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Nigerian Govt urged to make science, technology development national priority

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Onuegbu Ugwu of Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Abakaliki, has called on government to consider the development of Science and…

Indonesian President signs new rule on domestic coal pricing

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed a government regulation authourising the energy and mineral resources minister to set the price…

Anti-Russian sanction ‘illegitimate way of competition’ – Putin

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The imposition by the West of anti-Russian sanctions is an illegitimate way of competition that constitutes an attempt to contain…

Nigerian Govt urged to partner institutions, entrepreneurs to commercialise inventions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Anthony Onuruka, Lecturer, Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering, Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo-Ohaji has called on the Federal Government…

Strong aftershock kills 24 in Papua New Guinea

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No less than 24 people were killed in a powerful 6.7-magnitude aftershock that struck the remote highlands of earthquake-rattled Papua…

Niger Customs Command generates N146m in February

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Niger State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected N146 million as internally-generated revenue last month.

Stop supporting terrorists to achieve peace with Israel, Netanyahu tells Abbas

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine must embrace peace and stop paying terrorists in order to end the conflict between Israel…

Agency to develop 10,000 mini grids for rural electrification

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), on Wednesday, announced that it would develop 10,000 electricity mini grids to support electrification of…

Syrian govt accused of “shipping” hundreds of fighters outside Ghouta

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A monitoring groups on Wednesday accused the Syrian government of shipping in hundreds of new fighters to take part in…

PenCom recovers N1.34 billion pension from defaulting employers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has recovered pension contributions and interest totalling N1.34billion from defaulting employers during the third quarter…

Land Use Charge: Lagos to channel proceed to tackle $50bn infrastructure deficit in 5 years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said that it would channel proceeds of its new Land Use Charge (LUC) to…

Nigerian Govt pleads with SSANU, NASU, NAAT to suspend strike

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has pleaded with the Non-Teaching Staff of the Nigerian Universities to suspend the three months strike they…

India PM Modi condemns vandalism of statues of political leaders

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

As vandalism of statues of political leaders trigger protests in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condemnation and…

NHP: Niger Govt. pledges additional 150 hectares of land

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Niger Government has pledged to give additional 150 hectares of land to support the second phase of the Federal…

Kebbi, Ministry partner to revive Argungu fishing festival

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi says the state and the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture are collaborating to revive…

Philiphines’ Duterte sees no chance of going on trial at ICC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Rodrigo Duterte of Philiphines has said there is no chance of him going on trial at the International Criminal…

Sierra Leone Elections: Voters turn out in their numbers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Voters in Sierra Leone turned out in their numbers on Wednesday to elect a new president as incumbent Ernest Koroma…

CBN injects $210m into foreign exchange market

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, gave a boost of 210 million dollars to the interbank foreign exchange…

ABU staff unions disagree over SSANU strike

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian University (SSANU), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) branch Zaria, Kaduna State, is in crisis following…

Buhari’s visit: Plateau declares Thursday public holiday

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Plateau government has declared Thursday, March 8, a work-free day to enable residents welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on a…

Sierra Leone Elections: Police assures voters of adequate security

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Sierra Leone Police said it had put measures in place to provide adequate security for all voters during the…

Ethiopia’s inflation jumps to 15.6% in February

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation rate jumped to 15.6 per cent in February from 13.4 per cent in previous month, the statistics…

Iran increases missile production by 3-fold

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Iran has increased its missile production three-fold, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said Wednesday, according to the Fars news service.

Saudi crown prince labelled ‘architect of Yemen war’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UK government has chosen to receive “the architect” of the ongoing war in Yemen instead of taking humanitarian efforts…

Jigawa Police Command issues 10-day ultimatum to militias, bandits

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Bala Zama, the Police Commissioner in Jigawa, has issued a 10-day ultimatum to militias, bandits and vigilance groups to…

Air India to operate all-women flights on women’s day

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

India’s national carrier Air India will operate a number of all-women crew flights to mark the International Women’s Day which…

U.S. solicits Africa’s cooperation against N. Korea, terrorism

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The U.S. has sought for the cooperation of the African region in pressuring North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to give…

U.S. tasks competitors to ‘make Africa’s resources benefit its people’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. says ensuring the resources of Africa benefit the continent and its people, rather than engaging in illicit exploitation…

Girl-child education could generate billions of dollars in earnings – UNFPA

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA says ending child marriages could generate billions of dollars in earnings and productivity by enabling…

U.S. Secretary of State departs for Africa for talks with Buhari, other African leaders

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has departed for Africa on a weeklong four-country official visit to Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia…

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