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Nigerian Govt calls on private sector investments in River Basins

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has called on the private sector to invest in activities of the River basins…

Osinbajo inaugurates Abia’s tele-health initiative

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday inaugurated the Abia Tele-health initiative, otherwise known as “Dial-a-doctor, describing it as commendable effort…

Philippines’ President apologises to Suu Kyi for Myanmar ‘genocide’ remark

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte apologized to Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday for saying genocide was taking place…

Indian Lawmaker questioned over rape in India, opposition holds vigil

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Indian federal police on Friday began questioning a legislator from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party accused of raping a teenager…

Wike urges Nigerians to insist on free, fair election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has urged Nigerians to prevail on the National Assembly to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto…

Use of Digital devices at night affects students’ sleep cycles – Australian educators

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Liz Bobos, co-president of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Principals Association, said the trend is causing children to act like…

Nerve poisoning: Japan await results of investigation – FM

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Japan is waiting the results of an investigation into who poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with…

Ex-Pakistani PM Shariff disqualified from holding office for lifetime

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office for lifetime under the…

Social media tax: Rights activists cry foul, accuse Museveni of stifling freedom

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Uganda plans to slap a new tax on social media users from July to raise revenue, which human rights activists…

Nasarawa State free from Lymphatic filariasis, trachoma

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nasarawa State Government and Carter Center, an NGO, have confirmed that lymphatic filariasis and trachoma, both of which are…

North Korea pledges to take advantage of bilateral relations with Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has pledged to build on the gains of the bilateral relations with…

‘Youth are leaders of today, not tomorrow’ – UN chief

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has declared that “young people are leaders of today” contrary to the age-long reference to them…

Yellow fever: United Nations to vaccinate 1bn people in Africa by 2026

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The UN is to vaccinate one billion people in Africa against yellow fever by 2026 in an ambitious campaign to…

Somalia Bombing kills 5 during football match

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A bomb killed five spectators at a football match in southern Somalia, police and a lawmaker said on Friday, the…

South Sudan conflict claims lives of 99 aid workers – UN

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The UN said no fewer than 99 humanitarian workers have been killed in South Sudan since the conflict started in…

Road accidents: 1.3m people die annually – UN

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Ms Amina Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, said some 1.3 million drivers, passengers and pedestrians died each year on the…

Nigeria looks to benefit from $770m annual Road Trust Fund

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Nigeria said it looked forward to benefitting from the 770 million dollars Road Trust Fund to strengthen the Federal Road…

Assets forfeiture: Patience Jonathan knows fate April 30

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday fixed April 30 to rule on an application, seeking the forfeiture of two…

8-month old baby found dead inside drum of water

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

How did an eight-month old baby get inside a drum filled with water in Benin City, Edo State and later…

Oil Firm Managers Sent To Prison For Stealing Employer’s N143.3m

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Operations Manager of Prime Alpha Petroleum Ltd in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Evuikowhiroro Omaghomi, 40 and the Account Manager, Patrick…

Nigerian prophet visits South Sudan Vice President, Parliament Speaker

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A Nigerian prophet and Senior Pastor of Champions Royal Assembly, Abuja, Bro. Joshua Iginla, on Thursday paid a courtesy visit…

Rivers to employ 3,000 to dislodge illegal traders, sweep streets

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Rivers State Government is to employ a total of 3,000 men and women to be in the taskforce to clear…

ICC plays down talk of witch-hunting African leaders

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands on Thursday said that there was no truth in allegation that…

8 corps members served with extension in Kwara state

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in Kwara, has sanctioned eight corps members serving in the state for various offences…

Lagos Urges Aggrieved Consumers To Forward Complaints To LASCOPA

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Government has called on all aggrieved consumer residents in the State to forward their complaints to the Lagos…

AfDB to support African farmers with $200m agreement with trading group

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) has signed a 200 million dollars Soft Commodity Finance Facility agreement with the Export Trading…

Tuition Fees Agitation: Governor justifies hike in state owned varsity

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has justified the recent hike in school fees at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko…

Iginla gives widow N.2m, scholarship to her children for life

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Renowned preacher and senior pastor of Champions Royal Assembly, Abuja, Bro Joshua Iginla in his usual manner has blessed a…

Agribusiness fund: CBN begins disbursement of N26bn to beneficiaries

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in collaboration with the Bankers’ Committee on Thursday commenced disbursement of N26 billion Agribusiness…

House of Reps to investigate Offa bank robbery

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The House of Representatives on Thursday, resolved to investigate the Offa bank robbery which occurred on April 5, that resulted…

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