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Boko Haram: Military rescues 30,000 women, children in 2 years – Minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Monday said that no fewer than 30,000 women and children have been rescued from…

Nigeria is not ready for Genetically Modification Foods – Don

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An animal breeder, Prof. Olufunmilayo Adebambo on Monday said Genetically Modification Foods (GMOs) should not be an issue in Nigeria…

NAPTIP engages witch doctors to fight human trafficking

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it has engaged some local witchdoctors in Benin,…

Prosecutors demand life sentence for Muslim who murdered converted wife

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Public prosecutors in Germany demanded a life sentence on Monday for a Muslim man who murdered his wife after she…

Afreximbank maps out plan to revitalise Sudan industrial activities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has mapped out a new programme that would revitalise industrial activities in Sudan.

Boko Haram: Gov. Shettima commends military for crushing insurgency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Governor of Borno, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Monday commended the Nigerian military for the successes recorded so far in…

Bill Gates Foundation to empower rural Nigerian households with chicken

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Bill Gates Foundation will in March start the third phase of its programme on animal production in Nigeria with…

PDP South Africa urges Buhari to prosecute troublemakers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The South Africa chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest and prosecute those…

Air fares to go up

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The rise in the oil price is putting the squeeze on airline costs and is likely to lead to a…

Lagos ports to receive 29 ships laden with petroleum products, food items

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Twenty nine ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can…

Police fire tear gas at Kenyan demonstrators demanding reopening of TV stations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kenyan police fired teargas on Monday to disperse 100 demonstrators demanding that the government reopen three private television channels it…

IATA calls for urgent attention to address infrastructure crisis

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for urgent attention to address infrastructure challenges to secure the future of…

Photo News: Lagos LG team after Ambode’s inauguration of new Cabinet members

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos LG team after Ambode's inauguration of new Cabinet members

French drug firm insists anti-dengue vaccine is safe, effective

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

French pharmaceutical company, Sanofi Pasteur, on Monday insisted its anti-dengue vaccine is effective and safe in spite of preliminary data…

Tambuwal announces major cabinet reshuffle

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Governor Aminu Tambuwal has announced a major reshuffle to his cabinet, assigning portfolios to four recently-appointed commissioners while nine others…

Ranching: Herdsmen advised to form cooperative societies to enjoy govt’s intervention

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr David Kassa, the Taraba Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, on Monday advised herdsmen and other livestock farmers to…

Ambode warns New Commissioners: I deserve nothing from you but the best

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday inaugurated newly appointed commissioners and special advisers, with a charge that he deserved…

Soaring costs drag down Uganda’s private sector – Survey

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Tempo of economic activity in Uganda’s private-sector slowed in January from the previous month, depressed by soaring input costs for…

North Korea’s ceremonial leader Kim Yong Nam to visit South Korea for Olympics

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

North Korea’s ceremonial leader will make an unprecedented visit to South Korea this week, officials said on Monday.

Nigerians advised to register, vote for leaders with integrity during elections

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A cleric, Rev. Fr.Lawrence Soja-Anyembugu , has advised Nigerians to take advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to…

Russian lawmaker calls for revision of IOC charter

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Russian lawmaker, Konstantin Kosachev, on Monday called for a revision of the statutory documents of the International Olympic Committee…

Experts say NSE pricing methodology provided liquidity for inactive stocks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some financial experts on Monday said that the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) amended par-value and pricing methodology has provided liquidity…

Firstbank ATMs dispense N2.8 trillion in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

First Bank of Nig. Ltd. says its Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) dispensed over N2.8 trillion from January 2017 to December…

Man shot, arrested after trying to break into Iran’s presidential office

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A man was shot and arrested in Iran after trying to break into president’s office, the deputy governor of Tehran…

Sen. Bukar trains 400 youths on yoghourt making, poultry production

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sen. Mustafah Bukar (APC-Katsina North), has commenced the training of 400 unemployed youths in his Senatorial District on yoghourt making…

Chinese police seize 2,000 bottles of fake liquor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Sichuan Province have seized 2,000 bottles of fake liquor in a joint raid,…

I will not resign, President Zuma tells South Africans

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Embattled President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has told leaders of his party, the African National Congress (ANC), that he…

35 inmates of Ikoyi Prison sit for WASSCE

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A total of 35 inmates of the Ikoyi Prison School, Lagos, is participating in the ongoing January/February West African Senior…

Iraq declares Saddam’s eldest daughter Raghad, 59 others wanted

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Iraqi security services revealed their “most wanted list” of 60 people, with Raghad, the eldest daughter of Saddam Hussein, on…

U.S-based Nigerians eager to come home, invest

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A group of accomplished Nigerian professionals in the U.S. have expressed their eagerness to come home and invest in the…

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