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Ondo Govt. receives 23 Libya returnees

The Ondo State Government, on Friday, in Akure, received 23 indigenes of the state, who were among Nigerian returnees from…

Delta Air tightens requirements for passengers traveling with animals

Delta Airline says it has tightened the requirements for passengers travelling animals on its flights. A statement by John Laughter,…
Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

DPR seals five filling stations in Sango-Ota

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Friday sealed up five filling stations in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun for…

2019: Group seeks support for Atiku

A group, the Atiku Presidential Mandate Network (APMAN), has called on youths to support former Nigeria’s Vice President, Alhaji Atiku…

President Buhari to visit Nasarawa State on Feb. 6

Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State said on Friday that arrangements have been concluded for the visit of President Muhammadu…

Insecurity: Air Force inaugurates helicopter to boost operations

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Lagos on Friday inaugurated a new Bell 412 helicopter to boost its operations and…

SPAR Supermarket introduces Wi-Fi in Nigerian stores

A leading supermarket chain, SPAR, has introduced free Wi-Fi in its 12 stores across the country. The free Wi-Fi, which…
UNICEF

1.3m children displaced by Iraq-IS war – UNICEF

About half the 2.6 million people displaced in Iraq after a three-year war with Islamic State (IS) militants are children…

Emergency Communication Centers in 36 states ready soon – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the Emergency Communication Centres across the 36 states of the federation will soon be…

NIMASA, Nigerian Gas Association advocate Green Environment

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) will promote Green Environment Initiative, a global strategy that ensures environments are…
Access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia after violent protests sparked by a rift in Orthodox Church claims 30 lives

Social media companies hastens removal of online hate speech: EU

Social media companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube have accelerated removals of online hate speech, reviewing more than two-thirds of…

Akwa Ibom doctor sacked for stealing beds

The Akwa Ibom Government says it has sacked Dr Nwaopara A.U, a Consultant and Medical Superintendent, Psychiatric Hospital, Eket, for…

Woman arraigned for impersonating Aisha Buhari

The Police on Friday arraigned one Aishatu Bello, 37, in a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly impersonating…
NSCDC operatives uncovers huge illegal refinery in forest at the boundary between Rivers and Abia States, arrest six alleged operators

150 illegal refineries destroyed within 7 months – Navy

The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, Calabar, has destroyed no fewer than 150 illegal refineries between June 2017…

74m Nigerians have registered to vote – INEC

The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission has 74 million voters in its…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever: Nurses decry poor state of nation’s health system

Nurses under the auspices of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), on Friday, called for the overhaul of the…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever: Desist from bush burning, doctor cautions Enugu residents

Dr Okechukwu Ossai, Director of Public Health, Enugu State Ministry of Health, has cautioned the residents to desist from bush…

Uganda’s Musuveni might resume signing death sentence

Ugandan leader, Yoweri Museveni, may resume signing off on death sentences after a long hiatus to help stem a wave…
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) issues alert on fake Covid-19 antigen rapid test kits in circulation.

NAFDAC director calls for establishment of test-labs in states

The National Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday canvassed the establishment of test-laboratories across the 36 states…

Lagos ports to receive 37 ships laden with petroleum products, food items

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

Police train 147 officers to counter terrorism

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said on Friday that 147 officers of the Nigeria Police Force and sister…

Kaduna NUT says sacked teachers must reapply

The Kaduna State Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) says the 21,780 primary school teachers sacked by Gov.…

Corps members give birth at Oyo camp

Two pregnant women transferred from Kwara NYSC to Oyo State camp in Iseyin, delivered baby girls at the ongoing orientation…

Non-implementation of government’s order on local content worries manufacturers

The Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA), has decried the non-implementation of the Federal Government’s Executive Order on patronage of Made-in-Nigeria…

Lagos Govt urged to rid streets, highways of refuse

An environmentalist, Mr John Ekoko, on Friday, urged the Lagos State Government to rid the streets of Lagos and highways…

All schools in New Delhi to be equipped with CCTV cameras

The city government in New Delhi plans to install CCTV cameras in every classroom in the city to enable parents…

How Nigerian Banker gave birth inside plane en-route New York

A Nigerian banker, Toyin Ogundipe, 41, has been delivered of a baby boy mid-air about 35,000 feet above sea level…

Turkey rejects any option other than full EU membership

Turkey would reject any offer of partnership with the EU that falls short of membership, Ankara’s minister for EU affairs…

Police arrest 3 suspects for alleged child theft in Nasarawa

The Police Command in Nassarawa State has arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing a three-year-old boy in Angwan Masachin, Jam’a…

Kaduna teachers call off strike, support recruitment of quality teachers

The Kaduna State chapter of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has called off the indefinite strike it embarked upon on…