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Female TIN Can Island Container Terminal crane operators with Hadiza Usman, MD of NPA

Africa’s first female harbour crane operators unveiled

The Tin-Can Island Container Terminal (TICT) has trained the first set of female harbour cranes and Rubber Tyre Gantry (RTG)…
FILE PHOTO: Child trafficking: to attract years of imprisonment in Edo State.

Agency challenges tour operators on fight against human trafficking

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has challenged tour operators, travel agents and airline operators…
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi: directs workers to sgun IPOB's Sit-At-Home order or face dismissal.

Ebonyi Govt. urged to address Housing Programme issues

Federal Government has called for urgent intervention of Ebonyi Government in addressing issues bordering on resettlement of original allottees of…

Dokpesi promises people-oriented PDP

Media mogul, Raymond Dokpesi, on Saturday, promised to build people-oriented party if elected chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Rohingya refugee camp: European Charity hopes for a papal visit

Pope Francis should pay an impromptu visit to Rohingya refugees during his upcoming visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh, the Director…

SDGs: Women empowerment key to attainment goals – Ambode

Wife of the Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, says women empowerment and their access to quality maternal and healthcare…

Sultan decries increase of drug use among youths

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has decried the abuse of cough syrup among youths and urged authorities to…

New Zimbabwe President promises financial stability, elections in 2018

Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, promised on Friday that elections would be held in 2016 as scheduled and outlined a broad…

Ondo state First Lady wants monarchs’ wives participation in maternal, child health

Mrs Betty Ayanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has called for the involvement of wives of traditional…
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Oba Rilwan calls for re-training of teachers following Kaduna Disaster

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Friday in Zaria said that training and re-training of teachers was important to…

Akwa Ibom state house of assembly receives N651.5bn budget for 2018

Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Friday presented 2018 budget of N651.50 billion to the Akwa Ibom House of…

Nigeria is open to foreign investment – Babandede

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it is promoting the policy of selective migration that opens the country’s borders to…

3 Undergraduates Arrested For Murder

The Katsina Police Command has arrested three undergraduates of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University suspected to have murdered one Abdulmalik…
Police arrest 34-year-old man over rape of a 90-year-old woman in an aged care home in the town of Bateau Bay, Australia.

Father in court for having sex with daughter

A 35-year old father, Emmanuel Idoko, appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday for alleged defilement of…

Housewife kills stepson with rat poison

The Katsina Police Command says it has arrested a 28-year-old housewife for allegedly killing her 40-day old stepson.
Recruitment: Nigeria Customs Service sends message to enlisted candidates

Car smugglers attack customs officers, injure 4

Four operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command, were injured as the command seized eight used vehicles including…

Photo News: Hidden face of a killer wife

Maryam Sanda, alleged killer of her husband, Bilyamin Bello, has been spared, for now, of being remanded in prison by…

Kano State has 9bn monthly salary bill – Governor

The Kano State Government has N9 billion salary bill monthly. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje said this in Kano on Friday at…

CBN injects $287.89 million into currency market

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN said on Friday that it has injected $287.89 million into currency market to meet…
UNICEF

UNICEF challenges Niger Delta states on nutrition, child welfare

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says states in the South-South geopolitical zone still have major challenges in water coverage, sanitation, immunisation…
Investors lose N1.14trn as NGX reacts to MPC decision

NSE indices up 1.85%

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed on a bullish trend on Friday with the market indices improving further…

Nigerian women advised on healthy living

The President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, on Friday, advised women to take their health seriously as…

FRSC identifies black spots on highways, deploys men

The program Director of Caritas Nigeria, Dr Amana Effiong, on Friday advised Nigerians to seek medical care regularly to avoid…
Tobacco

ECOWAS to increase duties on tobacco to curb consumption

ECOWAS is set to increase excise duties on tobacco and other unhealthy products to increase revenue and reduce consumption of…

Seek medical checkup to avoid sudden death – Experts

program Director of Caritas Nigeria, Dr Amana Effiong, on Friday, advised Nigerians to seek medical care regularly to avoid sudden…

UNICEF highlights Niger Delta challenges on nutrition, child welfare

UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says states in the South-South geo-political zone still have major challenges in water coverage, sanitation, immunisation…
Kwara APC chairman Sunday Fagbemi explains why the party won all chairmanship and councillorship seats Saturday's LG election in the state

New SGF addresses acrimony in government – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said the appointment of new Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) had helped to…

Ekwueme: Imo Deputy Governor calls for immortalization

Imo Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere, on Friday urged the Federal Government to immortalise the late former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme,…

Army to set up Operation Base in Falgore forest – Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday, said a Forward Operation Base (FOB) would be set up…

New Zamfara state Commissioner of Police resumes duty

The newly appointed Police Commissioner of Zamfara, Mr Kenneth Ebrimson has assumed duty.