Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Messi, Suarez brace lead Barca’s 5-0 romp at Real Betis
Barcelona rode further away from their crumbling title rivals on Sunday as Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored twice each…
Boko Haram strikes again, kills 5 in Madagali
Alhaji Yusuf Muhammed, Chairman Madagali Local Government Area has confirmed the killing of five people in Kaya village by suspected…
Federal Govt. approves N497m for Cross River dam project
The Federal Government has approved N497 million for the construction of the Ijegu Yala Dam in Yala Local Government Area…
Unemployment, pollution remains Niger Delta’s biggest challenge – NDRBDA MD
Mr Tonye David-West, the Managing Director of Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority, on Friday said youth unemployment and environmental…
NYSC committed to national unity, integration – Kazure
Brig.-Gen. Sule Kazaure, the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), said on Friday that the scheme was totally committed to…
Nigerian Govt. to boost herbal medicine research with N100m
The Federal Government has pledged to support the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) with N100 million grant…
Pregnant women, nursing mothers receive N2bn support in Zamfara
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) spent N2 billion to fund Child Development Grand Programme (CDGP) to support nursing…
NSE market indicators drop by 0.08%, halts 10-day upward trend
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday closed lower halting over 10-day upward trend with the All-Share Index…
State govts. still owing salaries despite Paris Club loan refund – NAN Survey
A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the North Central zone has revealed that state governments still…
Apple to pay $38bn in foreign cash taxes, create 20,000 jobs
Apple Inc. (AAPL.O) will open a new campus as part of a five-year, 30 billion dollars U.S. investment plan and…
Telecom operators calls on Govt. to review issue of Right of Way
Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called on the Federal Government to revisit the issue of Right…
Benue Killings: Federal Govt. urged to act fast to stop killing
Benue Group, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to stop the killing of innocent citizens by Fulani Herdsmen, saying…
Customs inaugurate board to provide roadmap for staff college
The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has inaugurated a seven man board to provide a roadmap for…
Elections to hold in 4 to 5 months time – Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe will hold elections in four to five months, a newspaper on Thursday quoted President Emmerson Mnangagwa as saying.
Trump release winners ‘Fake News’ award, CNN, NYT top list
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday night announced the winners of his highly anticipated ‘Fake News Awards’ with CNN and…
‘Shithole’: Trump reminded of Nigerians’ immense contributions to United States
The Nigerian Lawyers Association has joined numerous Nigerian groups in the U.S. to remind President Donald Trump of the immense…
NASS to urged appropriately approve Navy’s budget
The Chief of Naval Staff, (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas, has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to appropriately approve the…
Polio: Germany donates €150m to combat disease in Nigeria
The German government has committed 150 million Euros to ensure total eradication of polio in Nigeria, the Ministry of Foreign…
NPFL Week 2: Enyimba, Heartland share the spoils
Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Wednesday drew goalless with Heartland FC of Owerri in the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional…
Petroleum tanker drivers threaten to boycott bad roads
Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) on Wednesday threatened to boycott bad roads should the Federal Government fail to repairs important roads…
Customs rolls out improved pre-arrival assessment report for optimum delivery
The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Wednesday launched an improved Pre- Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) to enhance…
Senate set to tackle alleged corrupt practices in Hajj Commission
The Senate says it is poised to unraveling alleged extortion and imposition of charges, among other hardships inflicted on pilgrims…
NAPTIP renews cooperation with Edo Govt
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has pledged a more robust cooperation with the Edo…
India donates $3.5m capacity building assistance for Nigeria
The Indian Government says it is providing 3.5 million dollars as capacity building assistance to train Nigerian government officials under…
FADAMA III: 2nd phase of projects begin in rural communities in Yobe
The FADAMA III Second Additional Financing (AFII) Programme has started the execution of infrastructural projects in some rural communities across…
Cattle colonies: Taraba state rejects Federal Govts. proposal
Mr Yusufu Akirikwen, the Taraba Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, says that the state has no land for Cattle Colonies…
Herdsmen attacks: Fayose calls for peace in meeting with stakeholders
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti said there would be no unlawful killing in the state under…
Nigerian Bank approves paternity leave for male employees
Access Bank Plc., has urged male employees of the bank to take advantage of its parental leave policy that extends…
NAF wings additional pilots, urges dedication to duty
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday winged 11 pilots who have successfully completed Basic Flying Training in South Africa.
12 killed, 48 wounded as Suicide Bomb goes off in Maiduguri
About twelve people have been killed and 48 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri on Wednesday.