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Stroke: 1 Nigerian dies every 2 minutes – Neurologist

Prof. Njideka Okubadejo, Nigeria’s first female neurologist, says one person dies every two minutes from stroke in Nigeria. Okubadejo, of…

Ngige tasks National Employment Council on job creation sustainance

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has urged the National Employment Council to create more sustainable and…

Ondo School of Health matriculates 1,006 students

The Ondo State School of Health Technology on Thursday matriculated 1,006 students into various departments of the school for the…

League One: Crime Busters promise Enyimba Feeder defeat — TM

The management of Crime Busters FC, Enugu, has assured the club’s fans that it will defeat Enyimba International FC of…

World Bank boss urges Africa to adopt digitilised economies method

The World Bank Group President, Mr Jim Kim, has urged African countries to grow with the ditilised economies and the spread…

NGO trains 45 Islamic scholars on Anti-Corruption

The Just Foundation, an NGO of Al-habibiyyah Islamic Society, has commenced training of 45 Imams and Islamic clerics in Abuja…
APC denies issuing any directive to incumbent LGA chairpersons, seeking reelection, to resign ahead of the 2025 Lagos council poll.

APC aspirants call for free, fair primary elections in Ekiti

Aspirants for governorship election on the ‎platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti, on Thursday appealed to the…

Naira slides down further at investors’ window

The Naira on Thursday, depreciated further at the investors’ window, exchanging at N360.31 to the dollar. The Nigerian currency lost…
Court quashes N21.5bn money laundering charges against Amosu, two others

N22.8bn laundering: Court grants Amosu access to court records

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday granted the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal…
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Niger state Lawmaker supports 1,500 students to write UTME, GCE

Rep. Umar Bago (APC- Niger) says 1,500 indigent students in his constituency have received his financial support to seat for…

FC Barcelona eye Cup win to help heal UEFA Champions League wounds

Spanish giants FC Barcelona will target a record-extending 30th King’s Cup triumph when they face Sevilla in Saturday’s final. A…

Gov. Emmanuel expresses optimism as oil price rises to $73/barrel

Gov. Odom Emmanuel of Akwa ibom on Thursday expressed the hope that the nation’s economic recovery would move faster  following…

Warring communities in Kwara to embrace peace through football competition

A football competition, tagged “Maigida Unity Cup’’, has been put together to foster unity between the warring Offa and Erin-Ile…

Lagos Signs MoU To Collate Data Of Persons Living With Disabilities

In consolidation of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode's all-inclusive policy, Lagos State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with the…

Shun purchase of pre-registered SIMs to avoid scammers– NCC warns

The Nigerian Telecommunications Commission (NCC) has warned consumers to stop buying pre-registered SIM cards because kidnappers and scammers might have…
Tributes to Wole Soyinka at 90

Soyinka unveils 2018 Ife Festival logo

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday in Ile Ife, Osun, unveiled the official logo of the 2018 Obafemi Awolowo…

Ecobank Wins 3 Awards at 2018 Asian Banker Awards

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) and its two affiliate countries - Nigeria and Ghana- have emerged winners in three strategic categories…

Belgian companies under investgation for chemical exports to Syria

Belgium has opened an investigation against three companies for allegedly illegally exporting a chemical to Syria that could be used…

Lagos Sets To Unveil New Statue For Gani Fawehinmi

The Lagos State Government will on Sunday unveil a new statue of Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN sited at the beautiful…
JOHESU-UITH declares indefinite strike

JOHESU strike: ABUTH patients seek alternative medication

The strike embarked upon by the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has paralysed healthcare services at the Ahmadu Bello University…

Polio: Anambra state to vaccinate over 1.16m children

The Anambra Government says it will vaccinate 1,165, 024 children in the state against polio during the April 2018 First…

Ekiti Unemployed youths gets N7m in empowerment tools

Ekiti state government on Thursday distributed job starter tools worth N7 million to 66 youths in the state under its…

Edo Govt., corporate bodies partner to ensure teachers ICT compliance

Edo Government says it will  partner with individuals and corporate bodies to make teachers and pupils Information and Communications Technology…

Díaz-Canel sworn-in as Cuba’s new president

Miguel Díaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba's new president, replacing Raúl Castro who took over from his ailing brother…

Nigerian Youths are Not Lazy, ADP Tells President Buhari

The Action Democratic Party (ADP) has expressed shock at a statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari at the CHOGM in…

Dana Air to begin Owerri-Abuja flights May 1st

Nigerian carrier, Dana Air, on Thursday said it would begin flight operations on its Abuja-Owerri route on May 1st. The…

United Nations urged to refer situation in Syria to ICC

The European Union had called on the UN to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to examine the situation in…

Physically challenged at mercy of public infrastructure in FCT – Presidential aide

Dr Samuel Ankeli, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters, says the over 3,500 public infrastructure constructed in…

Staff census captures 90% of Sokoto workers

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has called on civil servants whose biometrics are yet to be captured in the ongoing staff…

Law Week: Lagos NBA to visits Kirikiri, Ikoyi prisons

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Lagos branch, on Thursday said it would visit the Ikoyi and Kirikiri prisons to show…