Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
840,000 remain displaced outside Mosul – UN
UN migration agency on Friday said in Geneva that 839,118 individuals remain displaced following heavy fighting to retake the northern…
Institute urged to tackle challenges in the aviation sector
Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday urged the Air Force Institute of Technology to develop indigenous solutions to…
850,000 children fled militia violence in DRC – UNICEF
UNICEF says of the 1.4 million who fled violence between the army and a local militia central Democratic Republic of…
NYSC appeals to Govt. to restore water in camp
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday appealed to the Delta State Government to promptly repair the collapsed overhead-water-storage…
APC committed to repositioning the country – Minister
Mr Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communication, says the Buhari-led government of the All Progressive Party (APC) is committed to repositioning…
Hajj: Pilgrims warned against drugs smuggling
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Gombe has warned intending Muslims pilgrims against smuggling of hard drugs and…
Nigerians in diaspora call for Out of Country Voting system (OCV)
The world body of the Nigerians Living in the Diaspora (NIDO), has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Female lawmaker to be sworn in after recess
The House of Representatives on Thursday said that it would swear in Mrs Dorathy Mato as the lawmaker representing Vandeikya/Konshisha…
Governorship aspirants advised to accept primaries result
Coalition of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has urged the party’s governorship aspirants in Anambra to stick with the…
Gov. demands better attitude to govt. projects
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday appealed to communities not to misuse government projects and assets in their…
Minister urges labour to explore opportunities for workers’ benefit
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has urged organised labour to explore the social security opportunities in…
Teacher in Court for allegedly defaming Senate President
A 37-year-old primary school teacher, Biodun Baba, was on Thursday arraigned before an Ilorin Senior Magistrates Court for allegedly defaming…
Union threatens strike over dispute with AMCON
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has threatened to begin a strike in the Federal Capital…
Army pledges to strengthen armed forces through research
The Defence Headquarters has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen the Armed Forces through research and development.
Poor performance: 37 students to be recalled from Egypt
The Kano state government says it has planned to return about 37 students it was sponsoring to study nursing in…
Unimaid Attacks: Shettima condemns Boko Haram
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has condemned Wednesday attack on geologists and exploration workers from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,…
Civil war: Police successfully evacuates unexploded bomb in Oji River
Many years after the Nigeria civil war ended, the Enugu State Police Command said it had successfully evacuated suspected a…
Minister receives delivery of standard gauge locomotives from China
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, took delivery of two double-end-drivers’-cabin standard gauge locomotive engines from the…
Nigerian Financial Intelligence Agency Bill passed
The Senate on Thursday passed the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Agency Bill as a central body in Nigeria responsible for receiving,…
Nation to address constraints of exportable commodities
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, has said that to build a competitive global economy,…
Militants behead mullah in northern Afghanistan
Islamic State militants in Afghanistan’s northern Sar-i-Pul province, have beheaded a local mullah in the area for allegedly practising sorcery,…
Paris Club refund: State uses fund to settle salary overdraft
The Plateau Government said on Thursday it used the N5.6 billion received as the second tranche of the Paris Club…
Nigeria, Google to partner in ICT training for youths
Mr Adebayo Shittu, the Minister of Communications says the Federal Government will partner with Google to train the teaming technology…
Hepatitis: Expert advises screening for all to know status
Dr Ijeoma Nduka, Chief Executive Officer, Abia Hospitals Management Board (HMB), has advised people to undergo proper screening to know…
FCT residents differ on marrying former lovers
Some Abuja residents have reacted differently on the issue of a friend getting married to an ex-boyfriend or girlfriend.
FG committed to combating illegal financial flows
Mr Yemi Dipeolu, the Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, says the Federal Government is committed to combating…
Man arrested over alleged human trafficking
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Lagos on Thursday said it had arrested a 47-year-old man, Bernard…
Cinemas best thing for movie production – Producer
Nollywood Film producer and actor, Kevin Ushi, on Thursday said releasing films in cinemas had been the best thing that…
China plans stricter management on solid waste imports
China’s cabinet on Thursday said “foreign garbage” would be entirely banned from entering the country as authorities plan stricter management…
Subscribers call on 9mobile to improve their services
Mixed reaction have greeted the emergence of 9Mobile Network as some subscribers urge the service provider to improve on its…