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CRH, AVAC train journalists on biomedical HIV prevention in Nigeria

By Isa Isawade The imperative of continuous medical research and efforts, accompanied by comprehensive enlightenment and educational programmes, toward curtailing…

Sugar producers: We are placing Nigeria on global map – Dangote

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President, Dangote Group, says his investment in the sugar sector will place Nigeria on the global map…

U.S.-based Nigerians to attract $3bn investment to Nigeria

A Nigerian professional forum in the U.S. have put measures in place to attract an estimated $3 billion investment into…

Stop interfering in our internal affairs, FG cautions envoys

The Federal Government of Nigeria has cautioned representatives of foreign countries and organisations resident in the country against interfering in…

Another terrorists’ hideout destroyed in Borno by NAF

The Nigerian Air Force says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE , has destroyed another terrorists’ hideout…

Conflict prevention: ECOWAS seeks $100m

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is seeking about 100 million dollars for its conflict prevention framework aimed…

Buhari hosts APC Senators, Candidates to a dinner at Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday hosted All Progressives Congress (APC) Senators and candidates to a dinner at the Presidential Villa,…

BOHM backs PMB on suspension of CJN

A political group, the Buhari Osinbajo Hope Movement (BOHM), on Monday backed the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend…

My victory at tribunal validates my election – Fayemi

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Monday declared that he indeed won the 2018 governorship election in the state.
APC

2,509 PDP supporters defect to APC in Katsina

No fewer than 2,509 members of the Peoples Democrat Party (PDP), on Monday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Police, NSCDC deploy personnel in Aba ahead of Buhari’s visit

SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Abia command, said that no fewer than 1,000 officers and…
Police acting in concert with military operatives rescue 23 kidnapped victims from a gang of gunmen in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State.

2019 Polls: FG orders security agencies to ensure violence-free election

The Federal Government has directed all security and law enforcement agencies in the country to ensure and safeguard the sanctity…

General Election: We will deal decisively with lawbreakers, Imohimi warns

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP, Edgal Imohimi on Monday vowed to deal ruthlessly with anyone trying to foment trouble…

2 men slap policeman, tear his uniform

Two men, Ifeanyi Uzoma, 33; and Chukwendu Njoku, 33; charged with tearing a policeman’s uniform, were on Monday brought before…

Lagos, NIWA ready to shield sword over age-long conflict

The Lagos State Government and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Monday expressed readiness to go into talks to…

Strike: We are still consulting – ASUU President

Three months after going on strike, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it is still consulting with its…
WAEC

12,000 register for WASSCE 2019 first series

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says 12,133 candidates registered for its ongoing 2019 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination…

Presidential Amnesty Programme trains 400 beneficiaries

The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), says more than 400 beneficiaries across the Niger Delta region are currently undergoing a six-month…
INEC justifies N1.5bn demand for CTCs of National Register of Voters and Polling Unit as requested by Messrs V.C. Ottaokpukpu and Associates

INEC registers 1.5m voters in Cross River

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River has said it registered 1,527,058 voters for the forthcoming General Elections.

Brazil dam disaster: Death toll hits 58, 305 missing

The death toll from Brazil’s collapsed tailings dam climbed to 58, with 305 people still missing in southeast Brazil’s Minas…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Forgery: Mechanic bags 10-year jail term over tax clearance certificate

An Upper Area Court 3, sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos, on Monday, sentenced a 51-year-old mechanic, Iliyasu Mohammed, to…

2019: Osun residents call for free, peaceful elections

Residents of Osogbo, Osun have appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure free and…

88 doctors quit Kogi civil service – NMA

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi to reverse the ‘current internal drift’ of…
SDP chieftain, Abubakar Dogara, has declared that the party is the new bride of Nigerians and will take over power in Nigeria in 2027

Why peace accord is necessary in Cross River – SDP

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Cross River says the signing of peace accord by all governorship candidates in the…

Police arrest notorious armed robbery suspect in Enugu

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, Chibuzo Agu, who had been a torn…

NGO donates N574m equipment to Madonna hospital

A non-governmental organisation (NGO), called Nigerian Association for Young Adults (NAYA), in collaboration with the International Hope Canada (IHC), on…

Qatar to order 60 new LNG carriers

South Korea’s presidential office said on Monday that Qatar’s energy minister outlined plans during a bilateral summit for Doha to…

Reserve policy meeting: Dollar eases, yen and Aussie dollar gain

The dollar eased versus most of its peers on Monday as investors turned their attention to this week’s Federal Reserve…
INEC justifies N1.5bn demand for CTCs of National Register of Voters and Polling Unit as requested by Messrs V.C. Ottaokpukpu and Associates

Elections: INEC accredits 144 observer groups

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited 144 observer groups that will monitor the conduct of the forthcoming general…

Saudi to invest $1.6bn in South Korean refinery

State-owned Saudi Aramco plans to invest up to $1.6 billion for a nearly 20 per cent stake in South Korean…