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Focus on science, technology, Gov. urges varsities

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has called on Nigerian universities to focus more on science and technology development in the…

Over 1000 people affected by flood in Namibia

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Rising water levels and flooding in the northern parts of Namibia have affected about 1,500 people, Prime Minister (PM) Saara…

Proper waste management, a tool for National development – Expert

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Williams Osaze, the President, Society for the Promotion of People’s Rights, an NGO, on Thursday called for proper waste…

Housing allotees protest re-sell of their plots in Umuahia

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Federal Housing Estate allotees in Abia on Thursday, protested against an alleged re-sell of their plots of land at the…

No excuses for non-payment of pensions- Dogara

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday urged the executive to ensure that backlog of pensions were…

President Buhari mourns Islamic scholar Sheikh Adam

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari says the death of Sheikh Alhassan Saeed Adam of Jos in Plateau has robbed Muslim Ummah of…

Xenophobia: Nigerian auto mechanic killed in S/Africa, others injured

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Nigerian mission in South Africa said it had registered displeasure and protested to the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry over…

Oyo lawmakers reject 2 caretaker chairmen, clear 55

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday cleared 55 out of the 57 nominees for the caretaker committee chairmanship…

Market women protest poor power supply in Onitsha

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Petty traders, mostly women, have staged a protest round the streets of Awada to Ogidi, near Onitsha in Anambra, against…

Cultists strike in Ilorin, one dead

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

There was an uneasy calm in some parts of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital Thursday as gunmen, suspected to be…

NDLEA vows to crack down on drug traffickers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has vowed to intensify Nigeria’s fight against drug trafficking, abuse and production of…

INEC presents 2017-2021 Strategic Plan to NASS

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Yakubu Mahmood, on Thursday, presented the commission’s 2017-2021 Strategic Plan to President of…

Kano police arrest two for conspiring to kill

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Police in Kano have arrested a middle-aged man, Muntari Umar, for allegedly prodding his friend into killing his mum.

Adesina: Buhari’s is committed to economic diversification

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, has said that the ongoing efforts to diversify…

LG and Dangote flour mills to partner on Maize production

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Maradun Local Government, Zamfara, is to partner with Dangote Flour Mills to empower 300 youths in maize production, the…

NiMet DG pledges continuous support for WMO

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Director-General, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Sani Mashi, has pledged Nigeria’s continuous support for World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) activities…

CodeLagos: LASG to spend N2.5 billion to build 500 Coding Centres

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

At least, the sum of N2.5 billion will be expended in building 500 coding centres across schools in Lagos State…

Bilateral Relations: Reps seek ties in agriculture, tourism, oil

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The House of Representatives said it would strive to evolve favorable bilateral relationship with the Spanish Government to support Federal…

Photos: Charly Boy, Igbo Chiefs Storm Court For Kanu

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) continued today at the Federal High…

State Assembly approves N2bn loan for UBE, agric, environment projects

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Sokoto State House of Assembly has approved the state government’s request to obtain a loan of over N2.07 billion…

FAO: Measures must be taken to address plight of farmers in north-east

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Jose Da Silva, the Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says measures must be taken to address the hardship…

Govt. initiates 5-year development plan for HIV/AIDS prevention

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kano State Government has drawn up a five-year strategic development plan to control the spread of HIV/AIDS and improve…

Senate caucus dispels disunity claims among members

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senate Caucus on Thursday dispelled newspaper publications insinuating disunity among member of the caucus.

State passes 2017 appropriation bill

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Niger State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the 2017 appropriation bill of N116.196billion into law.

Swiss companies to spread investments across Nigeria

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Consul-General of Switzerland in Lagos, Mr Yves Nicolet, on Thursday announced the readiness of more Swiss companies to increase…

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…

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