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Nigeria, JICA hold bilateral talks on power, infrastructure projects

Nigeria has held bilateral discussions with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the areas of power and infrastructure projects as…

Talking About Monkeypox and Bush Meat

Curious PM NEWS reporter, Jennifer Okundia, talks to people in Lagos about monkeypox and bush meat.

4 dead in plane crash in Cote d’Ivoire

At least four people were killed on Saturday when a propeller-engine cargo plane crashed in the sea near the International…
ESUTH doctors present 10-point demand

Protesting LAUTECH doctors demand payment of 12 months salary arrears

Striking doctors of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have appealed to the State Government…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Buhari’s appeal to World Bank is to rebuild North-East, says Shettima

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s appeal to the World Bank was to address economic rebuilding…

UN chief tells Trump to re-certify Iran’s nuclear deal

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed strong hope that US President Donald Trump would retain what he termed the ‘breakthrough’…

Ghanaian appointed head of UN Disengagement Observer Force

The Secretary-General of the UN, Mr Antonio Guterres, has appointed Maj.-Gen. Francis Vib-Sanziri of Ghana as the Head of Mission…

British finance minister tells party to unite on Brexit

British Finance Minister Philip Hammond on Friday sought to quell accusations from within his Conservative Party that he is taking…

Osinbajo proposes PPP in varsity funding

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday night in Lagos declared that the government cannot support the universities as they want…

Rotary awards scholarships to orphan, female students in Plateau

The Rotary Club of Jos, District 9125, has awarded scholarships to 10 indigent female students of Home Economics Training Institute,…

NNPC, Bayero varsity to collaborate on exploration in frontier basins

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) on Friday pledged to partner in the ongoing…

NMA demands explanation on private practice ban

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government to clearly define its moves to ban medical doctors…

Health insurance scheme: NGO tasks Kaduna government

A non-governmental organisation on Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) has urged the Kaduna State Government to accelerate efforts for…

Ajimobi, wife announce scholarships for indigent students

Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and his wife, Florence, Friday separately offered scholarships to indigent students of Ajayi Crowther…

Facebook launches U.S. food order and delivery service

Facebook Inc on Friday launched a service through which its U.S. users can order food for take-away or delivery directly…

Monkey pox: Bayelsa outlaws immunization in schools

The Bayelsa Government on Friday outlawed immunisation and health activities in schools following panic caused by the false alarm raised…

Ondo states readiness to tackle monkeypox

The Ondo Government says it has adopted a proactive measure to forestall the outbreak of monkeypox in the state. Dr…
file: polio victims

Agency refutes polio outbreak speculation in Abuja

Dr Mathew Ashikeni, the Acting Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board, on Friday, refuted speculation…

Troops rescue 6-year-old boy from Boko Haram

The Nigerian Army on Friday said its troops had rescued a 6-year-old boy from Boko Haram captivity in Bama Local…

2 highway robbers gunned down

Two members of a gang of highway robbers were gunned down on Friday by men of the Ogun State Police…

Court remands man accused of culpable homicide

A Magistrate’s Court in Minna on Friday ordered the remand in prison custody of a man, Muhammed Dange, who is…
Group petitions EFCC and ICPC against Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai

Court dismisses Kaduna Tax Law legality suit

A High Court in Kaduna on Friday dismissed a suit challenging the legality of the Kaduna State Tax Codification and…

Maternal death: NGO advocates for family planning

An NGO, “Pathfinder International’’says family planning and childbirth spacing remain the best way to tackle the alarming rate of maternal…

Obiano employs 17 corps members

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has announced automatic employment for 17 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the…
FG frees 15 inmates from Katsina custodial centre

NPS endorses plea bargain for inmates – Lagos Prisons Controller

The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) would cooperate with the Lagos State Government on its adoption of a plea bargain to…

Nigeria needs spiritual rebirth – NCPC boss

Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) said on Friday that the nation needs a spiritual rebirth.…

Plateau governor imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on Bassa LG

Worried by incessant attacks on communities on Bassa Local Government, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew…

Peace, lifeline of every economy – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday in Asaba said that peace remained the lifeline of every economy. Osinbajo said this…
UN

Boko Haram: UN welcomes commencement of suspects’ trials

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday welcomed the decision by the Nigerian authorities to…

Anambra election: We are not afraid of IPOB’s threat – Nwoye

Mr Tony Nwoye, APC’s candidate in the Anambra governorship race, says his party is sensitising youths on the need to…