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70,000 Nigerians visit Guangdong Province in 2016

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Wale Oloko, the Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Ghuangzhuo, China on Monday announced that no fewer…

Plateau postpones LG polls, cites insecurity

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) on Monday announced the indefinite postponement of elections into Local Government Councils earlier…

Ethiopian opposition leader sentenced to 6-months in prison for contempt of court

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ethiopian court on Monday sentenced a senior opposition leader to six months in jail for contempt of court for…

Libyan returnees: Edo plans to establish permanent accommodation facility

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Yinka Omoregbe, Chairman, Edo Task Force on Anti Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration, says plans are underway to establish…

NYSC to blacklist employers who encourage absenteeism

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Youth Service Corps in Lagos says the corps would blacklist any employer of labour that connives with members…

Turkey’s Erdogan visits Vatican to discuss Jerusalem status with Pope Francis

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Tayyip Erdogan made the first visit by a Turkish president to the Vatican in 59 years on Monday, discussing the…

Boko Haram: Military rescues 30,000 women, children in 2 years – Minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Monday said that no fewer than 30,000 women and children have been rescued from…

Nigeria is not ready for Genetically Modification Foods – Don

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An animal breeder, Prof. Olufunmilayo Adebambo on Monday said Genetically Modification Foods (GMOs) should not be an issue in Nigeria…

NAPTIP engages witch doctors to fight human trafficking

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said it has engaged some local witchdoctors in Benin,…

Prosecutors demand life sentence for Muslim who murdered converted wife

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Public prosecutors in Germany demanded a life sentence on Monday for a Muslim man who murdered his wife after she…

Afreximbank maps out plan to revitalise Sudan industrial activities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has mapped out a new programme that would revitalise industrial activities in Sudan.

Boko Haram: Gov. Shettima commends military for crushing insurgency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Governor of Borno, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, on Monday commended the Nigerian military for the successes recorded so far in…

Bill Gates Foundation to empower rural Nigerian households with chicken

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Bill Gates Foundation will in March start the third phase of its programme on animal production in Nigeria with…

PDP South Africa urges Buhari to prosecute troublemakers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The South Africa chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to arrest and prosecute those…

Air fares to go up

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The rise in the oil price is putting the squeeze on airline costs and is likely to lead to a…

Lagos ports to receive 29 ships laden with petroleum products, food items

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Twenty nine ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can…

Police fire tear gas at Kenyan demonstrators demanding reopening of TV stations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kenyan police fired teargas on Monday to disperse 100 demonstrators demanding that the government reopen three private television channels it…

IATA calls for urgent attention to address infrastructure crisis

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for urgent attention to address infrastructure challenges to secure the future of…

Photo News: Lagos LG team after Ambode’s inauguration of new Cabinet members

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos LG team after Ambode's inauguration of new Cabinet members

French drug firm insists anti-dengue vaccine is safe, effective

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

French pharmaceutical company, Sanofi Pasteur, on Monday insisted its anti-dengue vaccine is effective and safe in spite of preliminary data…

Tambuwal announces major cabinet reshuffle

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Governor Aminu Tambuwal has announced a major reshuffle to his cabinet, assigning portfolios to four recently-appointed commissioners while nine others…

Ranching: Herdsmen advised to form cooperative societies to enjoy govt’s intervention

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr David Kassa, the Taraba Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, on Monday advised herdsmen and other livestock farmers to…

Ambode warns New Commissioners: I deserve nothing from you but the best

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday inaugurated newly appointed commissioners and special advisers, with a charge that he deserved…

Soaring costs drag down Uganda’s private sector – Survey

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Tempo of economic activity in Uganda’s private-sector slowed in January from the previous month, depressed by soaring input costs for…

North Korea’s ceremonial leader Kim Yong Nam to visit South Korea for Olympics

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

North Korea’s ceremonial leader will make an unprecedented visit to South Korea this week, officials said on Monday.

Nigerians advised to register, vote for leaders with integrity during elections

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A cleric, Rev. Fr.Lawrence Soja-Anyembugu , has advised Nigerians to take advantage of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to…

Russian lawmaker calls for revision of IOC charter

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Russian lawmaker, Konstantin Kosachev, on Monday called for a revision of the statutory documents of the International Olympic Committee…

Experts say NSE pricing methodology provided liquidity for inactive stocks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some financial experts on Monday said that the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) amended par-value and pricing methodology has provided liquidity…

Firstbank ATMs dispense N2.8 trillion in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

First Bank of Nig. Ltd. says its Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) dispensed over N2.8 trillion from January 2017 to December…

Man shot, arrested after trying to break into Iran’s presidential office

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A man was shot and arrested in Iran after trying to break into president’s office, the deputy governor of Tehran…

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