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Katsina Govt. earmarks N19bn for education in 2019

Katsina State Government has earmarked N19 billion toward boosting education sector in the 2019 fiscal year, Alhaji Abdullahi Imam, the…

Merkel hosts African leaders in drive to tackle underdevelopment

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on Tuesday, hosted African leaders in a drive to tackle underdevelopment on the continent that encouraged…

Police suspend ‘Operation Restore Sanity On Lagos Roads’

Dedeigbo Ayodeji The Lagos State Police Command has suspended the ongoing ‘operation restore sanity on Lagos roads or velvet’, for…

Alleged $8.1bn repatriation: MTN vs CBN case adjourned till Dec. 4

A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned till Dec. 4, hearing in a dispute between MTN Nigeria and the…

Somalis urged to seek homegrown solutions to problems

The UN senior envoy in Somalia has called on Somalis to pursue homegrown solutions to their problems amid tensions between…

Sokoto disburses 220 bags of grains, cash to the needy

The Sokoto State Government on Tuesday disbursed 220 bags of grains and N 600,000 cash to the needy.

Kaduna refinery to employ PTDF-trained welders

The Managing Director, Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), Mr Adewale Ladenegan, said welders trained under the Petroleum Technology Fund…

Minimum wage: Kwara workers protest, insist on N30,000

The Joint Kwara Labour Congress, on Tuesday in Ilorin, staged a peaceful protest on the delay by the Federal Government…

Abia Speaker mourns Tony Anenih

The Speaker of the Abia House of Assembly, Mr Chikwendu Kalu, has expressed shock over the death of frontline politician…

Lufthansa misses third-quarter profit estimates

Germany’s biggest carrier Lufthansa will increase flights at a more modest pace than its peers this season, after higher fuel…
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity: IT expert advocates investment in creative awareness

An Information Technology expert, Mr Jide Awe, has called on stakeholders to invest in creative public awareness strategies in efforts…
Governor Atiku Bagudu, speaks on Kebbi boat mishap

Kebbi govt. reaffirms readiness to tackle health challenges

Kebbi State Government has reaffirmed readiness to tackle the myriads of health-related challenges facing people of the state.

Civil servant bailed N500,000 over alleged visa scam

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday granted a 31-year-old civil servant, Rufus Okon, N500,000 bail, after pleading not guilty to…

Supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted PM protest

Thousands of supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe protested in the capital Colombo on Tuesday as political…

Cancer: Expert tasks NAWOJ on sensitization of rural women

The Assistant Director, Nursing Services, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBU TH), Ms Maymuna Abubakar, on Tuesday, stressed the need…
Election

Electoral process: Niger information commissioner tasks media on educating Nigerians

Alhaji Danjuma Sallah, Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Niger, has urged media practitioners to educate Nigerians on the electoral…

Court frees author of critical book on Egypt’s economy

An Egyptian court has released the author of a book about Egypt’s economy more than a week after he was…

NNPC records N7.15bn trading surplus for June

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has made N7.15 billion as trading surplus in the month of June,…
Employers be warned: ITF warns organisations against rejection of IT students

ITF trains 20 physically challenged persons

No fewer than 20 physically challenged persons have benefitted under the ‘Step C’ Training and Empowerment Programme of the Industrial…

Contractor delaying train stations project – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Tuesday said that there was delay by the contractor handling the train stations…

NATO tells Russia to comply with INF nuclear treaty

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has urged Russia to abide by the terms of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF)…

Turkey rejects Syrian accusations over Idlib deal

Turkey on Tuesday rejected Syrian government’s accusations that it is not meeting its obligations under an agreement to create a…

Honda upgrades annual profit forecast on weaker yen

Honda Motor Co upgraded its full-year operating profit forecast on Tuesday by 11.3 per cent as the Japanese automaker expects…
PenCom

PenCom recovers N465m outstanding pension contributions

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Tuesday said it had recovered N465.02 million outstanding pension contributions from defaulting employers.
Bandits release 21 children abducted while working on a farm at Kamfanin Mai Lafiya village of Katsina state after about a week in captivity.

2019: Katsina earmarks N24.6 bn to tackle environmental challenges

The Katsina State Government said it has earmarked N24.6 billion of its capital budget for 2019 in tackling environmental challenges…
12- year-old girl was injured when an IED planted by Boko Haram exploded at the Buni Yadi Cattle Market in Yobe on Friday

Roadside bomb kills 3 Shi’ite pilgrims

Three Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed by a roadside bomb as they walked to a holy site near the northeastern…

Nigeria needs genuine prophets to stand on its behalf – SGF

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, says Nigeria needs genuine prophets to stand on…

Nasarawa traditional ruler calls for govt intervention on road construction

The Osu of Agwada chiefdom in Nasarawa state, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq-Obagu, has appealed to the state government to construct Kofar…

Child health: Paediatrician harps on wrong assumption

A Consultant Paediatrician, Dr Fatunke Fatoye, has advised mothers not to always assume that indications like fever, vomiting and abdominal…

Britain not preparing for general elections – May

British Prime Minister, Theresa May, on Tuesday, said that the government was not planning for general elections.