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Buhari, NPC calls for urgent investment in Africa’s out-of-school girls

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

First lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari and the National Population Commission (NPC), have called for…

Meningitis: Akwa Ibom Govt on red alert

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Akwa Ibom Government says it has placed medical and health works on red alert to forestall any possible outbreak…

My husband has turned me into a punching bag – Wife

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A housewife, Hawawu Isa, on Thursday sought a divorce from her husband, Nuhu Isa, in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area…

Senate asks finance minister to release N15bn for Amnesty Programme

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Senate on Thursday asked the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun to release outstanding N15 billion in the 2016 budgetary…

Group Drums Support Against Sexual Abuse In FCT

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Mrs Chinyere Eyoh, Executive Director, Sexual Offences Awareness and Victims Rehabilitation (SOAR) Initiative, says the group’s advocacy has broken the…

FG Raises Hope On Payment Of Pension Arrears

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, says the Federal Government is evolving creative measures to…

Teenage Boy Arraigned On 4-Count Charge

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 17-year-old boy on Thursday appeared before a Mararaba Upper Area Court, Nasarawa State, charged with attacking a trader, Mohammed…

Buhari Writes Nigerian Who Sent Him Flowers

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian well-wisher, Akinjide Ajisafe, who dropped a goodwill card and flower for President Muhammadu Buhari in February, when he…

Benue To Begin Exporting Yam In June

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Benue will begin the processing, marketing and packaging of yam for export in June this year, the Nigerian Export Promotion…

Meningitis: Oyo State Confirms 2 Suspected Cases

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Dr Oyewole Lawal, Director of Public Health, Oyo State Ministry of Health, on Thursday confirmed two suspected cases of Cerebro…

Physically Challenged Players Celebrate World Table Tennis Day

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) on Thursday joined its counterparts globally to mark the World Table Tennis Day in…

4 Killed In Libya Coastguard Clashes

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Coastguard on Thursday clashed with suspected migrants smugglers and four killed off Libya’s western coast.

APC Commends Akeredolu

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has lauded the initiative of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State to construct a 50-kilometre…

Man Arraigned For Battering Woman

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 27-year-old man, Chukwuemeka Okoro, who allegedly beat a woman to a pulp in their tenement building, on Thursday appeared…

Apapa Marine Beach Bridge To Be Closed

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Apapa-bound carriageway of the Apapa Marine Beach Bridge will be closed on Friday for 29 days in its ongoing…

Intellectuals To Justify Essence Of Language Communication -Oyedepo

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Dr David Oyedepo, Chancellor, Covenant University (CU), Ota in Ogun, has appealed to intellectuals to ensure they communicate to their…

Meningitis Outbreak: FG Orders 500,000 Vaccines From Europe

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Federal Government says it has put in place a robust response mechanism to tackle the outbreak of meningitis, which…

Malawi President Fires Civic Education Minister

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Malawi President Arthur Mutharika on Thursday fired minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development, Patricia Kaliati.

1,400 inmates vaccinated against Meningitis in Bauchi

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency has vaccinated 1,400 inmates and 240 prisons’ staff against Cerebro Spinal Meningitis…

Lagos Terminates Badagry 48-Room Hotel Project Contract

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government has terminated the contract for the construction of a 48-bedroom hotel project at the VIP chalets…

Detained UNILAG Students Arrive Oshodi Court

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Students of the University of Lagos remanded at the Kirikiri prison on Saturday have arrived the mobile court in Oshodi.

NOA, Amnesty office in joint effort to promote agri-business in Niger Delta

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) and Amnesty Office in the Presidency have entered into a strategic partnership to promote agriculture…

Kaduna Electric to consider alternative power generation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company says it plans to generate electricity from an alternative power source other than the national…

Nasarawa State records 15 cases of measles

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Dr Daniel Iya, the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health, says the state has recorded five cases of measles.

Lawyer calls for policies protective of the physically-challenged

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A physically-challenged person and trained lawyer, Mrs Catherine Edeh, has called for the introduction of policies that would carter for…

NGO lauds FG’s quick response to Meningitis outbreak

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Women Advocates for Vaccine Access (WAVA) on Wednesday commended the quick response and synergy among the various government agencies…

Man jailed over illegal possession of firearm, live ammunition

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A Federal High Court in Jos has sentenced a motorcyclist, James Adamu, to eight years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty…

Pollution: NHRC assures Niger Delta communities of protection

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has assured the Niger Delta region that it will conclude investigation into alleged environmental…

NNPC: No plans to increase petrol price

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reiterated that it has no plans to increase the pump price of petrol.

Reps reject bill to empower National Assembly to sack governors, deputies

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a bill seeking to empower the National Assembly to be able to remove…

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