Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Nigeria reaffirms support for West Africa Centre for Disease Control
The Federal Government has renewed its commitment to support the West Africa Centre for Disease Control (WACDC) to enhance disease…
State procures 110,000 metric tons of fertilizer for farmers
The Katsina State Government said it had purchased 110, 000 metric tons of fertilizer for distribution to farmers during the…
Zamfara IDPs receive healthcare materials
The Victim of Violence Charity Foundation, an NGO in Zamfara, has distributed healthcare relief materials to refuges in the state.
Benue Table Tennis Association gets new executive committee
The Benue Table Tennis Association has elected new officials to manage its affairs for the next three years, the new…
Gov. directive on dress code yet to take effect – Aide
Mr Christian Ita, Senior Special Assistant and Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, says the directive…
Adeosun: N200bn spent on road development in 2016
Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the Minister of Finance, said the Federal Government invested the sum of N200 billion on roads in…
Govt distributes drugs to secondary schools
The Bauchi State Government said on Thursday that it has purchased drugs worth millions of naira for distribution to all…
Niger state gets new FRSC sector commander
A new sector Commander has been deployed to Niger sector command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC).
Dogara: National Assembly has powers to alter budget
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday said that the National Assembly has powers to…
JAMB commended over blacklist of 48 CBT centres
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commended JAMB for blacklisting 48 Computer Based Test (CBT) centres used for…
State to train teachers on new curriculum
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says the state government will train primary school teachers on the use of the new…
NPA to sustain hydrographic charting of navigable channels
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Thursday that it would collaborate with stakeholders in sustaining effective hydro graphic charting…
Dasukigate: Court approves application to shield witnesses
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted the Federal Government’s application to shield witnesses in the ongoing trial of…
Nigeria trends on Google search
Nigerians took to Google during the week to know more about the alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudi Onuamadike, also known as…
First Lady saw husband in London – Group
The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) on Thursday said Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, saw her husband during her…
Ministry develops indigenous voting machine
Indigenous Electronic Voting Machine produced by the Ministry of Science and Technology will address challenges of electoral process in the…
AIDS pandemic far from over – UN
Ms Amina Mohammed, Deputy UN Secretary-General, has warned that the AIDS pandemic was still far from over, saying more than…
NNPC to collaborate with Bayelsa on power plants
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday said the corporation would collaborate with the…
Kaduna Electric Company recalls 130 workers
The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company has recalled 130 workers it retrenched in February.
Osun govt., IITA launch farm institute
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Thursday launched a research and training farm institute, sited on 205.5 hectares of land…
FG requires N2.98bn to curb armyworm infestation of farms
The Federal Government says it requires N2.98 billion to curb the armyworm infestation of farmlands across the country.
Strike: Nasarawa NLC impeaches embattled chairman
The Executive Council of the Nasarawa State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has impeached its embattled Chairman, Abdullahi…
New FMBN management to reposition bank
The Federal Government has mandated the recently appointed Executive Management team of the Federal Mortgage Bank(FMBN) to reposition the bank…
JTF kills Pirates in Rivers, destroys kidnappers den
The Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to the Niger Delta says it has destroyed a hideout used by kidnappers in…
DIG: Ekiti has lowest crime rate in Nigeria
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Southwest Zone, Mr Foluso Adebanjo, has rated Ekiti as having…
South East Development Commission bill rejected
The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a bill seeking the establishment of South East Development Commission.
State wades into land dispute between community, Nigerian Air force
The Kwara House of Assembly on Thursday urged the state government to pay compensation to Alagbado community in Eiyenkorin, a…
State Assembly review salary increase for traditional rulers
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday called for an upward review of salaries of traditional rulers in the…
China to collaborate with FG on alternative medicine
Mrs Jian Yu, the Executive Director, Green Centre Academy (GCA), on Thursday said the academy was ready to partner with…
2012 Dana air crash avoidable – Victims’ families
Safer Skies Nigeria Foundation (SSNF) and families of victims of the ill-fated Dana Air Flight 9J 922 that crashed on…