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Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill: Youths coalition tells Buhari to assent

A Coalition of 55 youth organisations has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill before Democracy Day…

Fire destroys 12 rooms, 1 shop in Kano

No fewer than 12 rooms and one shop were razed in a fire that occurred at Tudun Murtala Layin Maiunguwa…

Dalung updates Buhari on Super Eagles’ World Cup preparations

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the Super Eagles’ preparations for…

Nigerian Govt commences rehabilitation of Ikorodu-Sagamu road

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday said the rehabilitation of the Ikorodu-Sagamu Road would…

Lai Mohammed calls for synergy in maritime, tourism industries

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday called for a synergy between the tourism industry and…

Royal Wedding Official Photographs Released

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have released three official photographs from their Wedding day.

Taraba: Army arrest 8 bandits, recover guns, ammunition, charms

Troops of Sector 3, Nigeria Army have arrested eight suspected bandits and recovered from them guns, ammunition and charms in…

Nigerian Govt expresses worry over failing water utilities

The Federal Government on Monday expressed concern over the continuous failure of water utilities which delivered potable water to homes,…
JOHESU-UITH declares indefinite strike

JOHESU Strike: Red Cross takes over patients management at Sokoto Specialist Hospital

The intervention followed the solidarity strike embarked upon by state health workers with the protracted nationwide industrial action initiated by…

Medview Airline denies any law suit by passengers

Medview Airline on Monday said it was not aware of any law suit filed by some passengers over the cancellation…
Police

Police recruitment: Commission shortlists 37, 062 for examination

The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it had shortlisted 37,062 candidates for examination, as part of the process for the…

Celestial pastor arrested for killing woman with deadly dose of concoction

The police in Lagos said they have arrested a 34-year-old Celestial Church pastor for allegedly giving a deadly concoction to…

Indonesia shuts down thousands of radicalism websites

The Indonesian government on Monday started blocking thousands of websites containing radicalism and will continue to check the internet as…

Rector threatens to prosecute cultists

Augustine Gabu, Acting Rector, Nasarawa State Polytechnic, has threatened to prosecute any student involved in cultism.

Zimbabwe formally begins process to re-join Commonwealth

Zimbabwe has formally applied to re-join the Commonwealth, 15 years after leaving the organisation, the Commonwealth Secretariat said.

WHO unveils ambitious health plans to benefit 3 billion people

The World Health Assembly (WHA) on Monday unveiled an ambitious plan on Monday aiming to benefit an overall population of…
Nigeria's GDP

Nigeria’s GDP rises 1.95%, non-oil sector accounts for 90.3%

The oil sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP remains below 10 per cent in Q1 figures of the…

Man sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for drug trafficking

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday sentenced a 32- years-old man, Mojeed Akeem, to 15 months imprisonment for…

Congo begins Ebola vaccinations of medical staff

Congo has begun Ebola vaccinations of medical staff in the northwest city of Mbandaka, a Reuters witness said, the first…

China considers scrapping birth limits by 2019

China is considering ending the limits it sets on the number of children a family can have, Bloomberg reported on…

Ghana Central Bank cuts interest rate to 17 %

Ghana’s Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 17 percent.

Ambode inaugurates 82-member council of traditional rulers

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday inaugurated an 82-member council of traditional rulers with a charge to partner…

Osun Guber Poll: 27 aspirants to contest APC primary

No fewer than 27 aspirants will contest All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Osun, Chairman of the party…

INEC to distribute 65,000 new PVCs in Bayelsa

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa says it has started distributing Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to owners across communities…

Nigerian Govt urged to end incessant killings in Zamfara, Benue

The Civil Society Joint Nigeria Crisis Action Committee (JN-CAC) has called on the Federal Government to be proactive in stopping…
European Remote Sensing satellite ERS-2 launched 1995 is due to descend to Earth on Wednesday after 13 years of orbital decay,

EU seeks partnership with NOTAP on satellite technology

European Union (EU) is partnering with the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) to explore satellite technology to…

Nigerian Govt urged to address manufacturers’ challenges to grow GDP

Some experts in the construction sector on Monday urged the Federal Government to tackle the challenges facing manufacturers to grow…

LASU VC reaffirms fairness, transparency, accountability to stakeholders

Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, Vice- Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), on Monday reaffirmed that his administration would continue to be fair,…
Massive PVC collection in Ondo: 55,859 cards distributed in record-breaking five-day period

2019: INEC commences distribution of 69,363 PVCs in Ebonyi

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) in Ebonyi, on Monday commenced distribution of 69,363 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in preparation…

Nigerian Govt inaugurates new website to bring governance closer to citizens

The Federal Government has inaugurated its upgraded website to encourage e-participation and bring governance closer to Nigerians.