated at the just concluded Seamaster ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open, on Thursday described the…
Kebbi to export rice, livestock to earn forex
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says the state is planning to produce rice and livestock in commercial quantities for export…
Home-based Eagles beat Kano Pillars 1-0 in friendly
Home-based Super Eagles on Wednesday beat Kano Pillars 1-0 in a friendly match in preparation for the Championship for African Nations…
Pro- Buhari group condemns Charlie Boy led protests
The Buhari Support Group Centre (BSGC), on Wednesday condemned the protest and unauthorised invasion by a group to Wuse Market,…
Brigade targets N100m in fund raising
The National Council of the Nigeria Boys’ Brigade says it has perfected plans to raise N100 million to enhance youth…
ASUU strike: Varsity signs up
The Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, (IBBU) Lapai in Niger has officially joined in the nationwide indefinite strike embarked upon by…
Anambra guber poll: Lagos APGA congratulates Obiano
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Wednesday congratulated Gov. Willy Obiano of Anambra State…
Sierra Leone mudslide: First lady commiserates with Mrs Koroma
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has commiserated with the first lady of Sierra Leone, Mrs Sia Koroma…
Denmark, Nigeria to tackle irregular migration
Danish Development Cooperation Minister Ulla Tornæs, on Wednesday, expressed her country’s determination to assist Nigeria tackle irregular migration from the country to…
Contraband: Customs in impounds goods worth N101.693m
The Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’ of Nigeria Customs Service in Owerri on Wednesday said it confiscated contraband with…
2017 Hajj: 58% intending pilgrims transported – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, (NAHCON) said 37,388 out of the 65,271 intending Nigerian pilgrims for the 2017 hajj…
Agency backs legislation for elderly in Nigeria
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has expressed support for the proposed bill seeking to outline privileges, support and opportunities for…
5 fertiliser plants to be revived this August – PFI
A committee member, Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI), Mr Thomas Etuh says five fertiliser blending plants will be revived by the…
Media chiefs urged to project Nigeria in IPI congress
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has requested the country’s chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI) to use the 2018 edition…
ASUU Strike: UNN lecturers sign up
The academic staff of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), have joined the on-going nationwide strike embarked upon by the…
Evans: Court to deliver judgment in suit against police Aug. 29
A Federal High Court in Lagos will on Aug. 29 deliver judgment in the N300 million fundamental human rights suit…
New political party registered – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered an additional party, the African People’s Party (APP), bring the number of…
FADAMA III: 5,320 households in Yobe to benefit from programme
The World Bank-assisted FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF) programme has pledged to support 5,320 households in Yobe under the North…
Ajaokuta Steel workers deny crisis allegations
Workers at the troubled Ajaokuta Steel Company Ltd. ( ASCOL) in Kogi State on Wednesday said that the company was…
General Elections: AU deploys observers to Angola
The African Union (AU) has deployed short-term election observers in Angola for the general elections scheduled to take place in…
Polio: Kebbi seeks WHO support on immunizing cross border children
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has called on the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help curtail spread of Polio by…
State Assembly urges govt to upgrade 2 clinics in Takai LGA
The Kano State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging the State Government to upgrade and equip two clinics…
Airtel unveils Unlimited Data Plans to boost internet connectivity
Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunications service provider, on Wednesday unveiled its newly introduced Unlimited Data plans to boost mobile broadband connectivity.