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Ghastly motor accident claims driver’s life in Edo

A commercial taxi driver whose name was given as John Inebiomanor has lost his life in a ghastly motor accident…

Photo News: Contractor resumes work on Alagbole-Akute Road

The contractor in charge of the Alagboole road in Ogun state resumed work on Wednesday.
DBN partners GAIN to empower 350 Nigerian women entrepreneurs

EIB, AfDB to invest US$70m in Development Bank of Nigeria 

The European Investment Bank and the African Development Bank have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank…

Late Barbara Bush for burial on Saturday

Former first lady Barbara Bush's funeral will be held on Saturday. Bush, who was also the mother of President George…
Osun Government cautions residents against unprotected sex to minimise spread of HIV in the face of withdrawal of support from USAID.

Malawi on course to eradicate HIV infections – Levy

Malawi, which has one of the highest rates of the deadly HIV and AIDS infections, is on course to eradicate…
Drama at Enugu Radio Station: EFCC seizes Presenter during live broadcast

How Chinese Bizman tried to smuggle $300,000 outside Nigeria – Witness

The trial of Li Yanping, a Chinese national who is facing a one-count charge of money laundering for concealing $300,000…

Lack of modern farming techniques threaten food security in Africa – FAO

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that lack of modern farming techniques threatens Africa’s food security. Josef…
JOHESU-UITH declares indefinite strike

Nigerian Govt. appeals to health workers to return to their duty post

The Federal Government has appealed to the striking members of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) to return to work.…

AfDB to partner with institute to develop industry-led research in Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Institute of Mathematics and Sciences (AIMS) are now in a landmark relationship…

Armed groups in South Sudan release more child soldiers released

No fewer than 200 children have been released by armed groups in South Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has…
Mr. Adeniyi Sanni, senior aide to Ogun West Senator, Solomon Adeola has been killed in yet to be ascertained circumstances in Lagos

How Sen. Adeola escaped kidnap — Aide

Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC-Lagos) on Wednesday allegedly escaped an attempted kidnap in the hands of unknown men who stormed the…
Jos Prison or Correctional Centre

How prison inmates enrolled for PhD

It was a development worthy of emulation as two inmates of Kirikiri Prison in Lagos in spite of their incarceration…
U.S. billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates ready to meet with the Taliban if it would help eradicate poliomyelitis in Afghanistan.

Gates backs gene technologies to end malaria fight

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on Wednesday backed technologies in the fight to end malaria.
Edo NMA faction suspends Udoka Imoisili, Okwara Benson and Collins Otoikhila the state Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary respectively.

Association commends progress in FCT healthcare delivery

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday in Abuja expressed satisfaction with the progress made by…

FCT Minister assures residents of healthy, safe meat

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello, has said that only healthy livestock safe for human…

2 Kirikiri prisoners enroll for PhD

Two inmates of Kirikiri Prison in Lagos have defied the psychological drawback associated with incarceration by enrolling for doctorate degrees…

JOHESU strike: LUTH, FMC Ebute-Meta join

Activities at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, and Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Meta, were crippled on Wednesday…

Lagos to announce new bidder for 4th Mainland Bridge in June

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday revealed that new bidders for the proposed 4th Mainland Bridge would be announced in…

NASS invasion national embarrassment – FCT residents

Some residents of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said Wednesday’s invasion of the Senate by hoodlums, who forcefully made away with…

RSW programme is the needed catalyst for graduates to excel – Caleb VC

The Ready Set‎ Work, RSW, an employability and entrepreneurship training initiative of the Lagos State Government has been described as…

Trump contradicts himself over Comey firing

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not fire James Comey because of the phony Russia investigation, contradicting…
NUC approves 18 full-time programmes for new Federal University of Applied Sciences Kachia (FUASK) in southern part of Kaduna State.

NUC to make varsity education accessible

The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it has constituted a committee to make university education accessible to the teeming population,…

NASS invasion: Federal Government orders probe

The Federal Government has directed security agencies to immediately unravel the circumstances surrounding the invasion of the National Assembly and…
APC denies issuing any directive to incumbent LGA chairpersons, seeking reelection, to resign ahead of the 2025 Lagos council poll.

APC national convention to hold May 14

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday announced that its National Convention to elect officers for a new term in…

Kaduna/Katsina Customs generate N1.1bn revenue in 3 months

The Kaduna/Katsina Customs Area Command on Wednesday said it had generated N1.1 billion as revenue from January to March this…

Commonwealth leaders urged to halve malaria next five years

The Global Malaria Community has urged Commonwealth leaders to make a game-changing commitment to halve malaria across the Commonwealth within…
Lagos to shut down Olusosun, Solous dumpsites for Waste-to-Energy Project

Olusosun: Police Destroy Shanties, recover two guns, cutlasses

By Kazeem Ugbodaga A joint operation which consist of the Lagos Rapid Response Squad, Task Force, LASEMA, Lagos Fire Service…
WHO renames Monkeypox

WHO train health officers on E-surveillance

No fewer than 23 Disease Surveillance Notification Officers (DSNO) in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have been trained by World Health…

House of Reps. brands Senate mace seizure, a mockery of democracy

The House of Representatives on Wednesday described the “seizure” of Senate mace by some hoodlums as mockery of the country’s…

Sokoto communities receive N7m worth of cement

The Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) on Wednesday donated 2, 040 bags of cement worth N7 million to 68…