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Oil price: OPEC, non-OPEC countries seek lasting cooperation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Suhail Al Mazrouei, the President of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says OPEC and non-OPEC countries are working…

Rice Farmers commend Nigerian Govt for plans to shut borders

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has commended the Federal Government for its plans to shut Nigeria’s border with…

NDDC resumes foreign scholarship scheme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has concluded plans to resume its Post-Graduate Foreign scholarship to qualified indigent youths…

Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Saudi Arabia detained two more women’s rights advocates earlier this month and imposed a travel ban on several others in…

China regrets U.S. quitting UN Rights Council

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China on Wednesday expressed regret over the U.S. decision to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council.

South Sudan rebel leader Machar arrives in Ethiopia for talks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Sudan’s rebel leader, Riek Machar, arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday for a meeting with South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir,…

Rape incidents are under-reported – Expert

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Kemi Ademola-Aremu, a Gender Activist, on Wednesday incidents of rape are alarming and under-reported in the country.

Nigerian Govt offers N60bn worth of bonds on June 27

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has offered for subscription by auction N60 billion worth of bonds in its June 27 auction, the…

Naira converges at N360 to dollar

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Naira on Tuesday converged at N360 to the dollar across the major foreign exchange market, the News Agency of…

Ex-FIFA boss Blatter arrives Moscow hotel

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Sepp Blatter, the former president of world soccer’s governing body FIFA, has arrived in Russia where the football World Cup…

Women emancipation: Lagos Govt. plans to strengthen institutions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday promised to intensify efforts at strengthening the health institutions and enforce relevant laws to…

Another PDP stalwart defects to APC in Lagos

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oshodi Local Government, Lagos State, Chief Remi Adiukwu on Tuesday defected…

Port Harcourt residents decry poor power supply

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some residents of Rumuodara in Port Harcourt have decried the low distribution of power by the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution…

Italian Customs seize smuggled African Artifacts

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Italian Customs Police said on Tuesday that they had intercepted a load of precious goods smuggled from Africa, including a…

Egungun festival: Oyo govt. calls for peaceful conduct

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday in Ibadan appealed to the custodians of the Egungun festival in the state to…

UN tasks Nigeria on stigmatisation of ‘Boko Haram wives, children’

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The UN has urged the Nigerian authorities to give more attention to protecting the girls and children, who were victims…

Attacks: Lawmaker urges warring parties to sheath swords

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A member representing Udege/Loko Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Mohammed Okpoku, has called on warring parties…

2018 Hajj fare: CSO task pilgrim boards on enlightenment

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a Civil Society Organisation that monitors and reports Hajj activities, has advised State Muslim Pilgrims…

UK regrets U.S. withdrawal from UN Human Rights Council

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The United Kingdom has expressed regret over the decision of the U.S. to withdraw from the UN Human Rights Council.

NEMA employees protest poor conditions of service

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Employees of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday staged a protest at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja over…

Oba of Benin performs sacred traditional rite today

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II would perform a Benin sacred traditional rite at Emotan shrine on Wednesday in…

World Refugee Day: UN chief calls for compassion

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

With more than 68 million people worldwide displaced due to conflict or persecution, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for…

Migrant children at U.S. border have rights – UNICEF, IOM

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Migrant children at the U.S. border have right to protection and be with their families, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…

68.5m people displaced globally – UNHCR

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, said the number of people forced to flee their homes in…

Migration: New York to sue Trump administration for family separations

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

New York intends to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over family separations at the border, Gov. Andrew Cuomo…

U.S. quits U.N. Human Rights Council

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The United States announced its withdrawal from the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday, accusing it of being anti-Israel.

N1.580trn Capital Cost released to MDAs in 2017 – FG

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Federal Government has announced that a total of N1,580,270,755,084.44 capital cost was released to Ministries, Departments and Agencies for…

Buhari salutes Prof. Okonjo at 90

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with renowned Mathematician and Economist, Prof. Chukwuka Okonjo, the Obi of Ogwashi Ukwu, who turns…

Ekiti 2018: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Oyegun lead party chieftains for Fayemi election

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, led creme de la creme in the All Progressives Congress, (APC) to Ekiti…

Sad! Boy drowns in a pond while bathing

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A 13-year-old boy, Usman Faisal, has drowned while taking his bath in a pond at Gadam Village of Ungogo Local…

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