Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Agro-Business Group to provide seedlings to tomato farmers
The Nigeria Agric Business Group (NABG) on Thursday said it would provide improved tomato seedlings to tomato farmers to boost…
3 Nigerians among nominees for CAF African players awards
Three Nigerian players are now in line for consideration for continental football awards in January after being listed among nominees…
Ozubulu killings: Police unmask masterminds
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Garba Umar, on Wednesday unmasked two suspects behind the invasion and killing of…
NEDC: Senate commends President Buhari
The Senate on Wednesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for assenting to the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill and his commitment…
INEC to receive technological support ahead of 2019 elections
The United Nations (UN) has pledged to build the capacity of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the use and…
Kano State to partner with private initiatives to enhance medicare
The Kano State Government says it will collaborate with private initiatives to improve healthcare delivery to people in the state.
Education key to development in Africa – Museveni
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda says education remains key to Africa’s development.
NATO seeks stronger ties with South Korea
In spite of intensifying conflict over North Korea’s nuclear programme, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called for greater cooperation…
NGO launches 6 new variants of condoms in Lagos
An NGO, Society for Family Health (SFH) Nigeria, on Tuesday launched six new variants of condoms-Flex Classic- to help prevent…
Nigeria moves up 24 points on World Bank Ease of Doing Business
The World Bank on Tuesday said that Nigeria now ranked 145th position out of 190 countries in the Ease of…
FG to expand Federal Executive Council to bring in fresh ideas
President Muhammadu Buhari says the compressed Federal Executive Council will be expanded to bring in more of the party´s supporters…
Buhari to appoint more ministers, reshuffle cabinet
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) would be expanded so as to inject fresh…
National Wrestling Championships to feature 90 weight classes – Director
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) on Tuesday said that it had increased the weight categories from eight to 10 for…
New Abuja airport terminal building 80% completed – CCECC
The China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) handling the new terminal building at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,…
Anambra guber polls: Police to deploy 28, 000 personnel for security
Mr Garba Umar, Commissioner of Police in Anambra, says it will deploy 28,000 of its personnel to ensure hitch-free state…
12 wounded as Boko Haram attack travelers in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said four passengers were killed and six others wounded when Boko Haram insurgents attacked travelers…
ICRC calls for proper care of cities to curb slum rise
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on Tuesday called for proper planning of Nigerian cities to address the challenge of…
United Nations to upgrade slums in Nigeria
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola says that the Federal Government is partnering with the UN…
SGF-Designate pledges better life for Nigerians
Newly appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has pledged to implement programmes and policies…
BoI, 2 others to partner on financial inclusion
The Bank of Industry (BoI), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) have gone…
APC claims vindication after Babachir’s sack
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the party has been vindicated following the sack of the former Secretary…
Nigerian Army kill 2 fleeing Boko Haram insurgents in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops killed two fleeing Boko Haram insurgents at Aisaram Village in Gubio Local…
Ballot papers arrive in Liberia for Nov. 7 run-off election
The National Elections Commission of Liberia (NEC) says the ballot papers for Tuesday’s presidential re-run elections have arrived in the…
Weather Forcast: Moderate dust haze, cloudy weather to prevail on Tuesday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted moderate dust haze and partly cloudy weather conditions over the central states of…
Nigerian Civil war: Victims to receive N88bn
The Federal Government has agreed to pay N88 billion as compensation to victims of the Civil War in some affected…
Disability bill: Al-makura wants NASS to process
Gov. Al-Makura Umaru of Nasarawa State has implored the National Assembly to hasten the process of harmonising the bill on…
Federal Govt. to provide 100 wagons to improve cargo haulage – Amaechi
The Federal Government says it will procure 100 locomotive wagons to aid the evacuation of goods from the ports by…
Russia, Nigeria sign nuclear project development agreements
Russia and Nigeria on Monday signed an agreement on construction and operation of a nuclear power plant as well as…
$13.7bn lost annually to farmers, herdsmen conflicts – Abdulsalami
A former Military Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar says Nigeria loses 13.7 billion dollars annually as a result of farmers-herdsmen…
UNESCO train 100 on ICT, entrepreneurship programmes
UNESCO in collaboration with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday graduated its second batch of 100 trainees on…