Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Association ready to host West African mining countries
Alh Sani Shehu, President, Miners Association of Nigeria says no fewer than 12 West African mining countries will assemble in…
NPFL: 3SC brushes past Wikki Tourists in easy win
Hosts Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan on Sunday defeated visiting Wikki Tourists FC of Bauchi 2-0 in a 2016/2017…
CAF Confederation Cup: Rivers United loses 0-2 at home to Club Africain
Rivers United Football Club’s hopes of advancing in the CAF Confederation Cup competition were dashed on Sunday after a 0-2…
MFM FC skips past ABS FC Cuts Plateau United’s lead
Lagos-based MFM Football Club on Sunday defeated Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC of Ilorin 2-1 at the Agege Stadium to…
Peacemaker! Nigeria brokers peace between North African countires
Nigeria on Sunday successfully brokered peace between Morocco and Saharawi Democratic Republic (SDR) on the wordings of the report of…
Late Suntai Reforms will not be forgotten – PDP
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said reforms initiated by late Taraba governor, Danbaba Suntai, to promote delivery of dividends of…
Bishop condemns co-habitation, laments high cases of divorce in Nigeria
The Auxiliary Bishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Most Rev. Anselm Umorem says most people prefer to co-habit because they…
Al-Makura commends yam export initiative
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday lauded the Federal Government’s economic diversification efforts via the yam export initiative.
Defendant granted bail in trial of Kogi lecturer
Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted bail to Musa Umar, standing trial alongside Mohammed…
EU: No more financial assistance for Nigeria
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Michel Arrion says EU will not increase its financial assistance…
FG, groups to assist start-up entrepreneurs – Osinbajo
The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday expressed the readiness of the Federal Government to work with groups assisting…
Rangers International beat FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0
Hosts Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Wednesday beat FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 in a 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football…
N2.6bn approved for NAHCON headquaters
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.6 billion for the purchase of Abuja Metro Plaza to serve as the…
Students appeal to Gov. to resolve dispute with striking lecturers
Students of the Benue State University, Makurdi on Wednesday begged Governor Samuel Ortom to resolve his dispute with their striking…
PFN to Nnamdi Kanu: Do not heat up polity
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has advised Nnamdi Kanu and Pro-Biafra groups to settle down and work on dialogue…
Nigeria joins call for nuclear weapons-free world
Nigeria has voiced its support to the non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction mass (WMD), saying a world free of…
Penalty hero Bravo sends Chile into Cup final
Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo saved three successive penalty kicks to give them a 3-0 shootout win over Portugal after their…
Dalung to inaugurate new boards on July 10
The newly-elected boards of National Sports Federations will now be inaugurated on July 10 in Abuja, an official of the…
Agah reappointed WTO Deputy DG
Nigeria’s Yuonov Frederick Agah has been reappointed as Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for another four-year term.
Landlords tenants in FCT protest outrageous electricity bills
The Landlords, Tenants, Residents Association (LATRA) of Aku and AMAC Estates in Lugbe, FCT on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest…
NSCDC appeals for patrol vehicles for effective operations
Enugu State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has appealed to the state government and corporate organisations…
Nigerians reassured on availability of passport booklets
Mr Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has reassured Nigerians on availability of passport booklets at…
Poilce urges increased training to tackle insecurity
Alhaji Sanisu Maijama’a, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), has stressed the need for increased training…
Special needs school receives educational materials from NGO
A Non-Governmental Organisation, “Ane Osiobe International Foundation’’ on Wednesday donated some learning materials to Government School for the Blind, Jabi,…
Port users urged to comply with procedures or risk seizure
The Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, Comptroller Umar Jibrin, has urged all port users to comply with cargo clearance procedures…
Stakeholders call for grassroot support for anti-corruption crusade
The National Anti-corruption Volunteer Corps (NAVC) in Omu-Aran, Kwara has called on community leaders to support the Federal Government’s anti-corruption…
Amnesty Nigerian students in South Africa safe – Envoy
The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa says it has resolved the case of Nigerian students of Amnesty Programme who…
Agric policy can stabilise economy – Agronomist
A don, Prof. Musibau Bamikole, says the Federal Government’s current agriculture revolution policy can stabilise the country’s economy, if effectively…
Tertiary institutions to remain in Southern Kaduna – KDSG
The Kaduna State Government, says it has no plan to relocate its tertiary institutions located in Southern Kaduna because of…
Nigeria committed to SDGs – Udoma
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen Udoma Udo Udoma, on Wednesday reiterated Nigeria’s commitment towards mainstreaming the Sustainable…