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Buhari To Make Minimum Wage A Priority

Mr Goke Olatunji, President, National Union of Chemical Footwear, Rubber, Leather and Non-Methallic Products Employees (NUCFRLMPE), has called on President…
WAEC

WAEC Warns Candidates Against Patronising Fraudsters

The West African Examinations Council on Wednesday warned candidates against patronising fraudsters in the ongoing 2017 May/June West African Senior…

Thousands Of People To Feed From Waste Bin

Tens of thousands of people are expected to feast on food saved from the bin on Saturday at “Disco Soup”…
Mahama

Man Murders 6-Year Old Son

Police in Ghana, have arrested a middle-aged man for the alleged gruesome murder of his son for ritual purpose. The…

FRSC records 110 deaths in Edo, Delta, Anambra

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said no fewer than 110 deaths were recorded in Edo, Delta and…

Edo government to renovate Central Medical Stores

The Edo Government is to commence immediate renovation of its Central Medical Stores in Benin, in preparation for the receipt…

Anambra firstlady advocates girls maturity before marriage

The wife of Anambra governor, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, has called for proper education and maturity of the girl-child before marriage.

South African court: Nuclear deal with Russia illegal

South Africa’s plan to expand its nuclear programme in cooperation with Russia suffered a setback on Wednesday when a court…
As the fight for its eradication intensifies globally, Nigeria still accounts for 25 percent of cases of malaria fever in the world.

Association conducts free malaria test in Kaduna

The National Association of Nigerian Paediatrics Nurses (NANP), Kaduna State chapter, on Wednesday disclosed that it would conduct a free…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Kwara denies owing workers, pensioners

The Kwara Government on Wednesday denied owing salaries and pension arrears.
Governor Atiku Bagudu, speaks on Kebbi boat mishap

Kebbi Govt Recovers N1b

The Kebbi Government says it has recovered close to N1 billion of the CBN Anchor Borrowers’ Programme loan from 78,500…

IITA To Set Up ICT For Farmers

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says it will soon set up an Information Technology Centre to enable farmers…
South African Airways

South African Airways cabin crew begins strike

Cabin crew at South African Airways (SAA) went on strike on Wednesday over pay benefits, a top workers’ union at…

Whistle blowing: Imo government urged to embrace policy

A lawyer in Imo, Mr Blessing Iweajunwa, has advised the State Government to key into the whistleblowing policy introduced by…

NDLEA Arraigns 2 Brazilians for Importing 23.9kg Of Cocaine

Two Brazilians, Lima Pereira Diego, and Dias DOS Santos Marcia Cristina, were on Wednesday arraigned before a Federal High Court,…
Fraud

Mechanic docked for raping girl at knife-point

A 20-year-old generator mechanic, Samson Ogunbanjo, who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl at knife-point and threatened to kill her, was…
Fashion designer

Court Slams N2m Bail On Clearing Agent

A 39-year-old clearing agent, Chidi Unigwe, who allegedly obtained N2 million from a man, Julius Alake, on the pretext of…

Egypt Suspends Fish Exports

Egypt has halted fish exports after a surge in sales to foreign markets, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said.

Farmers lament scarcity of cassava stems

Farmers in Enugu State on Wednesday lamented the acute scarcity and high cost of cassava stems for this year’s cultivation.

Amnesty International announces Osai Ojigho as new Country Director

Amnesty International has announced the appointment of human rights lawyer Osai Ojigho as Country Director in the Nigeria national office.
UNICEF

UNICEF donates CSM vaccines, N17m to Sokoto State

The United Nations Children Fund [UNICEF] has donated 850,000 doses of vaccines to Sokoto State government to tackle Cerebrospinal Meningitis…

Traders decry demolition of Mile 1 Flyover market

Traders at the popular Mile 1 Flyover market in Port Harcourt, on Wednesday, decried the unexpected demolition of the market…

IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu still in prison

Despite the bail granted him on Tuesday by an Abuja Federal High Court, Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous…

Kreuzpaintner appointed vice president Lufthansa group

Dr Stefan Kreuzpaintner has been appointed Vice President (Sales) EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) of the Lufthansa Group Airlines.

Meet 37 Year Old Woman With 38 Children

Nalongo Muzaala Bana (the twin mother that produces quadruples) is what Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye goes by where she resides in…
Man listening to a radio station

5 million Nigerians listen to Radio China

Mr Chen Liming, Director of the Hausa Service at the China Radio International(CRI), on Wednesday announced that about 5 million…

Buhari extols Tony Momoh at 78

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated veteran journalist and former Minister of Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh, on his 78th…

News Analysis: Plateau women strangled for refusing sex

A man returned to his house at 1 a.m., insisted on having sex with his wife that had spent the…

Mortgage Fund: Association plans to educate civil servants, others

The Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN) says it is planning enlightenment campaigns on ways to access mortgage finance in…

FAAC: Federation account records N38.7bn increase

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Tuesday shared N467.8 billion.