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NCAA Issues First Drones Operator Certificate To Oando

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Thursday issued its first Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs)/Drones Operator's Certificate (ROC) to Oando…

UNILAG Invents New Method Of Diagnosing Malaria

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

University of Lagos (UNILAG) said it invented a new method of diagnosing malaria, following intensive research by its Department of…

FG, groups to assist start-up entrepreneurs – Osinbajo

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday expressed the readiness of the Federal Government to work with groups assisting…

Rangers International beat FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Hosts Rangers International Football Club of Enugu on Wednesday beat FC Ifeanyi Ubah 1-0 in a 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football…

N2.6bn approved for NAHCON headquaters

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.6 billion for the purchase of Abuja Metro Plaza to serve as the…

Students appeal to Gov. to resolve dispute with striking lecturers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Students of the Benue State University, Makurdi on Wednesday begged Governor Samuel Ortom to resolve his dispute with their striking…

PFN to Nnamdi Kanu: Do not heat up polity

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has advised Nnamdi Kanu and Pro-Biafra groups to settle down and work on dialogue…

Nigeria joins call for nuclear weapons-free world

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Nigeria has voiced its support to the non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction mass (WMD), saying a world free of…

Dalung to inaugurate new boards on July 10

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The newly-elected boards of National Sports Federations will now be inaugurated on July 10 in Abuja, an official of the…

Agah reappointed WTO Deputy DG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Nigeria’s Yuonov Frederick Agah has been reappointed as Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for another four-year term.

Landlords tenants in FCT protest outrageous electricity bills

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Landlords, Tenants, Residents Association (LATRA) of Aku and AMAC Estates in Lugbe, FCT on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest…

PDP warns INEC against postponing Osun West Senatorial by-election

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not…

PDP mourns Suntai, former Taraba governor

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the late former governor of Taraba, Mr Danbaba Suntai, as an outstanding and…

Nigerian stocks end losing steak to gain 1.7 percent

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigerian stocks ended a three-day losing streak on Wednesday to gain 1.67 percent, as investors piled into the market ahead…

Nigeria to sell $100 million at special forex auction

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nigeria's central bank will sell $100 million at a special foreign exchange auction on Wednesday, the bank said as the…

Buratai: Boko Haram terrorists are dying men trying to survive

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai on Wednesday said Boko Haram terrorists have been so decimated that…

Giving hope to Lagos grassroots communities

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

For years, 13 rural communities in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria have been without the spark of light. Gross darkness envelops…

NSCDC appeals for patrol vehicles for effective operations

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Enugu State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has appealed to the state government and corporate organisations…

Lagos warns land developers, speculators against encroaching on govt land

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government has warned illegal developers and land speculators along the Lekki–Epe corridor to desist from encroachment on…

Nigerians reassured on availability of passport booklets

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has reassured Nigerians on availability of passport booklets at…

Poilce urges increased training to tackle insecurity

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Alhaji Sanisu Maijama’a, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), has stressed the need for increased training…

Special needs school receives educational materials from NGO

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A Non-Governmental Organisation, “Ane Osiobe International Foundation’’ on Wednesday donated some learning materials to Government School for the Blind, Jabi,…

Port users urged to comply with procedures or risk seizure

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, Comptroller Umar Jibrin, has urged all port users to comply with cargo clearance procedures…

Stakeholders call for grassroot support for anti-corruption crusade

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Anti-corruption Volunteer Corps (NAVC) in Omu-Aran, Kwara has called on community leaders to support the Federal Government’s anti-corruption…

Amnesty Nigerian students in South Africa safe – Envoy

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa says it has resolved the case of Nigerian students of Amnesty Programme who…

Agric policy can stabilise economy – Agronomist

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A don, Prof. Musibau Bamikole, says the Federal Government’s current agriculture revolution policy can stabilise the country’s economy, if effectively…

Tertiary institutions to remain in Southern Kaduna – KDSG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kaduna State Government, says it has no plan to relocate its tertiary institutions located in Southern Kaduna because of…

Nigeria committed to SDGs – Udoma

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen Udoma Udo Udoma, on Wednesday reiterated Nigeria’s commitment towards mainstreaming the Sustainable…

Jighere, 7 others qualify for World Scrabble Championship

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Wellington Jighere, the world scrabble champion, heads the eight-man list of players who have qualified for the 2017 World English…

Ambode vows to shut popular Ile-Epo Market if traders didn’t vacate road

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday issued 7-day ultimatum to traders at the popular Ile-Epo commodity market in Agbado…

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