Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
NPFL: Lokosa scores again as MFM FC lose away to Kano Pillars
Hosts Kano Pillars Football Club on Sunday produced a brilliant performance to beat MFM FC of Lagos 2-0 in the 2017/2018…
NPFL Match Day 7: Akwa, Plateau United record wins
Akwa United Football Club of Uyo maintained top spot on the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) log with a…
Cancer: 28 African countries ill equipped – UN agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has decried the lack of a single radiotherapy machine for cancer treatment in 28…
Kaduna state record 17, 000 cases of acute malnutrition in 2017
The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) said on Friday that 17, 989 cases of severe acute malnutrition…
United Nations declares war on genital mutilation
Ahead of the United Nations international day for zero tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the United Nations Population Fund…
Customs warehouses to undergo senate inspections
Hameed Ali, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) has directed Area Comptrollers to grant Senate Ad Hoc Committee access to warehouses…
CVR: INEC takes registration to mosques, motor parks
In its bid to sensitise more Nigerians on the need to fully participate in the electoral process, the Independent National…
Herdsmen: Ogun state govt. tasks security agencies on surveillance
The Ogun Assembly on Friday urged security agencies to ensure proper surveillance on the activities of herdsmen, particularly those said…
Psychologist advises parents to seek help over Child eating disorder
Mr Lawrence Ajiboye, a Psychologist, has advised parents and guardians to seek immediate help in the face of early signs…
Nigerian police urged to use social media platforms to project image
An ICT expert, Mr Chuks Ugwu, has urged the Nigeria Police to use social media platforms to project positive image…
Muhammed calls on heads of agencies to be proactive
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has called on heads of agencies in the FCT to be more proactive to…
Former NLC Chairman seeks fair deal in minimum wage talks
Former Edo Gov. Adams Oshiomhole has advocated a win-win situation for the parties involved in determining a new minimum wage…
Legal education “too weak” to meet modern standards, Council says
The standard of legal education is too weak and must be raised to meet modern needs, Dr. Abubakar Mahmud, Acting…
Ondo state House of Assembly passes 2018 budget
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Friday passed the 2018 Appropriation Bill, raising the estimates from N171.2 billion to…
Renaming of varsity after Late Ekwueme causes stir
The renaming of Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo (FUNAI), in Ebonyi after the late Second Republic Vice President Alex Ekwueme has…
Super Eagles face stern test against hosts Morocco for first-ever CHAN title
Either of hosts Morocco or rivals Nigeria can be crowned champions of the 2018 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) at…
Joint effort, not third force will rebuild Nigeria – ADP
The Action Democratic Party (ADP) on Friday in Abuja, said instead of a Third Force, patriotic Nigerians should join it to…
Bwari crisis: FCTA relaxes curfew as normalcy returns
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has relaxed the 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew earlier imposed on Bwari over the…
Southwest and Southeast Governors cement ties
The Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, Gov. Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State says the forum has cemented the ties…
Abbas to address UN Security Council on U.S. Jerusalem declaration
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will address the UN Security Council on Feb. 20 during the body’s monthly meeting on the…
U.S. declares Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s President
The U.S. Government declared that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was validly elected as the president of the country in accordance…
Single unified market will not affect economy – FG
Federal Government has said that the proposed launching of African single trade market would not affect Nigerian economy as adequate…
Reps divided over President Buhari’s $1bn request to fight Boko Haram
Plenary of House of Representatives on Thursday was rowdy as members disagreed over the propriety of the one billion dollars…
1,400 schools destroyed in Borno by Boko Haram – UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said 1,400 schools have been damaged or destroyed in Borno as a result of years…
UN Youth envoy to tour Nigeria, 4 other African countries
UN Secretary-General Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, would travel to Nigeria, Senegal, The Gambia, Ghana and South Africa over the…
NiMet predicts moderate dust haze conditions on Friday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted moderate dust haze conditions over the central States of the county on Friday.
All-Share Index opens with 0.26% growth in February
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened for the month of February on a positive trend with a growth…
NRC commences transportation of goods to Oyo state
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday commenced the transportation of goods to an inland dry port at Omi-Adio on…
National Assembly Legislative Forum elects new chairman
The National Assembly Legislative Forum on Thursday elected Mr Samuel Melaye as its new Chairman.
President Buhari calls for youth participation in anti-corruption crusade
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Minna urged youths to join the anti corruption crusade to rid Nigeria of corruption.