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Taliban attacks: District governor among 20 killed in Afghanistan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

At least 20 people including a district governor and security forces have been killed in two separate attacks by Taliban…

Myanmar to get $247.89m international funding to fight diseases

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Global Fund will fund Myanmar through UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) with 247.89 million dollars to combat HIV/AIDs,…

ATSP: Nigerian Govt spends N5bn on irrigation schemes, access roads in Jigawa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government is expending over N5 billion on rehabilitation and expansion of irrigation schemes, construction of access roads and…

SERAP urge institutions to reverse hiked fees

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has asked the authorities of two Nigerian universities to reverse the recently increased…

Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 13.34% in March – NBS

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria’s inflation rate measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped from 14.33 in February to 13.34 per cent in…

Germany investigates 431 extremism cases in armed forces

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Germany is investigating 431cases of possible right-wing extremism within the armed forces, local media reported on Thursday.

Egypt, Russia resume direct flights after more than 2 years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Direct flights between Moscow and Cairo resumed on Thursday, more than two years after Russia banned flights to Egypt in…

Trading in Oando shares resumes fully Thursday, NSE says

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Stock Exchange said trading in the stock of Nigeria’s biggest energy company, Oando, will resume on Thursday, without…

NSE earmarks N2bn to corporate social responsibility

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) on Wednesday said it had earmarked N2 billion for its Community Engineering Project (CEP)…

Enugu police arrest suspected armed robber, recover stolen tricycle

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Enugu State Police Command said that it had arrested a suspected armed robber, who specialised in snatching tricycle, popularly…

6 Sri Lankan ministers resign from unity government

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Six Sri Lankan ministers tendered their resignations to President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday, stating that they were unable to continue…

Study shows pharma wastes threatening rivers worldwide

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pharmaceutical wastes resulting from human and farm animal consumption are endangering the eco-system of rivers around the world, a new…

China vows to fight back if U.S. escalates trade spat

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday trade negotiations with the United States would be impossible as Washington’s attempts at dialogue…

Lagos Assembly moves to amend state pension law

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday said it had the intention of adding value to pension administration in…

Loko-Oweto Bridge: Nigerian Govt applauded for Sukuk fund initiative

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Eyass Nassar, Loko-Oweto Bridge Project Manager, Reynolds Construction Company Limited, has applauded the Federal Government over Sukuk fund initiative.

Yellow Fever: U.N. seeks to eliminate epidemics in Africa by 2026

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nearly one billion people in Africa will be vaccinated against yellow fever by 2026 in an ambitious United Nations campaign…

Lagos Govt tasks MAN on waste recycling

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government has charged members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) to evolve better ways of waste…

Senate makes case for more budgetary allocation to FCT

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday in Abuja, made case for more budgetary allocation to the…

Association urge Akeredolu to reverse increment in tuition fees

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has passionately appealed to Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo to reverse recent increase in…

We will not delve too much into aviation business – AMCON

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) says its involvement in aviation business is limited to the recovery of loans…

Tributes as Akinwumi Isola’s burial begins

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

As the burial programmes of late Professor Israel Bodunrin Akinwumi Orojide Isola enters the second day Wednesday, friends, families, colleagues…

Nigerian Army neutralise 3 terrorists, rescue 33

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Troops on clearance operations at Jaje in Borno on Wednesday neutralised three Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 33 members of their…

Nigerian troops undergo training on confronting Boko Haram

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Some 12 U.S. soldiers have trained Nigerian troops on a six-week advice-and-assist mission in Jaji, Kaduna State, Pentagon has said.…

First Lady urges private doctors to review their medical fees

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of…

DPR seals NNPC affiliate filling station for selling petrol at N181

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), on Wednesday sealed a petrol station affiliated to the downstream petroleum sector retail arm…

FEC approves establishment of Nigerian Army University in Borno

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the establishment of the Nigerian Army University in Biu, Borno State.

OAU begins investigation into sex-for-mark scandal involving lecturer

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State has set up a committee to investigate the sex-for-mark scandal…

Minimum Wage: Committee to hold nationwide public hearing

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Government Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage is to hold public hearing across the country, and…

Drug abuse: When last did you check your children’s bags? – NAFDAC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday called on parents and communities to step up monitoring of youths…

France set to being targeted sanctions over Mali violence

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

France will propose the first names to be blacklisted by the UN Security Council for violating or obstructing Mali’s 2015…

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