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Keyamo petitions Buhari over IGP’s arrest of online journalists

Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the arrest and maltreatment of online journalists by the…

Boko Haram strikes again, kills 5 in Madagali

Alhaji Yusuf Muhammed, Chairman Madagali Local Government Area has confirmed the killing of five people in Kaya village by suspected…

Federal Govt. approves N497m for Cross River dam project

The Federal Government has approved N497 million for the construction of the Ijegu Yala Dam in Yala Local Government Area…

CLI: LASG, Visionscape Intensify Waste Evacuation Across Metropolis

The Lagos State Government and the environmental utility group contracted to implement the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI), Visionscape Sanitation Solutions,…

Unemployment, pollution remains Niger Delta’s biggest challenge – NDRBDA MD

Mr Tonye David-West, the Managing Director of Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority, on Friday said youth unemployment and environmental…

NYSC committed to national unity, integration – Kazure

Brig.-Gen. Sule Kazaure, the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), said on Friday that the scheme was totally committed to…

IGP deploys Owoseni to Benue as Police Commissioner

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris has drafted former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Owoseni to…

Nigerian Govt. to boost herbal medicine research with N100m

The Federal Government has pledged to support the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) with N100 million grant…

Macron promises to double budget for overseas military operations

France will double its budget for overseas military operations, President Emmanuel Macron told officers and troops on Friday.

Nigerian Govt targets 15% tax GDP contribution through VAIDS

Sen. Udo Udoma, Minister, Budget and National Planning, says the Federal Government is targeting 15 per cent tax contribution ratio…

Pope Francis conducts wedding ceremony Mid-Flight

Pope Francis conducted a wedding ceremony during a flight from Santiago, Chile between Paula Podest, 39, and Carlos Ciufardi, 41.

Ebonyi begins sanitization of ministries

The Ebonyi Government says it has commenced the sanitisation of its ministries to correct detected administrative flaws in the system.…

NOUN Alumni Association decries discrimination

The National Open University of Nigeria Alumni Association (NOUNAA) on Friday lamented that graduates of the university were being belittled…

Oshiomhole humbled by Gov. Obaseki’s accomplishments

Former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday commended his successor, Gov. Godwin Obaseki, for achieving a lot despite…

Delta group writes I-G over extrajudicial killing of suspect

The Isoko Monitoring Group in Delta State has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (I-G), Ibrahim Idris over the alleged…

LASU to open portal for regularisation of encroached land

The Lagos State University (LASU) says the registration portal for the regularisation of encroached land of the institution by illegal…

Anglican Bishop describes Ekwueme as a great, selfless statesman

Most Rev. Adebola Ademowo, the Bishop of Lagos and Dean Emeritus, Church of Nigeria, (Anglican Communion), has described the late…

Stop harassing our men, Peace Corps warns Lagos CP

The Peace Corps of Nigeria has warned the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi and other police officers to…

Abandoned water project: Residents solicit FCTA intervention

Residents of Abaji Area Council have appealed to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to urgently facilitate completion of the…

Ondo Govt. receives 23 Libya returnees

The Ondo State Government, on Friday, in Akure, received 23 indigenes of the state, who were among Nigerian returnees from…

Delta Air tightens requirements for passengers traveling with animals

Delta Airline says it has tightened the requirements for passengers travelling animals on its flights. A statement by John Laughter,…
Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

DPR seals five filling stations in Sango-Ota

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Friday sealed up five filling stations in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun for…

2019: Group seeks support for Atiku

A group, the Atiku Presidential Mandate Network (APMAN), has called on youths to support former Nigeria’s Vice President, Alhaji Atiku…

President Buhari to visit Nasarawa State on Feb. 6

Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State said on Friday that arrangements have been concluded for the visit of President Muhammadu…

Insecurity: Air Force inaugurates helicopter to boost operations

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Lagos on Friday inaugurated a new Bell 412 helicopter to boost its operations and…

SPAR Supermarket introduces Wi-Fi in Nigerian stores

A leading supermarket chain, SPAR, has introduced free Wi-Fi in its 12 stores across the country. The free Wi-Fi, which…
UNICEF

1.3m children displaced by Iraq-IS war – UNICEF

About half the 2.6 million people displaced in Iraq after a three-year war with Islamic State (IS) militants are children…

Emergency Communication Centers in 36 states ready soon – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the Emergency Communication Centres across the 36 states of the federation will soon be…

NIMASA, Nigerian Gas Association advocate Green Environment

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) will promote Green Environment Initiative, a global strategy that ensures environments are…
Access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia after violent protests sparked by a rift in Orthodox Church claims 30 lives

Social media companies hastens removal of online hate speech: EU

Social media companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube have accelerated removals of online hate speech, reviewing more than two-thirds of…