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Herdsmen killings: Osinbajo restates Nigerian Govt’s commitment to ending menace

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has restated that the Federal Government was determined to ending the incessant killing of farmers by herdsmen…

Google launches GIC Nigeria 2018, commits $2m

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Google on Wednesday launched the Google Impact Challenge (GIC) Nigeria 2018 aimed at empowering the citizens to drive community impact.

Fire guts 300-year-old artefacts in Zamfara

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An early morning fire at the Emir of Kaura-Namoda palace in Zamfara has claimed valuable historical artefacts dating over 300…

How businessman was defrauded of N80m in land scam

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A businessman, Olukorede Roberts, has told an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, how he was defrauded of N80 million by a…

Nigerian Govt calls on civil servants to update IPPIS data before May 28

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita has set May 28 as deadline for all civil…

Lagos’ embedded power project kick-off in July

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday disclosed that the first phase of its embedded power project will kick off in…

Zambia approves implementation of alcohol policy to curb abuse

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Zambian cabinet has approved implementation of a national alcohol policy meant to curb alcohol abuse in the southern African…

France’s Macron Takes on Facebook’s Zuckerberg in Tech Push

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

French President Emmanuel Macron is taking on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other internet giants at a Paris meeting to…

NIPOST records N700m revenue increase in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) says it has recorded a revenue increase of N700 million in 2017 and a 40…

EU Commission warns Hungary, Romania over expansionary fiscal policies

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Commission on Wednesday warned Hungary and Romania over their expansionary fiscal policies leading to deviations from the countries’…

Rwanda signs sponsorship, tourism promotion deal with Arsenal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Rwanda has signed a sponsorship and tourism promotion deal with English football clubside Arsenal, the country’s government said on Wednesday.

NDDC commissioner summoned over abandoned Edo road projects

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Edo House of Assembly has summoned Mr Saturday Uwuelekhue, the Commissioner representing the state in the Niger Delta Development…

Ambode promises to sponsor LASU’s best graduating student

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday promised to sponsor Mr Adetoro Ogunsanya, in his post-graduate programme

S/Africa’s President Ramaphosa plans to jail Zuma

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has set up an inquiry into tax administration and governance amid allegations of corruption…

Former Macedonian PM, Gruevski jailed for corruption

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Prime Minister of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday for corruption, while another…

Korea announces $5 billion financial package for Africa

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Government of Korea and the African Development Bank have issued a Joint Declaration following the conclusion of the Ministerial…

400 suspected fraudulent visa applicants arrested in 3 months – Police

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) on Monday said it had arrested 400 visa applicants with fake documents at British…

Let’s send Buhari back to Daura, Sowore tells youths

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Thousands of Nigerian youth on Tuesday travelled from different parts of the country to Lagos where they defied the downpour…

South Korea’s ex-president, Myung Bak denies corruption allegations in court

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former South Korean President Lee Myung Bak denied charges against him on the first day of his corruption trial on…

President Ramaphosa sets up inquiry into tax service under Zuma

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has set up an inquiry into tax administration and governance amid allegations of corruption…

Zamfara Govt. purchases 30,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Zamfara Government, has purchased 30,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser for the 2018 wet farming season in the state.

3 suspected armoured, transmission cable thieves arrested in Jigawa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Jigawa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has apprehended three persons suspected of stealing…

2019 Budget: Kaduna Govt. proposes N165m for child spacing

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kaduna State Government has proposed N165 million in its 2019 budget for the purchase of reproductive health/child spacing commodities…

Lagos set to review Child Rights law

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Government has said it is in the process of reviewing some sections of the State’s Child Rights Law…

Elephant tramples 35-year-old farmer to death

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 35-year-old farmer was trampled to death by an elephant in Southern Tanzania’s District of Tunduru, local leaders said on…

Gov. Ajimobi calls on Nigerian Govt to refund N33bn expended on federal roads

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Oyo State Government has demanded a refund from the Federal Government, of the N33 billion it expended on reconstruction…

Photos: See Meghan Markle’s first public appearance as Duchess of Sussex

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have embarked on their first engagement as a married couple, attending a garden party…

G7 leaders reject outcome of Venezuela’s presidential election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The leaders of the Group of Seven leading economies rejected the outcome of Venezuela’s presidential election on Wednesday, slamming it…

South Sudan launches Ebola awareness campaign

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Sudan and the UN health agency on Wednesday launched a sensitisation and awareness campaign against Ebola to enhance preparedness…

National Assembly blamed for slow down of GDP posted in Q1

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An economist, Prof. Sheriffdeen Tella, on Wednesday blamed the National Assembly for the negative quarter-on-quarter growth posted by Gross Domestic…

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