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Rivers lawmaker calls for patience on Ogoni clean-up

An APC lawmaker representing Eleme Constituency in the Rivers Assembly, Hon. Josiah Olu has enjoined pressure groups agitating against the…
Kogi State Gov, Yahaya Bello

Minister supports Gov. Bello on fiscal discipline

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Prof. Stephen Ocheni, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of Gov. Yahaya…

A quarter of UN Natural Heritage sites under threat

Climate change has sharply increased the number of World Heritage ecosystems that have become under threat over the past three…

Iran declares day of mourning for quake victims

Iran has declared Tuesday a day of mourning for the more than 400 people, who died after a powerful earthquake…

Zuma insist on “radical economic transformation”

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa reiterated his call for radical reforms to shift the balance of “monopoly” economic power…

Nigerian policemen receive training on incidents management

Over 100 Nigerian police officers have been trained on incidents management by the United Kingdom (UK) Policing College across the…

Food security: Kwara govt. disburses N1bn to 540 farmers

The Kwara Government has disbursed over N1billion to 500 smallholder farmers and 40 commercial farmers to boost agriculture and food…

Nigerian Govt. needs N1trn annually to fulfil campaign promises in Education

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, says the ruling All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government needs one trillion naira annually,…
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)

Nigerian Govt. recovers $64.6m electricity debt from international customers

The Federal Government on Monday announced that it had recovered 64.6 million dollars electricity debt from its international customers.
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode

Lagos state passes Cooperative College Bill

The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed into law, a bill for the establishment of Lagos State Cooperative College…
UCH resident doctors begins three-week strike

UCH will solve medical tourism challenges in Nigeria – CMD

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, is capable of resolving the brain drain and medical tourism challenges plaguing…

Oyo Police chief denies shooting female workers

Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abiodun Odude, says his men were not responsible for shooting of two female members…

Workers’ protest paralyses UCH

It was a herculean task on Monday for visitors, patients and workers of the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Oyo…

Edo vigilante group shoots​, kills man, same day his father died

The police in Benin, Edo State, have confirmed the shooting of a middle-aged man, Melody Odiazor, who was allegedly shot…
Ex President Jacob Zuma

South Africa’s Treasury head of budget resigns

South Africa’s Treasury on Monday, confirmed that Deputy Director-General Michael Sachs, a senior official in charge of the budget office,…
Researchers eliminate HIV from cells in a laboratory using a gene-editing tool known as Crispr-Cas, thus, raising hopes of a cure

U.S. resolute to fight HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

The U. S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, said on Monday that his country would remain committed to the fight…

Federal Government to fight HIV and AIDS through NHIS

The Federal Government said on Monday that it would support the fight against HIV and AIDS programmes through the National…

Abuja velodrome to get UCF certification

The Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN) on Monday said plans had been perfected to ensure the certification of the velodrome…

Buhari’s visit: Police warn IPOB against disruptive acts

The Ebonyi Police Command on Monday warned the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and political parties’ supporters against disruptive…

Kano Police arrest 7 students for culpable homicide

Police in Kano has arrested seven students of Government Technical College Ungoggo in Kano State in connection with the alleged…

Buhari updated on 2017 Hajj, NCC activities

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received a briefing on 2017 Hajj operation from the Executive Chairman of National Hajj Commission…
APC denies issuing any directive to incumbent LGA chairpersons, seeking reelection, to resign ahead of the 2025 Lagos council poll.

Ebonyi APC: Onu, Elechi, Nwachukwu others sue for peace

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, on Monday in Abakaliki, held a reconciliatory meeting to reunite feuding factions in…

Boss Mustapha visits Ekwueme in London

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has conveyed President Muhammadu Buhari’s goodwill message to former…

LG autonomy key to sustainable grassroots’ development

Mr Hope Ahamba, the National Coordinator, Initiative for Rural Development and Peace (IRDP), has said that attaining local government autonomy…

Why I want to be PDP national chairman — Dokpesi

The founder of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, says he is vying for the PDP chairmanship position to return the…

Nigeria must engage younger generations to think differently — Scientist

Dr Sven-Thore Holm, a Swedish scientist, has said that the on-going science park project at University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)…
Kwara APC chairman Sunday Fagbemi explains why the party won all chairmanship and councillorship seats Saturday's LG election in the state

APC chieftain advises politicians on careful remarks

Kabiru Rijau, an APC Chieftain in Niger, on Monday cautioned politicians to always guard their utterances in the national interest.

NAPTIP reaffirms commitment to secure its personnel

Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Monday, reiterated the…
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi: directs workers to sgun IPOB's Sit-At-Home order or face dismissal.

South East Governors urged to reposition region for economic growth

A group, Brenthurst Foundation, on Monday advised South East governments and leaders to project into the future to re-position the…

Evans’ arraignment on two separate fresh charges stalled

The arraignment of suspected, billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans, on two separate charges before Justice Adedayo Akintoye a Lagos…