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AFRIMA announces programme for GHANA 2018

The International Committee of All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, and The African Union Commission, AUC, have announced the programme for…

Trump calls US Federal Reserve Bank crazy as stocks crash

It was a black Wednesday as stocks on Wall Street fell to their lowest level in 8 months and in…

UNIPORT Chemistry Dept On Fire

Okafor Ofiebor /Port Harcourt There was pandemonium at the University of Port Harcourt early today when a popular building called…
Edo NMA faction suspends Udoka Imoisili, Okwara Benson and Collins Otoikhila the state Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary respectively.

N21.7m fraud: Court adjourns case against former NMA Chairman

A Benin City High Court, Edo State, on Tuesday adjourned a N21.7 million fraud case preferred against a former Chairman…

300 mentally-ill persons are admitted monthly – Medical Director

The Provost and Medical Director of Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Dr Timothy Adewale has disclosed that not less…

FG has put in so much in MSMEs project – Imoukhuede

Afolabi Imoukhuede, is the Senior Special Assistant to Vice President on Job Creation and Youth Employment. He spoke with Fatima…

ADVAN announces 8th edition of Marketing Excellence Awards

The Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) has announced the commencement of preparations for the 8th edition of its Awards for…

CCT: FG disburses N2bn to indigent people in Kwara

Federal Government says it has disbursed about N2 billion to more than 14, 000 poor people in Kwara since 2016…
Ike Ekweremadu

Criminal charges: Court permits FG to serve Ekweremadu through NASS

The Federal High Court Abuja has granted the Federal Government permission to serve criminal charges on Deputy Senate President Ike…

NSE market capitalisation extends loss by N12bn

The beers continued to dominate trading on the nation’s stock on Wednesday with the market capitalisation extending loss by N12…

Senate confirms Banire AMCON Chairman, Shonubi CBN Deputy Governor

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Mr Muiz Banire as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Assets…

8 Chadian soldiers killed in clashes with Boko Haram

Eight soldiers and 48 Boko Haram militants were killed in clashes in Chad on Wednesday, officials said.
Gas explosion injures 20 people, burns shops in Kano

11 burnt in Abuja restaurant gas explosion

Eleven people on Wednesday in Abuja suffered various degrees of burns from a gas explosion that occurred at Rosy Restaurant…

Gunmen kill soldier, abduct 21-year old girl in Jos

Unidentified gunmen killed one Abdullahi S., a soldier attached to the Operation Safe Haven, a military Tasksforce maintaining peace in…

I can’t take it anymore, husband killer tells friend

Mrs Maureen Offor, a close friend of the female lawyer, Udeme Otike-Odibi, alleged to have murdered her husband, Symphorosa Otike-Odibi,…
Nigerian Senate

2019 election: Senate refers INEC Budget to committee

The Senate has referred executive communication on President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for approval of Independent National Electoral Communication (INEC) 2019…

Gov. Ganduje tasks farmers on prompt loan repayment

The Kano State Government has called on the beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrower programme to settle their outstanding…

GOtv Boxing Night 16: Fans Assured Of Adequate Security

GOtv Boxing Night organisers have assured fans coming to watch the 16th edition of the show of adequate security in…
NLC says its members arrested and detained during protests will now be paid allowance for the period of time their freedom are curtailed.

Minimum wage: Labour urges Nigerian Govt to accelerate implementation

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government (FG) to accelerate the implementation of the new minimum wage…

WHO tasks African leaders on mental health care

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African leaders not to relent in the training of Primary Health Care workers…

AFREXIM has over $3.2bn investments in Nigeria – President

Prof. Benedict Oramah, the President of African Export-Import Bank (AFRIEXIM), says the bank has over 3.2 billion-dollar worth of investments…

Nigerian Govt urged to make Unity Schools revisit original mandate

The Federal Government has been urged to make Unity Schools to revisit their original mandate in order to foster national…
Researchers eliminate HIV from cells in a laboratory using a gene-editing tool known as Crispr-Cas, thus, raising hopes of a cure

HIV/AIDS: Rwanda launches nationwide survey

Rwanda on Wednesday unveiled a nationwide survey to ascertain the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the impact of preventive measures in…

Missing General: Senate urges Nigerian Govt to constitute investigative panel

The Senate has called on the Federal Government to constitute a panel to investigate the disappearance of retired Maj.-Gen. Idris…
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau

Plateau LG Poll: Gov. Lalong commends peaceful conduct

Gov. Simon Lalong, has commended the peaceful conduct of the local government election in the state. Lalong said this shortly…

9 dead, 25 missing as migrant boat sinks

Nine people died after a boat filled with migrants sank off the western coast of Turkey and another 25 were…

4 kidnapped oil workers regain freedom

Abducted four members of a Joint Investigation Team probing the cause of an oil spill at Agip’s facility in Azuzuama,…

False news: Son of ousted Egyptian president Morsi detained

Egyptian police detained the youngest son of ousted former President Mohamed Morsi, from his home on the outskirts of Cairo…

Ondo Govt. approves N1.5bn for cancer treatment centre

The Ondo State Government said on Wednesday in Akure that it had approved N1.5 billion for the take off of…

South Korea considers partially lifting sanctions on North Korea

South Korea is considering lifting some of its sanctions against North Korea as the relationship between the two countries improves.…