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U.S. withdrawal from funding UNESCO will adversely affect projects in Nigeria

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The withdrawal of the U.S. as a financier of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 2018…

Kenya’s Attorney-General resigns

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kenya’s Attorney General Githu Muigai has resigned, President Uhuru Kenyatta said without explanation on Tuesday, adding he had nominated a…

NCC to establish data bank in Technical University, Ibadan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is ready to establish a data bank at the Technical University, Ibadan(Tech-U).

Why I will remain in PDP – Jimi Agbaje

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Mr Jimi Agbaje, a former gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State in 2017 election, says…

Boko Haram: Farmers commend Nigerian Govt’s Agriculture Support Programme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Women farmers in Zabarmari community in Jere Local Government Area of Borno have commended the Federal Government’s Agriculture Support Programme…

Kafanchan killing: Police vow to arrest fleeing gunmen

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Police Command in Kaduna State on Tuesday said it had put machinery in place to arrest the fleeing gunmen…

Senate urges Nigerian Govt to ban importation of palm oil

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to ban importation of palm oil into the country in…

Go home, you are freed, court tells ex-president Jonathan’s physcician

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

An FCT High Court on Tuesday dismissed the six-count charge bordering on abuse of office preferred against Dr Fortune Feberesima,…

Only 8 agencies allowed operations in ports nationwide – NPA

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday disclosed that only eight Federal Government agencies are allowed to operate and have…

HIV positive man to die for killing wife

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday sentenced one Katungi Phillips to death for stabbing his wife, Justina James, to death…

Oil marketer faces N12.8m fraud charge

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Managing Director of Sunjay Oil and Gas Ltd, Isolo, Lagos, Sunday Adeolu, was on Tuesday brought before an Igbosere…

Fuel scarcity: Kaduna civil servants groan over transport hike

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

As fuel scarcity bites harder in Kaduna, civil servants are finding it difficult to get to work in time due…

UNIBEN recalls 5 rusticated students

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The University of Benin (UNIBEN) says it has recalled five students recently rusticated for their roles in the Nov. 23,…

Herders/Farmers clashes: Association proffers solution to menace

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Association of Small Scale Agro Producers in Nigeria (ASSAPIN) on Tuesday said engagement of more agriculture extension officers could…

Security reforms: UN, EU, AU, others laud Somalia’s efforts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN, the EU and the AU among other countries and blocs on Tuesday hailed Somalia’s implementation of the National…

INEC approves 10 additional CVR centres in Enugu

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved 10 additional registration centres in Enugu State for the ongoing nationwide Continuous…

Nigerians advised to go for regular cancer screening

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Women Friendly Initiative (WFI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called on Nigerians to go for regular cancer screening for early…

Kaduna Govt. sponsors 6 students to study medicine in Cuba

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Adamu Mansur, Permanent Secretary, Kaduna State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, says the state government has sponsored six students…

2019 : INEC collaborates with Group to review communication policy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is collaborating with the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) to review its communication…

70 filling stations sealed for alleged sharp practices in Delta

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Warri Zonal Office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has sealed 70 filling stations for alleged sharp practices…

Nigerian Govt to use BRISIN in fight against corruption

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A data expert, Dr Anthony Uwa, said application of Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN) would help Federal…

Russia won’t flood market with oil, Barkindo says

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Russia has pledged not to abandon a deal with OPEC to keep a lid on oil supplies, even as crude…

INEC disassociates self from social media images of under-aged voters

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disassociated itself from the current videos and pictures in the social media platforms,…

Namibia’s Geingob reshuffles deputy ministers portfolios, appoints more women

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Hage Geingob of Namibia on Tuesday reshuffled deputy ministers portfolios after the Cabinet shakeup on Friday, appointing more women.

Yam exporters set to ship another consignment to UK, USA

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Simon Irtwang, Chairman, Technical Committee on Yam Export, on Tuesday said yam exporters were finalising processes to export another…

U.S. warns Congo against electronic voting for presidential election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U. S. has warned the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) against using an electronic voting system for the presidential…

China to release 1,300 inmates temporarily for Lunar New Year

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China Ministry of Justice is to release 1,300 inmates from around 300 prisons across the country for family gatherings during…

Fifth batch of 136 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrive Port Harcourt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The fifth batch of 136 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrived Port Harcourt International Airport in the early hours of Tuesday,…

Tillerson says Islamic State yet to suffer ‘enduring defeat’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The end of major combat operations against Islamic State does not mean the U.S. and its allies have achieved an…

Philippines’ Duterte insists war against illegal drugs will continue in spite of ICC investigation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he will not stop his war against illegal drugs in spite of an investigation by…

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