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Lawmakers, residents appeal to NBTE over polytechnic approval

Some lawmakers and residents of Iseyin in Oyo State have appealed to the National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) to…

Tambuwal inaugurates campaign to enrol 1.4m children in school

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has inaugurated a state-wide campaign to enrol 1.4 million children into primary schools in…
Court dismisses Sen. Ndume’s plea, seeking order to discharge him as Maina’s surety

Sen. Ndume resumes in Senate on Wednesday

The Senate has resolved that Sen. Mohammed Ndume (APC) should resume sitting on Wednesday Nov. 15, since he had served…
Farmers to converge on Kano in November on impact of AfCFTA on onion production

500 Daura farmers key into Anchor Borrowers programme

Rice Farmers Association, Daura Local Government chapter, says it has so far registered 500 farmers for the second phase of…

Russia 2018: Ticket sales resumes on Thursday

Ticket sales for the world’s biggest football event, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, will resume on Thursday on a first-come…

Ambode swears in Adesoye as 20th Head of Service

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday swear-in Mrs Folashade Adesoye as the 20th Head of Service, HOS, of Lagos…
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja cautions politicians against any attempt to rig 2023 general elections.

Christians should work hard for a better society – Onaiyekan

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has called on all Christians to work hard for a better society…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Benue Police arrest 4 herdsmen for attempted rape

The Police Command in Benue says it has arrested four suspected herdsmen for alleged attempt to rape two women –…

Muslim community tells President Buhari to fulfill campaign promises to Ndigbo

The Muslim community in Ebonyi, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfill his 2015 campaign promises to the South-East…

Somalia vows to intensify counter terrorism operations

Somalia on Tuesday vowed to intensify military operations against Islamist State (IS) and Al-Shabaab militants to stabilise the Horn of…

Kenya election: Security tight at court ahead of petitions hearing

Security was tight outside Kenyan Supreme Court on Tuesday as it prepared to review petitions challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory…

Rivers lawmaker calls for patience on Ogoni clean-up

An APC lawmaker representing Eleme Constituency in the Rivers Assembly, Hon. Josiah Olu has enjoined pressure groups agitating against the…
Kogi State Gov, Yahaya Bello

Minister supports Gov. Bello on fiscal discipline

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Gov. Yahaya…

A quarter of UN Natural Heritage sites under threat

Climate change has sharply increased the number of World Heritage ecosystems that have become under threat over the past three…

Iran declares day of mourning for quake victims

Iran has declared Tuesday a day of mourning for the more than 400 people, who died after a powerful earthquake…

Zuma insist on “radical economic transformation”

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa reiterated his call for radical reforms to shift the balance of “monopoly” economic power…

Nigerian policemen receive training on incidents management

Over 100 Nigerian police officers have been trained on incidents management by the United Kingdom (UK) Policing College across the…

Food security: Kwara govt. disburses N1bn to 540 farmers

The Kwara Government has disbursed over N1billion to 500 smallholder farmers and 40 commercial farmers to boost agriculture and food…

Nigerian Govt. needs N1trn annually to fulfil campaign promises in Education

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, says the ruling All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government needs one trillion naira annually,…
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)

Nigerian Govt. recovers $64.6m electricity debt from international customers

The Federal Government on Monday announced that it had recovered 64.6 million dollars electricity debt from its international customers.
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode

Lagos state passes Cooperative College Bill

The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed into law, a bill for the establishment of Lagos State Cooperative College…
UCH resident doctors begins three-week strike

UCH will solve medical tourism challenges in Nigeria – CMD

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, is capable of resolving the brain drain and medical tourism challenges plaguing…

Oyo Police chief denies shooting female workers

Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abiodun Odude, says his men were not responsible for shooting of two female members…

Workers’ protest paralyses UCH

It was a herculean task on Monday for visitors, patients and workers of the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Oyo…

Edo vigilante group shoots​, kills man, same day his father died

The police in Benin, Edo State, have confirmed the shooting of a middle-aged man, Melody Odiazor, who was allegedly shot…
Ex President Jacob Zuma

South Africa’s Treasury head of budget resigns

South Africa’s Treasury on Monday, confirmed that Deputy Director-General Michael Sachs, a senior official in charge of the budget office,…
Researchers eliminate HIV from cells in a laboratory using a gene-editing tool known as Crispr-Cas, thus, raising hopes of a cure

U.S. resolute to fight HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

The U. S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, said on Monday that his country would remain committed to the fight…

Federal Government to fight HIV and AIDS through NHIS

The Federal Government said on Monday that it would support the fight against HIV and AIDS programmes through the National…

Abuja velodrome to get UCF certification

The Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN) on Monday said plans had been perfected to ensure the certification of the velodrome…

Buhari’s visit: Police warn IPOB against disruptive acts

The Ebonyi Police Command on Monday warned the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and political parties’ supporters against disruptive…