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Massive PVC collection in Ondo: 55,859 cards distributed in record-breaking five-day period

461,988 PVCs uncollected in Adamawa – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that 461,988 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected in…

20,000 South Sudan refugees return home from Uganda – UNHCR

The UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday said that over 20,000 South Sudanese Refugees had voluntarily returned home from Uganda following…

APC supporters throng Aper Aku stadium to cheer Buhari

The ultra-modern Aper Aku stadium, Makurdi, was on Wednesday filled to capacity as hundreds of thousands of supporters of the…

APC lauds peaceful campaigns in Kebbi

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi, says the ongoing campaigns ahead of the general election were the most peaceful…

Group calls for violence-free elections

Noble Youths Mass Support Association (NYMSA), a non-governmental organisation, has called on the electorate to eschew violence and promote peace…

German cabinet approves revised abortion law

A compromise on an advertising ban on abortions that was labouriously wrung out between Germany’s coalition partners is expected to…

Child abduction: Enugu police arrest 2 ladies

The Enugu State Police Command said it had arrested and commenced investigations on two ladies who allegedly abducted a child…
INEC sets aside eight days for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the September 21, 2024 Edo governorship election.

PDP chieftain urges Anambra electorate to pick PVCs before Feb. 8

Mr Godwin Ezeemo, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Anambra has appealed to the electorate yet to collect their…

Women NGO holds rally for peaceful elections

Women’s Situation Room in Nigeria (WSRN), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Wednesday held a peaceful rally to enlighten Nigerians on…

Anti-BJP: Twitter summoned to Indian Parliament

Representatives of Twitter have been summoned to appear before an Indian Parliamentary panel following complaints that the platform is biased…

We’ll solve Lagos transport problems with Inter-modal Transportation – Hamzat

Former Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure and Lagos Deputy Governor hopeful, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat has said that the All…

Nyanya-Karu-Jikwoyi road dumpsite: Evolving infection-breeding place

The stench that greets motorists and passersby on the Nyanya-Karu-Jikwoyi road, just after the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, is enough…

FG urged to gazette Disability Law for effective compliance

The Centre for Citizens with Disability (CCD) has appealed to the Federal Government to gazette the Discrimination Against Persons with…

Oyo residents laud Buhari’s performance in office

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, residents of Oyo State have lauded the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government…

4 arraigned in court for cultism

Four suspected secret cult members: Afariogun Shakiru, 18; Sunday Olawale,19; Moruf Bankole, 18 and Saheed Bankole, 15 on Wednesday, appeared…

Campaign rally: Buhari arrives Makurdi

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived Makurdi airport for his presidential campaign rally in Benue State.

Fire destroys 30 rooms at Kano Varsity of Science and Technology

The Kano State Fire Service on Wednesday confirmed a fire outbreak that destroyed an upper section of a female hostel…

ADP Plateau Senatorial Candidate calls for restructuring, state police

Mrs Naomi Fanto, the Southern Plateau Senatorial Candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP), has called for the introduction of state…

Election: NYSC deploys 5,300 corps members in Plateau

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Plateau has deployed 5,300 corps members as ad hoc staff of the Independent…
U.S. dollars

Dollar steady, unfazed by Trump address

The dollar held steady against its peers on Wednesday, showing little reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the…

We repatriated 65,000 nationals in 6 months – Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said it had repatriated 65,000 of its nationals stranded in foreign countries…

FCTA orders investigation into alleged child abuse at School for Deaf

The Education Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration ((FCTA) has ordered an internal investigation into the alleged child abuse…

We have achieved reduction in Female genital mutilation in Eonyi – Rachael Umahi

The Wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs Rachael Umahi, has said that the prevalence rate of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)…

Take advantage of FG’s investment in infrastructure, Fashola urges institute

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has called on participants at the Nigerian Institute of Transportation…
ASUU strike: CAANU sends message to Nigerian govt.

Academic Staff of Kano Varsity threaten fresh strike after nationwide strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano State University of Science and Technology (KUST) Wudil branch, has threatened to…

Hungry IDPs protest in Maiduguri, NEMA moves in

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday dismissed as misleading reports alleging that some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) staged…

EFCC arrests 7 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, have arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters. A statement…
NNPC

NNPC posts N2.06bn trade surplus in Nov 2018

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it made a trading surplus of N2.06 billion for the month of November…

Tambuwal sacks commissioner for switching to APC

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday sacked the Commissioner for Information, Mr Bello Muhammad-Goronyo, following his defection to…

Video: Johnson-Sirleaf in Nigeria, heads ECOWAS Observer Mission

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, has arrived in Abuja as the Head of ECOWAS Observer Mission in Nigeria ahead…