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RATTAWU leader commends BBC’s Igbo, Yoruba services

The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) has commended the launch of Igbo and Yoruba services…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Disease Surveillance: WHO donates motorcycles worth N8.4m to Jigawa Govt.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated 28 motorcycles worth N8.4 million to Jigawa Government to enhance Disease Surveillance and…

Buhari congratulates Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu at 70

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s former Ambassador to The Netherlands, Dr Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, on her 70th birthday, slated for…

Air Force trains 20 officers on cyber security, software development

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) said it had trained 20 of its officers as software developers and Cyber Security personnel…
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Yellow fever: Kwara immunizes 90% of targeted population

The Kwara Government says it has immunised about 90 percent of the targeted population for the Yellow fever vaccination in…

African countries urged to collaborate, trade with one another

Dr Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC), on Monday urged African countries to collaborate…

Gov. Ortom, Suswam reconcile

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue says he  has reconciled with his predecessor, Mr Gabriel Suswam.
NAFDAC raids 10 warehouses in Sabon Gari market in Kano State, seizes unregistered food products and arrested two people.

NAFDAC prosecutes Lagos businessman over sale of unregistered products

A prosecution witness, Mr Folorunsho Idowu, on Monday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that a businessman, Ezeudu Emmanuel,…

2019: Credible elections can restructure Nigeria – CSO

Partners for Electoral Reform, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), on Monday said that Nigeria could be restructured if the nation…

Anambra govt commence exploration of culture, tourism sites

The Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Culture and Tourism in Anambra, Mrs Stella Onuora, said that the state government has begun…

Osun Assembly backs “Not Too Young To Run Bill’’

The Osun House of Assembly has expressed support for the ‘Not Too Young To Run Bill’, saying the nation can…

OPEC crude production cut is transformative – Barkindo

Mr Mohammed Barkindo, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroeum exporting Countries (OPEC), on Monday declared that the organisation’s decision…

5-yr-old marriage dissolved in Ibadan

High Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Monday dissolved the five-year-old marriage between…

UN commends Buhari’s commitment to tourism development

The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for its commitment to developing…

NSE suffer 1.53% drop in market indices

Weekly activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed on depressed note on Monday as the market indices dropped by…

Italian parents under house arrest for forcing 9-year-old into prostitution

The parents of a nine-year-old girl have been placed under house arrest for forcing their daughter into prostitution, police in…

Buhari declares readiness to provide leadership for Africa in oil, gas

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is open to investments and ready to provide leadership for Africa in oil and gas.

Infections: Scientist tasks health professionals on aseptic procedures

Mr Solomon Chollom, a Medical Laboratory Scientist with National Veterinary Research Institute, Kuru near Jos, has urged health professionals to…

Sports ministry organises conflict resolution workshop for youths

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has organised a workshop on peacebuilding and conflict resolution for youth leaders…

Nigeria, Venezuela signs MoU to promote strategic dialogue

Nigeria and Venezuela on Monday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a mechanism for strategic dialogue, cooperation for the institution…

UNN confirms killing of security officer by gunmen

Authorities of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), have confirmed the killing of a security officer in the university, Mr…

Iran finds wreckage of crashed plane

Iran found the wreckage of the crashed Aseman Airlines ATR-72 plane on Monday and received condolences from Chinese, Russian leaders…

2019: No vacancy in Lagos House, Lawmaker tells opposition

A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Fatai Oluwa, says any opposition party dreaming of producing the…

No employment opportunities in China for Nigerians – Envoy

Mr Wale Oloko, the Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Guangzhou, China, on Monday admonished young Nigerians aspiring…

Fuel scarcity: DPR seals 4 stations in Warri

The Warri Zonal Office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Monday sealed four petrol stations in Warri over…

China donates 135,500 bags of rice to Internally Displaced Persons

The Government of People’s Republic of China has donated 135,500 bags of rice for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…

Nigerian Govt urged to prioritise research for national development

The Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, Chapter of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions,…

Yola wears new look ahead of Buhari’s visit

Yola the Adamawa capital is wearing a new look ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state on Tuesday.
The Minister said the ban on open grazing was as part of efforts to curb the persistent farmers-herders conflicts across the country.

Cattle dealer faces N2m fraud case in Lagos

A 50-year-old cattle dealer, Ahmed Abubakar, on Monday appeared before a Badagry Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State for alleged…

Adeosun urges global bodies to help curb foreign corrupt practices

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has urged global bodies like the World Bank to help curb foreign corrupt…