The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has faulted the position taken by some Islamic scholars on the ban on street begging in Kano,...
For what seem to be normal for most people who celebrate their birthdays every year, some who are born on Feb. 29, see it as very...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has frowned at the arbitrary increase in the prices of protective face masks and latex gloves by suppliers...
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), says members will deploy massive resources toward forestalling the spread of C oronavirus (COVID-19), after a case was confirmed in Lagos...
The 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) has revealed that the proportion of women who are circumcised decreased from 25 per cent in 2013 to...
The UNICEF Planning and Research Specialist, Maureen Zubie-Okolo, has called for more investments in childhood mortality reduction programmes in rural areas through Primary Health Care (PHC)....
Dr Bashir Bello, the Oyo State Commissioner for Health, says the state government is on high level of preparedness for any possible outbreak of corona virus...
Russia and Syria on Friday came under strong criticisms from western countries in the UN Security Council over the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in Syria...
A prominent indigene of Oyo State, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, has cautioned members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the protests against the nomination of former...
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, says the Federal Government is committed to implementing policies and programmes which would effectively boost sports at...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendation of the National Security Adviser (NSA) that the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubo, be suspended from...
Norwich City’s Jamal Lewis threw his relegation-threatened side a lifeline with a 70th minute goal to beat visiting English Premier League (EPL) high-flyers Leicester City 1-0...
Nigeria’s Funke Oshonaike, Offiong Edem and Olajide Omotayo have qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Oshonaike would be making her seventh appearance at the Games, a...
Mr Abubakar Aliyu, Minister of State for Works and Housing, on Friday, said the Federal Government would construct weigh bridges across the country to checkmate excessive...
Gov. Bello Matawalle on Friday bade farewell to 92 students sponsored by the state government to study various degree programmes in Cyprus. The beneficiaries are expected...
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing the state Commissioner of Science and Technology, Alhaji Bilyaminu Shinkafi as a Federal...
The Nasru-lahi-I-fatih Society (NASFAT) has admonished its members and all Muslims to shun any act of discrimination, exploitation, injustice and degradation of human dignity. Its Chief...
Mr Joseph Ununu, representing Abakaliki South state constituency, has assured the constituents of effective representation and commitment to addressing infrastructure deficit in the area. Ununu stated...
The Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Ejidike, has joined other Nigerians to mourn the demise of two great promising sports stars: Kano Pillars FC Team...
Mr Lanre Kazeem, a Video Director, on Friday urged indigenous artistes to shoot superior musical videos to gain wider audience and coverage. Kazeem gave the advice...
Police Command in Enugu State has announced the restriction of human and vehicular movements in the state on Saturday, Feb. 29, for Local Government Elections. The...
A former governorship aspirant in Kwara, Mr Bolaji Abdullahi, has advised journalists to see social media as a dilution of absolute authoritarian mode of news by...
The Federal Government has attributed the upsurge in incessant killings of spouses and other acts of murder in the country to drugs abuse. The Permanent...
” Nigeria News Agency reports that until her new appointment, she was the Acting HOCSF, a position she assumed since 18th sept. 2019. The President charged...
A Physically Challenged Person, Mr Hudu Yusuf has urged Sokoto State Government and other public institutions to ensure provision of friendly facilities to improve the well...
Design experts have called on entrepreneurs, youths to keep innovating apps and designs especially in agriculture, to assist farmers in increasing food chain. Charles Isidi, Head...
– Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Friday, visited Mukhtar Ismail, his official cameraman who is receiving treatment at the Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau, following...
Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) has empowered 60 widows in its first batch of empowerment programme for wives of officers who died in the line...
The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) Chapter, says its members, clinical lecturers, have withdrawn from teaching medical...
Gov. Simon Lalong has inaugurated 80 units of Ford Galaxy vehicles, procured by the Plateau government in partnership with the state branch of National Union of...
The Resident Pastor, Christ Foundation Bible Church in Ilorin, Pastor Olusegun Elijah, has admonished Christians to love other people, involve and fear God in their activities....
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his appeal for immediate ceasefire and protection of civilians in the Syrian war. Guterres renewed the appeal while addressing...
Delta Government has set up a response team in the wake of the reported case of Coronavirus in the country. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr...
Bauchi State Government on Friday disclosed that it would only pay for 13,011 candidates and not for all students of the state sitting for the West...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi on Friday commended eminent lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun, for building...
