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2021 Budget: Tambuwal seeks approval on N30bn loan
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has requested the approval of the state House of Assembly to secure N30 billion…
Edo to address albinism challenges
The Edo Ministry of Health on Thursday promised to alleviate the health challenges confronting Persons With Albinism (PWA) in the…
COVID-19: Lockdown, last resort to 2nd wave – NEC
The National Economic Council (NEC), says lockdown will be the last resort in the wake of the second wave of…
Nasarawa speaker salutes Buhari at 78
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi on Thursday felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on his 78th…
JAMB awards 5 tertiary institutions N375m
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday gave N75 million award to each of the five best performing tertiary…
FEC congratulates Buhari at 78
Members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Thursday felicitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on the occasion of his 78th…
Kankara abduction: Teachers threaten nationwide strike
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike until the safety of its members…
Yuletide: Jos residents lament local rice price hike
Some residents of Jos have decried the recent hike in the price of local rice in the area, describing the…
Stranded Australians abroad my ‘first priority’ – Morrison
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has told Australians stranded overseas that they remain his “first priority,” media reports say.
NASFAT Chief Missioner calls for prayer for safe return of kidnapped boys
Imam Abdul-Azeez Onike, the Chief Missioner, Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT), has called on all loving parents to pray for the quick…
NIWA, Presidential Amnesty Programme to secure inland waterways
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) plans to collaborate with the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the former’s quest to secure…
Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard faces sex trafficking charges
The U.S. authorities on Tuesday said Canadian fashion mogul, Peter Nygard, has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and other…
Tunisian navy rescues 93 illegal migrants
Ninety-three illegal migrants of different nationalities, including three Tunisians, were rescued on Monday off the southern coasts of Sfax by…
End-of-year: Burkina Faso bans use of firecrackers, explosive toys
The Burkinabe Minister of Trade, Industry and Handicrafts, Harouna Kaboré, on Tuesday, reminded producers, importers, sellers and users that firecrackers…
COVID-19: DR Congo approves “MANACOVID” for treatment
The Luozi pharmaceutical research centre (CRPL), on Tuesday, approved the “MANACOVID” drug to treat the coronavirus (COVID-19) in DR Congo.
Guinean opposition tells President Condé to release detained opponents
Dr Ousmane Kaba, leader of the Party of Democrats for Hope (PADES) on Tuesday urged President Alpha Condé to release…
Governance: Lawan to back Buni on more women participation
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has assured women from his home state of Yobe that he will support the…
Zimbabwe assumes national airline debt
Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has resolved to assume the debt of national airline Air Zimbabwe and to extend its reconstruction period as…
Libya, UNICEF to further cooperate in youth support
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Libya’s General Authority of Youth and Sports have agreed to further cooperate in…
ExxonMobil staff dies at Qua Iboe facility
A top official of U.S. oil giant, ExxonMobil, has confirmed the death of a staff member of the company in…
Reps make case for sacked NDE DG
The House of Representatives has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to reconsider his decision on the sacking of Dr Nasiru…
We may take bond to finance critical projects – Kwara gov.
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has said that his government may take bond to finance critical projects to attract investments…
Jacob Zuma defies anti-graft commission
Former President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on Monday said he would not participate in the Commission of Inquiry into…
Chevron to spend N7bn on Delta Ijaw communities’ projects
Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL) says it has contributed over N7 billion, under NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture, to the Egbema and Gbaramatu…
HPV vaccine recommended for cancer prevention
Dr Vera Okoro, an Oncologist at Estate Clinic, Benin has advised women to take Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to avoid…
Ijaw Forum to address Niger Delta challenges
More than 100 Ijaw Elders under the auspices of the Ijaw Elders’ Consultative Forum have resolved to convene an All…
DEPOWA empowers widows, vulnerable youths
Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA) has empowered 39 military widows and vulnerable barrack youths in Abuja through skill…
Unilorin to promote, appoint new Professors, Readers
The Appointment and Promotions Committee (A&PC) of the University of Ilorin has recommended the promotion and appointment of 99 lecturers…
Two House of Reps members defect to APC
Rep. Aliyu Yako (PDP, Kano) and Rep Danjuma Shiddi (APGA, Taraba), have defected to the APC.
Osinbajo, UK delegation hopeful on post Brexit relations
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says discussions on relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom in post Brexit era is exciting…