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Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar led JNI strongly condemns recent killings in Benue expressing deep pain over the loss of innocent lives.

Sultan charges practitioners on anatomy education

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has charged members of the Anatomical Society of Nigeria on more enhanced methods…

Education: Ajimobi solicits World Bank support

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday solicited the intervention of the World Bank in funding education-based projects in…

Buhari pledges enhanced welfare of Nigerian Students in Malaysia

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the Malaysian government that issues relating to the documentation and welfare of Nigerian students in…

SGF tasks Fayemi on prompt payment of salaries, illegal mining

Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has advised Ekiti Governor-Elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to ensure…

Association tells health workers to shun unethical practices, corruption

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has tasked its members to shun unethical practices and corruption as…
Tinubu reacts as Mimiko hits 70

NLC, Labour Party reject Mimiko as Presidential flagbearer

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected a plan by the former National chairman of the Labour Party, Abdulkadir Abdulsalam…

Nigeria needs home-grown innovations – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for home-grown technologies, innovations and creative ideas that would assist the country in solving…

Kaduna Council of Imams/Ulama elects new chairman

The Council of Imams and Ulama in Kaduna state on Thursday elected Sheik Ibrahim Nakaka, as its new chairman following…
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)

TCN transmits 30,936MW in 11 days

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Thursday, said it transmitted 30,936 megawatts (MW) within 11 days in September.

Sports competition: Army tests officers’ mental fitness, combat readiness

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army has commenced its Inter Brigade Sports Competition aimed at testing the officers’ mental…

Group appeals to Ugwuanyi on Inyi Community development

Inyi Native Youth Assembly (INYA), a group representing Inyi community in Enugu State has appealed to Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to…

Population Growth: Nigeria needs to avoid ‘time-bomb scenario’ – Osinbajo

Nigeria must urgently build an economy that will support its fast-growing population in order to avoid a `time bomb scenario’,…

Air Peace signs multi-million dollar agreement with Boeing

Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with aircraft manufacturers, The Boeing Company, for the purchase of…

Osun poll: Police to ensure synergy with security agencies

The police said on Thursday that they would ensure synergy with other security agencies in providing adequate security during the…

Kaduna Govt institutes life insurance for `Operation Yaki’ operatives

Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State says the state government has initiated a life insurance programme for operatives of the…

Man remanded for allegedly killing 65-year-old woman

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of 29-year-old Ojo Yemi for allegedly killing a 65-year-old woman,…

France pushes year-end vote for Libya

France stuck to its position pushing for elections in Libya by the end of the year on Thursday, a day…
Oyo-Ita is standing trial alongside two others and six companies on charges bordering on diversion of funds to the tune of over ₦3bn

Physically-challenged: Nigerian Govt plans to review recruitment percentage

Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, says the Federal Government is planning an upward review of…

Kadpoly, NADDC to produce solar-powered tricycles

The Rector, Kaduna Polytechnic, Prof. Idris Muhammad-Bugaje, on Thursday, said the institution in partnership with National Automotive Design and Development…

3 LASU lecturers face sack over alleged sexual harassment

Three lecturers at the Lagos State University (LASU) may be sacked anytime from now over cases of alleged sexual harassment…

Puerto Rico death toll made up by political rivals – Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that the death toll from hurricanes that lashed Puerto Rico in 2017 was…

Flood destroys 5,000 hectares of rice farms in Kano

The Rice Famers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Kano state says the recent flood has destroyed over 5,000 hectares of…

N-power: Nigerian Govt recruits 500,000 graduates – Osinbajo

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday said 500,000 graduates had so far been recruited under the Federal Government’s…

Elective offices quota: Osinbajo backs young APC aspirants

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed support for the request by young aspirants under the platform of All Progressives…

Gombe: Floods kill 9, destroy over 200 houses

Nine people lost their lives while over 200 houses were destroyed and numerous farm lands washed out by flood in…

South Africans stone Zambian to death

A 28-year-old Zambian has died after been knifed and stoned in South Africa, a government official said on Thursday.
Tin Can Island port in Lagos: ships with various goods arrive

Lagos ports expect 28 ships carrying various products

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Thursday that 28 ships were expected to freight petroleum products, food items and…

Macron launches anti-poverty plan

President Emmanuel Macron of France on Thursday unveiled 9.3 billion dollars (8 billion-euro) anti-poverty plan focused on getting people into…

Nigerian Govt loses trillions annually to illegal lottery – Official

Mr Bello Maigari, Acting Executive Secretary, National Lottery Trust Fund (NLTF) has said that the Federal Government loses more than…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa

Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa calls for improved sanitation

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Thursday urged the Harare city council and other local authorities to work on improving…