Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
International Women’s Day: First Lady wants intensified effort for release of abducted girls
The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has called for more effective actions to ensure the release of the…
International Women’s Day: Ex-Most MBGN offers free cancer screening in FCT
Miss Isabella Ayuk, Ex-Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN), on Thursday rolled out free cervical cancer screening for women of…
Commissioner urge Borno residents to surrender unlicensed arms
The Police in Borno have asked residents of the state to surrender unlicensed firearms within three weeks, as part of…
NCC committed to protection of mobile phones users from unhealthy practices
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has reiterated its commitment to ensure the protection of consumers of telecommunications services from unwholesome…
Osinbajo at 61: Vice president prays for peace in Nigeria
Staff members in the Office of the Vice President on Thursday evening gave Vice President Yemi Osinbajo a surprise 61st birthday…
Energy theft: Eko Disco warns customers to stop act or face prosecution
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) Plc on Thursday, warned customers who engage in illegal connection to desist…
Measles: 701,767 children undergo immunisation in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board says it has immunised 701,767 children against measles in the…
Immigration to strengthen border patrol in Benue
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has undertaken a two-day “border patrol reinforcement exercise’’ in Benue.
2018 Hajj: Pilgrims to undergo biometric registration – NAHCON
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NHCON) has called on intending Muslim Pilgrims from Gombe State to be ready for biometric…
Former FIFA boss wants body to reconsider his case
Banned former FIFA president Sepp Blatter intends to ask the ethics committee of the global football body to reconsider his…
IGP summoned over Dapchi Girls’ abduction
The Senate on Thursday, summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Ibrahim Idris and the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur…
Drug Abuse: NDLEA records high rate of women addicts in Kebbi
The National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA in Kebbi says the rate of women indulgence in drug abuse is…
Daura Rice farmers receive farming inputs from anchor borrowers scheme
No fewer than 1,500 rice farmers in Daura, Katsina State, have received various farming implements under the phase 11 of…
IWD 2018: United Nations recognises Aba women’s riot
The UN Women has recognised the Aba women’s riot of 1929 as a noteworthy women-led demonstration, which ignited the revolution…
Women still have less access, take low-quality jobs – ILO report
In spite of notable progress on closing gender gaps over the past 20 years, women have less access to jobs,…
2018 UTME examination: NASU issues threat to jamb
The striking Non-Teaching Staff of the Nigerian Universities has threatened to disrupt the 2018 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB)…
Former Nigerian President urges Sierra Leone NEC to follow guidelines in collating results
The Election Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) Mission to Sierra Leone, has advised the National Electoral Commission (NEC)…
Aviation unions delighted with Nigeria’s retention of CAT 1 status
Aviation unions on Wednesday commended the efforts of the Civil Aviation Authorities for the country’s retention of its Category One…
U.S. lawmakers to provide confidential records on Obama-era gun-smuggling probe
The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to provide congressional investigators confidential records on a failed gun-trafficking operation during the Obama…
1.9bn adults overweight, 650m obese globally – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said almost 1.9 billion people are overweight and some 650 million people are obese,…
Do not to write off old guard, Tiger Woods fires warning to young guns
Tiger Woods has warned the new wave of young golfers that he and Phil Mickelson could be forces to reckon…
Air force presents new residential quarters to personnel in Minna
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has inaugurated additional 18 x 2 Senior Non- Commission9 Officers (SNCOs), and 18×1 Non-Commissioned Officers…
Osinbajo at 61: Ndoma-Egba extols VP, describe him as highly dependable
The Chairman, Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) has described the Vice President, Prof.…
How to handle herdsmen/farmers clashes — Oshiomhole
Former Edo Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Nigerians not to politicise the herders/farmers problem affecting some parts of the…
Meningitis strikes again, kills 14 in Jigawa
The Jigawa Government says meningitis has killed 14 persons as 51 suspected cases were recorded in 10 local government areas…
Rooftop train riding: Standard gauge line will end practice – NRC
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the imminent introduction of the standard gauge line will permanently end the practice of…
Telecom industry: Danbatta calls for renewed thinking in policy framework
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for renewed thinking by global policymakers and…
International Women’s Day: Council advises FG to address hunger in Nigeria
The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has called on the Federal Government to take adequate steps in addressing the…
IMF praises Nigeria’s effort in foreign exchange reserves recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday welcomed Nigeria’s exit from economic recession and lauded its strong recovery in foreign…
Staff Unions commend appointment of Omokungbe as Yabatech Rector
Two non-academic staff unions of the Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), on Wednesday hailed the appointment of Mr Obafemi Omokungbe…