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Bauchi NUT describes 26,000 teachers as grossly inadequate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Union Teachers (NUT), Bauchi State Chapter, said on Thursday that the 26,000 teachers in its Primary School system…

IWD 2018: NNPC celebrates Nigerian women achievements

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday congratulated Nigerian women for their achievements on the commemoration of this year’s…

IWD 2018: Dutch envoy sees gender parity taking maybe 200 years to achieve

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ambassador of the Netherlands to Nigeria, John Groffen has expressed disappointment that in spite of increased global efforts at closing…

IWD 2018: Indians protest violence, discrimination against women

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Thousands of Indians joined demonstrations against sexual violence and gender discrimination on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Thursday.

Serial rapist sentenced to 72 years in prison

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A court in Zimbabwe sentences 31-year-old serial rapist has been sentenced to an effective 72 years in prison.

Nigerian Govt assures completion of Loko-Oweto Bridge in November

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing has assured that the 2.2-kilometre Loko-Oweto bridge across the river Benue linking…

Kwara students protest Saraki’s prolonged trial

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Members of the National Association of Kwara State Students(NAKSS) on Thursday in Abuja staged a protest over what they claimed…

Congo Election: PM Tshibala insists presidential poll on course for December

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An election in the Democratic Republic of Congo to replace President Joseph Kabila remains on course for late December, the…

Daura Rice farmers receive farming inputs from anchor borrowers scheme

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

No fewer than 1,500 rice farmers in Daura, Katsina State, have received various farming implements under the phase 11 of…

Congo’s Kabila to sign new mining code soon after meeting with miners

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila will soon sign into law a new mining-code that is vigorously opposed by…

Dapchi schoolgirls: Buhari applauded for responding promptly to abduction

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The President, Nigeria Youth Organisation (NYO), Mr Abdullahi Wali, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for responding promptly to the abduction of…

Somali women commended for championing inclusive, equitable society

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN senior envoy in Somalia on Thursday praised the role of Somali women in promoting a more inclusive and…

AU, U.S. discuss ways of strengthening partnership

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The African Union (AU) and the U. S. on Thursday discussed ways of strengthening their partnership.

Anchor Borrowers’ Programme: Rice farmers in Southern Kaduna receive farm inputs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) members in Southern Kaduna on Thursday received farm inputs for the cultivation of rice…

20 ships discharging petroleum products, other commodities at Lagos ports

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Twenty ships are discharging petroleum products and other commodities at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos, the Nigerian…

National Identity Number will curtail crime, aid economic development – Official

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Enforcing the use of National Identity Number (NIN) will reduce crime and aid economic development, an official of the National…

Bank Fraud Probe: India’s Bureau files fresh charges against billionaire Nirav Modi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday filed fresh case against billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi and top officials of his…

Zamfara governor’s Media aide is dead

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The death has occurred of Malam Bello Samai’la, the Director-General, Media and Communications to Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara.

Tight security in Jos ahead of Buhari’s visit

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Security has been tightened up in most parts of Jos, Plateau State, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day working visit…

LG pays N6.7m compensation for new school in Buhari’s village

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Alhaji Sade Zango, the Acting Chairman of the Council, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of…

Libya launches first DNA lab to help identify bodies in mass graves

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Libya’s UN-backed unity government on Thursday launched its first DNA analysis laboratory to help identify bodies recovered from mass…

IWD 2018: Activist calls for celebration of female heroes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Lola Dare, a gender parity advocate and Global President of I Will, an NGO, has called for celebration of…

Private school owners vow to resist multiple taxes

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The President of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), FCT Chapter, Hajiya Samira Jibir, says the association will…

UTME candidates call for transparency in admission process

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates in FCT are optimistic that the 2018 exercise would end in their…

Fuel shortage hits Lagos BRT depots, passengers stranded

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Hundreds of passengers were stranded at various bus terminus in Lagos on Thursday due to fuel shortage at Lagos BRT…

Women prone to kidney disease than men – Nephrologist

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Consultant Nephrologist, Dr Theophillus Umeizudike, on Thursday, said women are more at risk of developing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)…

IWD 2018: ‘Fight for equal rights for women continues’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, said that the “fight for equal rights for women continues’’ in spite the progress made so…

Aba Women Riot Receives UN Recognition

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The UN Women has recognised the Aba women’s riot of 1929 as a noteworthy women-led demonstration, which ignited the revolution…

Hundreds of activists slam Duterte’s sexist remarks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Hundreds of activists wearing purple and pink shirts rallied in the Philippine capital on Thursday to protest women’s rights violations…

Gunmen shoot pregnant woman in Bayelsa

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Thursday attacked a Yenagoa-bound boat loaded with passengers and goods. A pregnant woman…

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