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Nasarawa Govt. to start commercial production of fertiliser in 2019

Mr Jamil Zakari, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, says the state will start large-scale, commercial production of…

Car tariffs: EU warns U.S. of backfire effect

The European Union has warned the United States that imposing import tariffs on cars and car parts would harm its…

Customs confiscates 11 vehicles loaded with smuggled rice

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone ‘B’ said it has confiscated 11 vehicles carrying bags of foreign rice along Kaduna,…
Governor Atiku Bagudu, speaks on Kebbi boat mishap

Jos Killing: Kebbi Govt. to immortalize two indigenes

The Kebbi Government says it will immortalize two of its indigene, Zayyanu Gwandu and Zayyanu Shalla, victims of Jos crisis…

Romania reports outbreak of African swine fever

Romania has reported an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm for pigs (pigpen) in the southern county…

Gov. Al-makura increases minimum pension by 100%

The Nasarawa State Governor, Umaru Al-makura, has approved increase in minimum pension for the state retirees from N5,000 to N10,000,…

UNICEF, Zamfara Govt. enroll 4,099 girls in schools

The Zamfara Government and Girls for Girls (G4G) initiative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), introduced in August 2017,…

Corruption allegations: Malawi opposition asks president Mutharika to resign

Malawi’s main opposition party on Monday asked President Peter Mutharika to resign over allegations he received a kickback from 3.9…

Teenager conspires with mother to murder her father

An FCT High Court, Apo, on Monday ordered that a teenager accused of conspiring with her mother and murdering her…

Air Peace, Benue seal deal on flights to Makurdi

A Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has signed an agreement with the Benue State Government, to operate flights to the state…
Child-rape

Applicant allegedly impregnates 12-year-old girl

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Monday, ordered the remand at Ikoyi prison of an unemployed, John Owika, for…

Syria: Number of displaced person rises to 270,000 – UN

The United Nation on Monday said the number of people forced to flee their homes in southwestern Syria as a…

Afghanistan: 24 Taliban militants killed, 31 injured

Afghan army on Monday said up to two dozen militants were killed after government forces’ helicopter gunships targeted a Taliban…

Jigawa LG targets 75,804 for Polio immunisation

The Kiyawa Local Government Council of Jigawa says it is targeting to immunise 75,804 children against poliomyelitis in the area.

Plastics ban: Australian supermarkets work to combat “bag rage”

Australia’s biggest supermarket chains are scrambling to combat “bag rage” as frustrated shoppers vent their anger over the removal of…
Drug abuse

Drug abuse: Plateau urged to establish rehabilitation centre

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called on the Plateau Government to establish a rehabilitation centre for drugs…
Police bust 3 who allegedly stole N136.5m containers at Apapa Ports

Lagos ports expect 28 ships carrying various products

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 28 ships to bring petroleum products, food and other goods from Monday,…

Ecobank, TRACE celebrate African Culture during Macron’s visit

France President, Emmanuel Macron, will make an official visit to Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday, July 3rd 2018, during which he…

New Delhi launches ‘happiness curriculum’

Students at New Delhi’s government-run schools started getting lessons in how to be happy on Monday with the launch of…

1MDB scandal: Malaysia freezes 408 bank accounts

Malaysia has frozen over 400 bank accounts as part of a probe into a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB,…
Fraud

Delta court sentences 2 to death by hanging for armed robbery

Justice A. A. Onojovwo of the Delta State High Court, Warri, has sentenced two members of a notorious gang of…
Judges at Federal High Court halts proceedings abruptly following notice of the demise of their colleague, Hon. Justice Fatun Odohi Riman.

Federal High Courts to proceed on annual long vacation

The Federal High Court in Lagos will on July 9, begin annual long vacation for the year 2018, according to…

Senate 2019: Uduaghan, best man for Delta South -Isoko Grou​p

​Ahead of the primary elections, an Isoko group, Isoko Political Revolutionary Force (IPRF) has thrown its weight behind the candidat​​ure…

Tanzania’s John Magufuli shuffles cabinet

President John Magufuli of Tanzania has reshuffled his cabinet and will swear in three new ministers on Monday, his office…

Philippine city mayor shot dead by gunman

Mayor of the Philippine city of Tanauan, Antonio Halili, who made headlines two years ago for ordering drug suspects to…

Police explore occult angle in deaths of 11 family members

A day after 11 members of a family were found mysteriously dead at their Delhi home, police were investigating the…

Kenyan shilling holds firm against U.S. dollar

The Kenyan shilling was firm against U.S. dollar on Monday due to tight liquidity in the local money markets amid…

UN, World Bank chiefs visit Rohingya refugee camps

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, were in the south-eastern Bangladeshi district of…

China will significantly widen market – Minister

China will significantly widen market access and oppose any kind of protectionism, Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan, has said.

Trump warns OPEC to stop manipulating oil markets

President Donald Trump lashed out at OPEC with a warning to stop manipulating oil markets and piled pressure on U.S.…