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Delhi tutorial centre owner detained in connection with exam paper leak

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Indian police Thursday detained the owner of a tutorial centre in Delhi in connection with the leak of question papers…

Nigerian Shippers Council restates commitment to international best practices

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Shippers Council says it is collaborating with relevant government agencies to ensure compliance to trade laws, guidelines and…

Association celebrates court’s reinstatement of 28 sacked workers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) has welcomed the reinstatement of 28 members of the union, sacked…

Nigerian Govt. reaffirm commitment to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has renewed the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to making prevention of mother-to-child…

Nobel laureate, Malala returns to Pakistan for the first time since Taliban attack

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Nobel peace laureate, Malala Yousafzai, met Pakistan’s prime minister and was expected to address a reception in her honour on…

German bank guard chases robbers away with smoke bomb

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A quick-thinking German bank employee used a smoke bomb early Thursday to drive off a band of criminals trying to…

Jordan, Palestine reiterate commitment to continued peace efforts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Jordan and Palestine on Wednesday stressed commitment to continued efforts to attain desired peace, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

U.S. military kills 2 al-Qaeda members in Libya drone strike

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A U.S. drone strike in Libya over the weekend killed two members of the terrorist organisation al-Qaeda, the U.S. military…

Burkinabe forces sieze large quantity of weapons from suspected terrorists

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Burkinabe security forces on Thursday said they dislodged and seized large qauntity of weapons from suspected terrorists in a forest…

Kim Jong Un, South Korea’s Moon Jae In to hold rare summit on April 27

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The two Koreas agreed Thursday to hold what will be only their third summit since the 1950 to 1953 Korean…

Kenya opposition politician Miguna dragged, assaulted in forced deportation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Kenyan opposition politician who government authorities deported in contravention of a court order said on Thursday he had been…

Old Age, overweight increase risks of Arthritis – Expert

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Dr Nnenna Okafor, Senior Registrar, Department of Family Medicine, National Hospital, Abuja, said on Wednesday that the risk of developing…

School Abuse: Canadian PM Trudeau disappointed by pope’s refusal to apologise

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was disappointed by the refusal of Pope Francis to personally apologise for the role…

Revised UN strategy to tackle causes of Sahel crisis – Mohammed

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Ms Amina Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary-General said the UN has reset its action plan to address the root causes of…

UN Chief expresses concern over peacekeepers vulnerability to attacks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said peacekeepers are vulnerable and under-equipped, making them targets of attacks.

Electoral Act Amendment: Reps to investigate bribery allegations against members

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The House of Representatives on Wednesday directed its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate media report on bribery of…

Senate passes Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB)

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Senate on Wednesday passed the much-awaited Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), with the approval of five percent levy on…

Fed Govt. committed to preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has renewed the commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to making prevention of mother-to-child…

NMA urges members to participate in politics

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Prof. Mike Ogirima, the President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has advised his members to…

Ooni awards scholarships to secondary schools students

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has awarded scholarships to over 270 secondary schools students across Southwest in the…

Abia‘ll stop depending on Federal allocation by 2022 – Commissioner

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Abia Government will cease to depend on Federal allocation from 2022 when the return on government’s current investment in oil…

Land Use protest: Police, DSS invade NBA Ikeja branch secretariat

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Scores of security men including officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) led by DCP Operations, Lagos State Police…

Julius Berger issued 7-day ultimatum over road projects

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The National Association of Plants Operators (NAPO) on Tuesday gave a seven-day ultimatum to Julius Berger Nig. Plc to include…

Kwara CP parades suspected ritualist with 3 human heads

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Police Command in Kwara Wednesday paraded a suspected ritualist it arrested with three human skulls in Ilorin. The Commissioner…

Ajaokuta: Reps adopt 2 bills to prevent concession

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted two bills seeking to prevent the concession of Ajaokuta steel company and to…

2017 budget must run till May 31 – Senate

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Senate on Wednesday urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to allow the 2017 Budget run till May 31 instead…

Ikorodu-Shagamu road: FEC approves N20.8bn for rehabilitation

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved N20.8billion for the rehabilitation of Ikorodu – Shagamu road and…

Afe Babalola decries dilapidated infrastructure in Nigerian schools

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Chief Afe Babalola, the Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, (ABUAD) Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday lamented the dilapidation of…

Libya: 611 Nigerians voluntarily return in March

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said a total of 611 Nigerians had voluntarily returned from Libya in…

Lagos waste managers created 25,000 jobs in 20yrs – AWAM

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), known as Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators, says it has invested over N6…

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