Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Agro-chemical dealers, retailers in Niger to undergo registration – NAFDAC
Mr Anikoh Ibrahim, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control ( NAFDAC) Coordinator in Niger, says that agency…
Drug control facility to save lives, eliminate fraudulent acts – Association
Mr Henry Osuagwu, the President, Ariaria Patent Medicine Dealers Association (APAMDA), says plans to build a drug control facility will…
IDPs in North-East receive 26, 000 bags of assorted foodstuff
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday donated 26, 000 bags of assorted food items to Internally…
Police rescue kidnapped expatriate in Zaria, arrest suspect
The Kaduna State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the rescue of Zhang Lijun, a kidnapped expatriate with the CGC Construction…
Xenophobic attacks: Nigerians in South Africa seek assistance
Some Nigerians affected in the February xenophobic attacks in Limpopo Province of South Africa have called on the Federal Government…
Couple arraigned over alleged fraud, breach of trust
A man and his wife were on Tuesday arraigned in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, for alleged…
Customs chief tasks personnel to end smuggling of illegal arms
The Assistant Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone’ B’, Aminu Dahiru, has directed customs personnel in the zone to…
Hajj 2017: Board warns social media users against false reports
The Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Tuesday warned the users of social media to desist from posting fake or…
Commission to reform framework of copyright protection – DG
Mr Afam Ezekude, the Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it is taking steps to reform the framework of the…
Badoo: Suspected member arraigned over possession of human head
A 22-year-old suspected badoo member, Emmanuel Obazuaye, who was allegedly caught with a human head, was on Tuesday brought before…
Massive turnout as Kenyans vote in president, parliament elections
Kenyans queued in large numbers through fields and along pavements early on Tuesday to vote in the latest electoral showdown…
Minister urges dredgers to work without hindrance in Lagos State
The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development (FMMSD) has urged all duly licensed dredgers in Lagos to go about…
Investment Fund contributors to reap dividends from 2018
The Managing Director, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr Uche Orji, said on Monday that contributors to the Sovereign Wealth…
Lagos-Ibadan Rail to create additional 7000 jobs —Ashafa
Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, Chairman Senate Committee on Land Transport has said that the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Railway line would…
IDPs in Adamawa to receive 260 trucks of assorted grains
The Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Distribution in North East is to deliver 260 trucks of assorted grains to the…
Change of courses, institutions window still open – JAMB
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Monday said it would not close the change of courses and institutions…
Bishop nabbed over multi-million Naira fraud in Enugu
Police in Enugu State have arrested Bishop Ginika Obi for allegedly defrauding members of the public of over N500 million.
YABATECH: NASS to address funding challenges
The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education and Services says it will work with its Senate counterpart to address…
Minister unveils Technology and Innovation Road Map
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, has unveiled the National Science, Technology and Innovation Road Map from…
Gov. attributes challenges in the North to illiteracy, poverty
Gov Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State on Monday attributed the security challenges bedeviling the Northern part of the country to…
Paris Club refund: State clarifies N10bn disbursement
Delta Government on Monday made clarifications on the utilisation and disbursement of the N10 billion Paris Club refund accruing to…
Civil servants receive N643m home renovation loan from FMBN
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on Monday disbursed N643 million loan to 740 federal civil servants who benefited…
FG vows to take action against attacks on security agencies
The Federal Government on Monday said it would no longer tolerate the spate of lawlessness and attacks on law enforcement…
Lagos begins sensitisation on installation of pre-paid meters
The Lagos Water Corporation, LWC, has begun sensitization of the public on the installation of Pre-paid Meters across Lagos State.
NNPC re-constitutes anti-corruption committee
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday restated its commitment to fighting corruption in the nation’s oil and gas…
325 students rewarded with certificates of excellence
No fewer than 325 students of Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State, have been awarded certificates of excellence for their outstanding…
Erdogan accuses Germany of abetting terrorists
President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey accused Germany on Monday of assisting terrorists by not responding to thousands of files sent…
56 Jigawa youths selected for IFAD entrepreneurship training
The Jigawa office of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Monday said it had selected 56 youths to…
Minister advocates ICT training for secondary school students
The Minister of Communication, Mr Adebayo Shittu, on Monday said no Nigerian child should graduate from secondary school without knowledge…
Misconduct: Police receive 657 cases against personnel
The Nigeria Police Force said it had received 657 cases of professional misconduct against its personnel across the country, from…