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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…

Over 200 UNILAG Law students barred from examination over class attendance

Over two hundred University of Lagos Law students have been barred from writing the ongoing semester examination for allegedly failing…

George Weah on his way to become Liberia’s president

George Weah of the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) retained his lead as the second batch of provisional results of…

18 states to benefit from $500m World Bank projects

Mr Ularamu Ubandoma, the National Coordinator, Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP) says 18 more states will benefit from 500…

Cancer awareness movie, Purple Hearts premieres in Abuja

“Purple Hearts”, a Nollywood advocacy movie that deals with the challenges of cancer diagnosis, treatment and management, made a debut…
Muhammadu Indimi

Foundation builds N600m housing estate for IDPs

The Muhammadu Indimi Foundation, a humanitarian organisation founded by Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, the Executive Chairman of Oriental Energy Resources Limited,…
I'll restore peace in South East two minutes if released from prison - Nnamdi Kanu

IPOB: FG urges international partners to halt transfer of funds

The Federal Government has appealed to its international partners to proscribe the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and starve it…

2019 Election: Buhari woos Igbo, promises roads, rail networks

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja assured stakeholders from the South-East that the region would benefit more from roads…

North Korea renews threat to launch missile towards Guam

North Korean state media on Friday renewed a threat to launch missiles toward the US territory of Guam, warning that…

Trump to reveal tough new Iran strategy

US President Donald Trump is expected to set out a more confrontational strategy towards Iran, accusing it of pursuing "death…