Author: Lanre Babalola
Video: How to attract more investments to Nigeria- Emir Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for attitudinal change to attract more foreign direct investment into Nigeria.
Medical practitioner proffers solution to strikes
An Abuja-based medical practitioner, Dr Patrick Ezie, has called on the Federal Government to adopt proactive strategies to prevent incessant…
Nigeria commits $300m to eliminate malaria
The Federal Government has committed to secure US$300 million from the World Bank, Islamic Development Bank and African Development Bank…
Masqueraders attack church in Anambra
The Anambra Police Command says it has arrested three masqueraders for allegedly disrupting a church programme on Friday night at…
Police recover 47 illegal arms, arrest 17 suspects in Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom Command, on Saturday said it recovered 47 illegal arms and 172 live ammunition and…
Fire destroys NEMA’s warehouse in Lagos
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) warehouse at Ikeja in Lagos, was on Saturday gutted by fire.
Fire razes building of Kaduna state electoral commission
Fire on Saturday razed the two-storey building of Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM), few weeks before the Local Government…
Sex-for-marks OAU student Monica Osagie opens up
Miss Monica Osagie, the student at the centre of a sex-for-mark scandal rocking the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has denied…
See the face of Monica Osagie, who exposed OAU’s randy professor
Here is the face of Miss Monica Osagie, the Masters in Business Administration student of the Obafemi Awolowo University who…
59m children stunted, 10m overweight in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 59 million children in Africa are stunted while another 10 million…
Troops repels Boko Haram attack in Gamboru, Borno
The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops successfully repelled attack by Boko Haram insurgents at Gamboru-Ngala in Borno.
Army launches Operation Last Hold to restore peace in Borno North
The Nigerian Army is to launch “Operation Last Hold” in Borno North and Lake Chad Region to restore socio-economic activities…
Trump excited as North Korea suspends nuclear, missile tests
U.S. President Donald Trump has shown excitement at the decision of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to suspend all nuclear…
Al Jazeera: Buhari’s school feeding revolutionises education
Dozens of children cheer at the Baptist Nursery and Primary School compound in Bode-Ijaiye suburb of Abeokuta city, the capital…
Stop sending Nigerian refugees back to Boko Haram violence, UN tells Cameroon
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged the Cameroonian authority not to send Nigerian refugees…
Nigeria’s Bola Adesola appointed Vice-Chair of UN Board
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Nigeria’s Ms Bola Adesola, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank…
North Korea suspends missile tests
"From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles," the Korean Central News Agency…
Energy Theft: 15 Victoria Garden City (VGC) residents for trial
No fewer than 15 residents of Victoria Garden City (VGC), Ajah, on Lagos-Epe Badagry Expressway are to prosecuted for their…
Governor El-Rufai now a grandfather
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State is officially a grandfather.
Gunmen strike again in Zamfara, kill 30
Suspected gunmen have again killed about 30 people in Kabaro and Danmani villages in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara…
Nigerians in UK rally support for Buhari
Some Nigerians on Friday converged in front of the Nigerian High Commission in London, to rally in support of President…
Photo News: The Niche marks 4th anniversary with a lecture
The fourth anniversary lecture of The Niche entitled: "Development Reporting and Hysteria Journalism in Nigeria,'' took place at the Nigerian…
JC International Receives ISO 9001:2015 Certification
In a bid to continually meet national and international standards, JC International, a leading Inspection, Rope Access and Training company…
Buhari must apologise to Nigerian youths – Shehu Sani
In the light of criticisms trailing a statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigerian youths are lazy, Senator Shehu…
Meet tough cop, Abba Kyari, Nigeria’s youngest DCP
The Police Service Commission on Thursday released names of police officers given special promotion for their roles in the arrest…
Good News for Nigeria: Oil Price rises to $74 a barrel
Oil prices held firm on Friday near three-year highs reached earlier this week as ongoing OPEC-led supply cuts, as well…
Catholic Church must help the poor – Pope Francis
The main concern of the Catholic Church must be to help the poor, Pope Francis said on a Friday pilgrimage…
Britain strongly supports Zimbabwe’s re-entry to Commonwealth
Britain said on Friday it would strongly support Zimbabwe’s re-entry to the Commonwealth after elections later in the year.
Youths revolt against gerontocracy in Nigerian politics
One of the issues that have recently dominated national discourse is the need for a generational power shift to youths…
South African prosecutors to charge ex-president Zuma’s son with homicide
South African prosecutors will charge former president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane with homicide after a 2014 car crash that left…