Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
INEC plans special booths for disabled persons
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is making efforts to put in place special polling booths for physically challenged persons…
Sokoto state expands sanitation to cover 7 Local Govts.
The Sokoto State Government says it is expanding the Sanitation Hygiene And Water in Nigeria (SHAWN) project in the state…
200 Nigerian students trained on robotics in Ogun
About 200 Nigerian students are undergoing training on robotics in Abeokua.
Digital map saves Nigeria N200bn annually – Minister
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, says that reduced travel time through the use of digital map saves…
NAF not political in discharge of its constitutional duties – Official
The Air Secretary, Nigeria Air Force (NAF), AVM Muhammad Abdul-Wahab, says the service remains apolitical in the discharge of its…
Kuta calls for total support for D’Tigers
Adamu Kuta, Head Coach of Niger Potters basketball club of Minna, has urged the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) to avail…
Google committed to enhance tourism with digital maps — Official
Google Nigeria is committed to providing digital maps to ease movement, encourage tourism and create jobs in the country, Mrs…
Indonesian govt. investigating child labour in fireworks factory
Indonesian authorities on Friday opened investigations into child labor offenses after reports that children were among workers in a fireworks…
Palm oil: Malaysia 2018 output to rise by 2.5%
Palm oil production in Malaysia, the world’s second largest producer, is expected to increase by 15.5 per cent this year…
Kenyan election re-run turnout below 35% – Commission
Results of Kenya’s presidential election re-run started to trickle in on Friday, with early estimates of the turnout at below…
Women tennis great Martina Hingis announces retirement
Women tennis great Martina Hingis of Switzerland has announced she will retire from the sport at the end of this…
Nigerian govt. urged to declare state of emergency on dilapidated roads
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged Federal Government to declare state of emergency on dilapidated federal roads in the…
Magu seeks media support on anti-corruption war
Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has called on Nigerians especially the media…
Enugu council elections: Police cautions trouble makers
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Mohammed Danmallam, has urged trouble makers to steer clear of the state…
Senate passes Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs bill
The Bill for an Act to establish the Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs to Regulate and Control the Practice of Entrepreneurship…
Access Bank announce profit of N56.4bn in 9 months
Access Bank Plc has announced a profit after tax of N56.4 billion for nine months ended Sept. 30, 2017, the…
Why we disqualified 73 APC candidates for council poll – ENSIEC
The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), says it disqualified 73 candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the…
Federal Government cash transfer scheme benefits IDPs in Borno
Federal Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer had supported more than 1,800 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno, Alhaji Ba-zanna Abdulkareem, the…
Biotechnology has potential to revive textile industry – Food Scientist
Prof. Ogugua Aworh, Head of Department of Food Technology, University of Ibadan, has appealed to the Federal Government to use…
Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance operations to be investigated
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Insurance and Actuarial Matters to investigate the operations of the Third…
Gombe State University of Science, Technology approved by commission
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the Gombe State University of Science and Technology, Kumo, as the 154th university…
War against Boko Haram terrorists coming to an end – CAS
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Thursday said results from the sustained onslaught on Boko Haram insurgents…
RED ALERT as NSE indices drop further in third quarter results
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended in red on Thursday after increasing for two-consecutive days due to mixed…
Experts call on stakeholders participation for effective mother, child healthcare
Experts in the health sector have called for a multi-stakeholder participation to address maternal and child healthcare to ensure the…
Germany investigating reports of asylum seekers forced into prostitution
German authorities are investigating reports that asylum seekers in a Berlin refugee camp were forced into prostitution, officials said, adding…
Bayelsa criticize low participation in National Identity Card scheme
The Bayelsa government on Thursday described the residents’ apathy to the ongoing enrolment in the National Identity Card scheme as…
Insurance contributes less than 1% to Nigeria’s GDP – Lawyer
The contribution of insurance to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is less than one per cent, a business lawyer, Mr…
Community appeals for assistance as it embarks on road rehabilitation
Feferuwa Community in Lafia North Development Area of Nasarawa State has appealed to the state government to reconstruct the road…
5 killed as police fire at protesters over sugar shortages in Ethiopia
Witnesses say five people were killed in a town in Ethiopia’s restive Oromiya region on Thursday after police opened fire…
World Bank to provide portable water in River state
Rivers government on Wednesday said it was in partnership with World Bank and other foreign agencies to ensure supply of …