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Cybersecurity: IT expert advocates investment in creative awareness

An Information Technology expert, Mr Jide Awe, has called on stakeholders to invest in creative public awareness strategies in efforts…
Governor Atiku Bagudu, speaks on Kebbi boat mishap

Kebbi govt. reaffirms readiness to tackle health challenges

Kebbi State Government has reaffirmed readiness to tackle the myriads of health-related challenges facing people of the state.

Civil servant bailed N500,000 over alleged visa scam

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday granted a 31-year-old civil servant, Rufus Okon, N500,000 bail, after pleading not guilty to…

Supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted PM protest

Thousands of supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe protested in the capital Colombo on Tuesday as political…

Cancer: Expert tasks NAWOJ on sensitization of rural women

The Assistant Director, Nursing Services, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBU TH), Ms Maymuna Abubakar, on Tuesday, stressed the need…
Election

Electoral process: Niger information commissioner tasks media on educating Nigerians

Alhaji Danjuma Sallah, Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Niger, has urged media practitioners to educate Nigerians on the electoral…

Court frees author of critical book on Egypt’s economy

An Egyptian court has released the author of a book about Egypt’s economy more than a week after he was…

NNPC records N7.15bn trading surplus for June

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has made N7.15 billion as trading surplus in the month of June,…
Employers be warned: ITF warns organisations against rejection of IT students

ITF trains 20 physically challenged persons

No fewer than 20 physically challenged persons have benefitted under the ‘Step C’ Training and Empowerment Programme of the Industrial…

Contractor delaying train stations project – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday said that there was delay by the contractor handling the train stations…

NATO tells Russia to comply with INF nuclear treaty

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has urged Russia to abide by the terms of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF)…

Turkey rejects Syrian accusations over Idlib deal

Turkey on Tuesday rejected Syrian government’s accusations that it is not meeting its obligations under an agreement to create a…

Honda upgrades annual profit forecast on weaker yen

Honda Motor Co upgraded its full-year operating profit forecast on Tuesday by 11.3 per cent as the Japanese automaker expects…
PenCom

PenCom recovers N465m outstanding pension contributions

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Tuesday said it had recovered N465.02 million outstanding pension contributions from defaulting employers.
Bandits release 21 children abducted while working on a farm at Kamfanin Mai Lafiya village of Katsina state after about a week in captivity.

2019: Katsina earmarks N24.6 bn to tackle environmental challenges

The Katsina State Government said it has earmarked N24.6 billion of its capital budget for 2019 in tackling environmental challenges…
12- year-old girl was injured when an IED planted by Boko Haram exploded at the Buni Yadi Cattle Market in Yobe on Friday

Roadside bomb kills 3 Shi’ite pilgrims

Three Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed by a roadside bomb as they walked to a holy site near the northeastern…

Nigeria needs genuine prophets to stand on its behalf – SGF

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, says Nigeria needs genuine prophets to stand on…

Nasarawa traditional ruler calls for govt intervention on road construction

The Osu of Agwada chiefdom in Nasarawa state, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Obagu, has appealed to the state government to construct Kofar…

Child health: Paediatrician harps on wrong assumption

A Consultant Paediatrician, Dr Fatunke Fatoye, has advised mothers not to always assume that indications like fever, vomiting and abdominal…

Britain not preparing for general elections – May

British Prime Minister, Theresa May, on Tuesday, said that the government was not planning for general elections.

Malnutrition: NGOs advocate preventive measures

Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) and Development Communications Network (DEVCOMS) have tasked government…
Court adjourns to hear applications by different factions of Shareholders of First bank Holdings over the controlling shares of the bank

Ethics Challenge: First Bank partners CFA Society

First Bank of Nigeria Limited is partnering with CFA Society Nigeria for this year’s edition of its Ethics Challenge.

Kuwait needs economic reforms in spite of higher oil prices – Emir

Kuwait needs to push through economic reforms in spite of higher oil prices, the Gulf state’s ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah…

Citibank to set up branch in Abu Dhabi

Citigroup has been granted a license to set up a branch of Citibank at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGAM), a…

Canadian Governor-General inaugurates Lagos Biobank

The Governor-General of Canada, Julie Payette, on Tuesday, inaugurated a 4.5 million dollars Lagos Biobank for effective management of the…

Oil prices slip on rising supply, trade tensions

Oil prices slipped on Tuesday, depressed by concerns that the U.S.-China trade dispute will dent economic growth and by signs…
A 22-year-old student has been arrested in Israel on suspicion of spying for Iran by the Shin Bet domestic security service and the police.

Israel appoints 1st female ambassador to Egypt

Israel has appointed a first female ambassador to Egypt, Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

South Africa’s unemployment rate rises to 27.5%

South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 27.5 percent in the third quarter from 27.2 percent in the second quarter, the…

Plateau Govt. urged to complete NYSC orientation camp

Mr Abdulsalam Alhassan, the Plateau State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has appealed to the Plateau government…

“The currency of the world is trust”

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says trust is a very crucial factor in the web of human activities. Osinbajo expressed this…