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Traditional rulers endorse Gov. Ambode for second term

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Traditional Rulers in Lagos State of Ijebu extraction have unanimously endorsed the candidacy of the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode…

Tenure elongation: Lagos APC chief backs President Buhari’s decision

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

An elder in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Tajudeen Olusi, says the state chapter…

Israel PM, Netanyahu briefly hospitalised with infection

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was briefly hospitalised on Tuesday with a high fever, Israeli media reported. The 68-year-old was…

Violence displace 5,000 in northern Burkina Faso in January – ICRC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The International committee of Red Cross (ICRC) said 5,000 people fled their homes in the northern Soum province of Burkina…

United Nations Chief calls for archival searches in ex-UN chief’s death inquiry

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on nations to scour their archives for possible evidence regarding the death of former UN…

151 Russian envoys banned from NATO, 27 countries – U.S.

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The U.S. said no fewer than 151 Russian envoys have so far been expelled by 27 countries and NATO as…

`Civilians pay the price in war situations’ – UN aid chief

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr Mark Lowcock, has said that civilians paid the highest price in any war…

United Nations allocate N4bn for humanitarian aid in Northeast

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The UN says it has allocated 11 million dollars (about N4 billion) to help 60,000 internally displaced people in Borno…

Senate to debate Danjuma’s statement Wednesday

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Senate says it will on Wednesday deliberate on the statement made by former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma…

Tenure Elongation: Buhari saves APC from unnecessary litigations – Tinubu

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari, by kicking against elongation…

Photo: Keystone Bank Wins Women Entrepreneurs Empowerment Award in U.S.

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Keystone Bank has won the 'Best Bank in Women Entrepreneurs Empowerment Award' in U.S.

Federal Govt. to boost power generation via renewable energy resources – Onu

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said on Tuesday said that the Federal Government would use renewable…

Malta legalises medicinal cannabis prescription for patients

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Malta has on Tuesday legalised prescription of medicinal cannabis products by general practitioners. The new law means that patients would…

RSW: 5,000 final year students jostle for 2,000 internship positions

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

At least 5,000 final year students of eight tertiary institutions in Lagos State are jostling for 2,000 internship placements under…

Nigeria’s travel industry to contribute 2.59m jobs by 2027

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Nigeria’s Travel industry’s contribution to employment is expected to rise by 3.6% per annum to 2,598,000 jobs in 2027. Travelstart Nigeria, an…

United Nations seek to enhance police reforms in Somaliland

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The United Nations on Tuesday wrapped up a high-level security conference that discussed comprehensive police reforms to help stabilise the…

Central states to experience partly cloudy, sunny weather tomorrow – NiMet

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather conditions over most parts of the central states of the…

Doping: Minister inaugurates committee to investigate allegations

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday inaugurated a 5-man committee to investigate the alleged violation of…

ISIS Militant jailed in Britain for training child soldiers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A court has sentenced a man to life in prison for training child soldiers for a series of terrorist attacks…

Loans Board calls for transfer of Monthly National Housing Fund Contributions

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mrs Hannatu Fika, Executive Secretary, Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board (FGSHLB), on Tuesday called for the transfer of the…

6 killed, 20 wounded in IDPs camp fire outbreak – NEMA

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday confirmed that six persons were killed in a fire outbreak at Rann…

Nigerian Govt reintroduces history into school curriculum

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Federal Government has ordered the reintroduction of history as an independent subject into the basic and junior secondary schools…

Modern contraceptive rate to go up by 27% in 2020 – Federal Govt.

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Government in collaboration with key stakeholders and partners have pledged to achieve a Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) of…

Night grazing banned in Kwara State to curb farmers/herdsmen clash

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Kwara State Government says it has banned night grazing in the state to ensure greater peace between farmers and herdsmen…

Gov. Shettima calls for expansion of Anchor Borrower scheme

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno, on Tuesday called for expansion of Anchor Borrower scheme, to enhance participation in the programme.…

Facebook launch ‘SheMeansBusiness’ to boost Female entrepreneurship in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Social media giant, Facebook, on Tuesday in Lagos unveiled an initiative known as ”SheMeansBusiness” to boost women entrepreneurship in Nigeria.…

Google win lawsuit claiming YouTube censors conservatives

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Google has won the dismissal of a lawsuit in California which accused YouTube of censoring conservative content. U.S. District Judge…

Oba Akiolu condemns vandalism, equipment theft

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, on Tuesday condemned vandalism and theft of power equipment by those he described…

Ukraine, EU partner to strengthen industrial sector

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Ukraine and the European Union (EU) will strengthen their cooperation in the industrial sector, the Ukrainian state press service said…

Seplat lead losers chart with as major stocks suffer price depreciation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Some major oil stocks recorded price depreciation on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday with Seplat leading the losers’…

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