Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
NNPC to decide on core investor for Benue bio-fuel project
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has almost concluded discussion on the choice of a core investor for…
Wrestling Championships: MFM wins first gold medal
Esther Kolawole of Mountain of Fire Ministries Club has won a gold medal in the 61kg female cadet at the…
De Rossi apologises to fans after losing his cool at Genoa
AS Roma’s veteran midfielder Daniele De Rossi has apologised after losing his head in a 1-1 draw at Genoa on…
Weightlifting federation adopts hardline approach to doping
Over half of the 377 weightlifters at the world championships which begin on Tuesday in the U.S. will be drug…
PDP Convention: Followers will not be disappointed
A former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Atahiru Bafarawa, said the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) would not afford to fail…
Rohingya refugee camp: European Charity hopes for a papal visit
Pope Francis should pay an impromptu visit to Rohingya refugees during his upcoming visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh, the Director…
SDGs: Women empowerment key to attainment goals – Ambode
Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, says women empowerment and their access to quality maternal and healthcare…
Sultan decries increase of drug use among youths
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has decried the abuse of cough syrup among youths and urged authorities to…
New Zimbabwe President promises financial stability, elections in 2018
Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, promised on Friday that elections would be held in 2016 as scheduled and outlined a broad…
Ondo state First Lady wants monarchs’ wives participation in maternal, child health
Mrs Betty Ayanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has called for the involvement of wives of traditional…
Oba Rilwan calls for re-training of teachers following Kaduna Disaster
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Friday in Zaria said that training and re-training of teachers was important to…
Akwa Ibom state house of assembly receives N651.5bn budget for 2018
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Friday presented 2018 budget of N651.50 billion to the Akwa Ibom House of…
Nigeria is open to foreign investment – Babandede
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is promoting the policy of selective migration that opens the country’s borders to…
Nigerian women advised on healthy living
The President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, on Friday, advised women to take their health seriously as…
FRSC identifies black spots on highways, deploys men
The program Director of Caritas Nigeria, Dr Amana Effiong, on Friday advised Nigerians to seek medical care regularly to avoid…
ECOWAS to increase duties on tobacco to curb consumption
ECOWAS is set to increase excise duties on tobacco and other unhealthy products to increase revenue and reduce consumption of…
UNICEF highlights Niger Delta challenges on nutrition, child welfare
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says states in the South-South geo-political zone still have major challenges in water coverage, sanitation, immunisation…
Ekwueme: Imo Deputy Governor calls for immortalization
Imo Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere, on Friday urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme,…
New Zamfara state Commissioner of Police resumes duty
The newly appointed Police Commissioner of Zamfara, Mr Kenneth Ebrimson has assumed duty.
We need to show more patriotism – Adesina
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, says patriotic zeal of citizens is…
Housing: Anambra govt. to fast track project
Prof. Solomon Chukwulobelu, Secretary to the Anambra State Government said the state would deploy resources to fast track the ongoing…
Plateau Youths to submit open grazing prohibition bill to Assembly
A pressure group, Plateau Youth G17 Peace and Progressive Forum, says it has prepared a bill on prohibition of open…
Local Govt. sensitize residents health insurance scheme
Officials of the Surulere Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State have called on residents to embrace the state health…
Human Trafficking: 40 arrested, 500 others rescued in interpol-led raid
Forty people were arrested and 500 people rescued following a swoop on human traffickers across West Africa, the Interpol announced…
Federal Government advised to renovate National Museum, Lagos
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government to renovate the National Museum,…
Nigeria, Germany to set up migration centre
The Nigerian Government on Thursday signed an agreement with the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) to set up…
NLC extols Ekwueme, condemn Boko Haram resurgence
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has expressed concern over the resurgence of strikes at vulnerable targets by Boko Haram in the…
Karate federation begins training for international tournaments
Bolaji Sidiq, the Chairman of Nigeria Karate Referees Commission (NKRC), on Thursday said training courses have begun for coaches and…
Lawmakers to investigate demise of Etisalat Nigeria
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Telecommunications to investigate and ascertain the circumstances which led to the…
SWAN Week: NAN tops medals table
Bayo Onanuga, the Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday promised more support for the agency’s sports…