Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Council inducts foreign trained doctors/dentists
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has inducted 243 foreign trained medical doctors and six dental graduates.
Gov. Akeredolu highlights importance of solid minerals’ to development
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday said that the exploration of solid minerals was important to the development…
Vatican orders retired officials to live simple, shun power
Pope Francis, in a decision affecting Vatican officials and bishops around the world, on Thursday ordered them to lead simple…
Police nab suspect in possession of fake currency notes in Gombe
The Police Command in Gombe have arrested one, Abbas Abdullahi, 32, in possession of fake N1,000 currency notes totaling N1…
PDP advises INEC to review voter register to curb Underage voting
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review and sanitise its voter register,…
Child marriage: United Nations launches Valentine campaign to end practice
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is promoting its “I don’t” campaign which called on the world to prioritise ending child…
United Nations highlight challenges faced by Nigerian women, others
A new report launched by the UN Women at the UN Headquarters in New York has uncovered significant inequalities and…
Governors plot to boost IGR, implements State Police
The Governors Forum on Wednesday met to find ways of improving Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of states through the implementation…
Buhari issues directive for extra funding tertiary institutions
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to continue to offer meaningful and purposeful interventions in…
SON seize fake products worth N300bn in 2017
Mr Ostia Aboloma, Director General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), says the organisation confiscated fake and sub-standard products worth N300…
Businessman nabbed for importation of fake drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Wednesday, charged a businessman, Ezeanwu Ifeanyi, before a…
INEC: Senate confirms 7 RECs, reject 1
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed seven out of the nine nominees for the position of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of…
Lent: CAN urges Christians to pray for Nigeria
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged Christians to use the lenten period to pray for the stability, peace…
Niger Assembly dissolves councils, moves to conduct fresh elections
The Niger House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a motion dissolving the 25 Local Government Councils in the state for…
Egina project: Federal Govt., lauds Total’s $16bn investment, urges for more from IOCs
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Tuesday commended the management of Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd.…
Nigeria urged to diversify economy for growth
The U.S. on Tuesday urged Nigeria to create an enabling environment for processing of agricultural products to encourage sales of such products…
Media to enligthen public on potential of Blue Economy
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has urged the media to collaborate in enlightening…
UCL: Manchester City dispatch Basel in 23 minutes
Manchester City effectively killed off their UEFA Champions League tie against FC Basel after 23 minutes on Tuesday.
UCL: Spurs battle back to earn 2-2 draw at Juventus
Tottenham Hotspur recovered from conceding twice in the opening nine minutes to secure a 2-2 draw away to Juventus in…
Zuma associates arrested amid influence-peddling probe
Elite South African police arrested two people in an early morning raid on the luxury Johannesburg home of the Gupta…
Rotimi had clear vision for Rivers state – Ex-Jonathan aide
Mr Bekinbo Dagogo-Jack, a Senior Special Assistant on Power to former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday said the former governor…
Senate committee on Security to investigate challenges in Zamfara state
The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Ad hoc Committee on the Review of the National Security Architecture to investigate the…
Edo govt., is building new structures for its schools of agriculture – Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration is building new structures for the schools of agriculture which will soon…
Niger CJ frees 21 prison inmates in Minna
The Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice Maria Dzukogi, has freed 21inmates at the Minna new prison.
Nigeria’s development hinges on Education sector – Don
A Professor of Veterinary Surgery, Yemi Akinrinmade, says the quality of education of a country will determine the success of…
Commission warns public against illegal use of GSM boosters
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned the public to desist from illegal use of GSM boosters.
Emir of Kano tasks governors on Fulani/Farmers clashes
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II has called on Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) to adopt proactive measures to…
I will continue my criticisms regardless of prosecution – Dino
Sen. Dino Melaye on Tuesday said alleged plans by Federal Government to arraign him for allegedly misleading the Police would…
AIB still waiting on 5% service charge from FAAN – Commissioner
The Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Mr Akin Olateru, has disclosed that the bureau was yet to start collecting the…
Reduce Carbon Monoxide-related deaths by improving power supply – Reps tell FG
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to intensify effort toward improving electricity supply in the country…