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Non-oil sector: Switzerland to strengthen relations with Nigeria
The Swiss Government is to strengthen its relations with Nigeria in the non-oil sectors in line with the Federal Government’s…
APC stands to gain by Saraki’s defection – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has attributed the slow pace of development in the country on…
Stop stigmatizing persons with mental health disorder – Physician
A mental health physician, Dr Banji Adesoji, on Wednesday urged comedians and Nollywood producers, among others, not to stigmatise persons…
Sanctioned Turkish minister mocks U.S.
Turkish Interior Minister, Suleyman Soylu, one of two top government officials hit by U.S. sanctions, mocked Washington in comments made…
Post-election violence: Britain calls for calm in Zimbabwe
UK has called on Zimbabwe’s political leaders to ensure calm and restraint after three opposition protesters were killed in post-election…
Cybersecurity: Southeast Asian Nations seeks pact with Russia
Southeast Asian nations hope to strike a cybersecurity agreement with Russia soon, which the U.S. accused of election meddling, after…
Med-View Airline begins transportation of pilgrims from Lagos Airport
Medview Airline on Thursday began the transportation of its quota of 10,000 pilgrims from the Hajj Camp of the Murtala…
First Bank launches WhatsApp chat banking
Determined to ensure effective service to its customers, First Bank of Nigeria on Thursday unveiled its chat banking on WhatsApp.
Post-election violence: ‘Exercise restraint’, UN tells Zimbabwe
The UN has called on Zimbabwe’s leaders to reject any form of violence after reported attacks on demonstrators protesting election…
U S. warns Russia over attempts to influence midterm elections
The U.S. has warned Russia over any attempts to meddle in the midterm elections in November, following recent Facebook’s disclosure…
Attacks: Zamfara records more IDPs
Armed bandits attacks on Zamfara have continued to increase the number of Internally Displaced Persons in Maradun Local Government area…
Ebola: ‘We’ll fight new outbreak in DR Congo’ – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it would fight the resurgence of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the…
219,252 drivers’ licences unclaimed nationwide – FRSC boss
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said it produced and dispatched 698,252 driver’s licences between January and July…
Press Bill to follow due process – Presidency
The Presidency has enjoined groups or individuals that have objections to the Nigerian Press Council Amendment Bill to follow due…
Police arrest Ekiti Vigilance Group Leader, six others
The Police Command in Ekiti on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of the leader of a Vigilance group in the state,…
England’s Freemasons to allow women – if…
England’s Freemasons are to admit women to their secretive society, but only if they were previously male masons.
Saudi Arabia arrests 2 more women rights activists – HRW
Saudi Arabia has arrested two more women’s rights activists, the latest to be swept up in a government crackdown on…
Sokoto police arrest suspected miscreants, drug dealers
The Police Command in Sokoto state says it has arrested 19 suspects for alleged involvement in criminal activities in the…
Waste management: LAWMA partners NIBSS
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), says it has partnered with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), to boost…
Ebola: Congo declares 4 new outbreak in eastern province
Officials from the Health Ministry said four people have tested positive for Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…
IPMAN bemoans inadequate fuel loading at Ibadan depot
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Wednesday said that petrol allocation by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation…
Apapa gridlock: Overstretched infrastructure responsible – NECA DG
The Director- General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Mr Olusegun Oshinowo, on Wednesday blamed the perennial gridlock in…
Adamawa Assembly, screens, approves commissioner nominees
Adamawa House of Assembly on Wednesday screened and confirmed two commissioner nominees whose names were sent to it by the…
Insecurity taking toll on businesses – NECA
The Director-General of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Mr Olusegun Oshinowo, said in Lagos on Wednesday that the pervading…
APC spokesman, Abdullahi, quits party
National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Wednesday announced his resignation from the party.
“Vote Buying”, new election rigging method in Nigeria – observer group
An election observer and monitoring group, Yiaga Africa, has described vote buying as a new way of elections rigging by…
Police urge Kano politicians to shun violence, hate speech
The Police Command in Kano State has urged residents, especially politicians to shun politics of violence and hate speech ahead…
Cancer awareness campaign: Aisha Buhari departs Abuja for Ouagadougou
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday departed Abuja for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to attend a high-level seminar…
Ambode thanks Lagosians for support, promises better deal for retirees
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday thanked Lagosians for their unflinching support to his administration and promised a…
Yobe calls for calm over distribution of fertilizers
The Yobe Government on Wednesday appealed to farmers in the state to be calm over the late distribution of fertilizer.