Some experts at Social Media Week (SMW) on Friday in Lagos urged more women to key into technology while noting that Artificial Intelligence was the next...
At least 20 people were killed when clashes broke out between security forces and a militia group in Somalia, a local government official said on...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has increased its assessment of the risk of spread and risk of impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) to be ‘very...
Four more cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed in Sweden, raising the Scandinavian country’s number of cases to 11, health authorities said on Friday. Two...
Agricultural stakeholders say adequate funding of research institutes in the country is critical to production of quality seeds for improved yield. The stakeholders, who made this...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Federal Government to take proactive strategy to curb corona virus in the country. The party in a statement issued...
The Rule of Law and Anti-corruption (RoLAC) group has staged a drama, titled: “Talk N Do”, to enhance public awareness of the relevant messages from the...
CTK agency on Friday reported that a former imam in the Czech Republic has been convicted of supporting a terrorist organisation and been handed a 10-year...
The rapid rise in coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with five countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning...
German carmakers are to present their new models on the internet following the cancellation of the Geneva Motor Show because of the coronavirus epidemic, major producers...
Russians are evenly divided on whether President Vladimir Putin should stay in power after his current term ends in four years, the country’s largest independent pollster...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday said that his country would not tolerate migrants entering illegally from Turkey. Mitsotakis tweeted “significant numbers of migrants and...
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has called on all governments to “step up and do everything possible’’ to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19). Addressing UN correspondents in...
Child marriage and pregnancy are high factors that affect girls from attaining their educational right, which is Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development...
Noor Dubai Foundation, said on Friday that more than 1,000 cataract surgeries were performed, and medical glasses as well as medication provided for the benefit of...
The Ogun Government said 28 people, who had contact with the Italian said to have contracted the Coronavirus, had been identified and consequently quarantined. Gov....
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Friday, set up a 15-member committee to monitor and checkmate Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and spread in the state. Oyetola, who...
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says its forthcoming Halal Expo Nigeria 2020 will increase trade volume and investment in Halal economic sector. Prince...
The Police in Ondo State have arrested a 50-year-old man (name withheld) with human skull and two badly-roasted human arms in Idoani, Ose Local Government Area...
Spain’s High Court on Friday denied a U.S. extradition request for former Venezuelan minister Javier Alvarado Ochoa in connection with an investigation into money-laundering. It said...
UN mediator Ghassan Salame on Friday said Libya’s fragile truce nearly collapsed as Tripoli came under attack, warning that the violence threatens the nascent talks among...
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday commended residents for collaboration and provision of useful information in the fight against crime in...
A group under the aegis of Nasarawa Coalition of Business and Professional Association (NACOBPA), has harped on the need for enabling environment for businesses to...
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says it will install 320, 000 meters for consumers yet to have meters in Niger, Kogi, Nasarawa and the Federal...
H ouse of Representatives Committee on Agriculture has summoned the Management of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Kaduna, to clear issues on the bank’s inability to...
No fewer than 800 primary and secondary schools in Abia are participating in the first edition of the Abia School Sports Festival, a state official said...
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) says it is fully prepared to collaborate with the State Government to contain the spread of Coronavirus outbreak which...
Lafarge Africa Plc says it has identified the persons who had direct contact with the individual who tested positive to Coronavirus in Nigeria. The company stated...
Federal Ministry of Health has pledged to implement the recommendations and summary presented by the Joint UN Mission to Nigeria on Tuberculosis (TB) and Non-Communicable Diseases...
The torch of unity for the upcoming 20thNational Sports Festival (NSF) scheduled for Benin from March 22 to April 1 arrived in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital,...
Master Umar Abdullahi, Speaker of the Children Parliament in Gombe State, has advocated for proactive measures to address cases of child rape and neglect in the...
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Challenged Parenthood Initiative (CPI), has solicited media support toward speedy passage of Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill pending before Kogi House of...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says the ban on street begging is still in effect in the territory. The FCT Permanent Secretary, Mr Chinyeaka Ohaa,...
The Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has urged residents of the state to remain calm and vigilant, following the detection of...
The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has appealed to customers and the general public within its franchise area to stop buying and selling under high...
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Friday in Benin commended the Edo government for the state-of-the-art facilities put in place ahead of...
The Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Sir Joseph Ari, says the fund’s newly-inaugurated modern library can be used by the Joint Admission and Matriculations...