The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Lagos Branch, says it has mobilised over 80,000 volunteers in the state for social mobilisation against the spread of Lassa Fever...
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has cautioned Nigerians against stigmatising Chinese nationals resident in the country over the outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Mr...
Mr Sallim Salaam, Director, Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification (MinDiver) says sensitising mining and solid mineral stakeholders is critical to fully harnessing potentials of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a Monitoring Committee for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in line with the provisions of Part V1,...
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, says his ministry has licensed two solid minerals refineries in the country. Adegbite disclosed this when...
A 100 beds capacity boys hostel at the Government Secondary School, Gboko in Benue State has been razed by fire. Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, the state Commissioner...
Fire on Wednesday gutted the expansive Shema petrol filling station located along Kubwa Expressway in Abuja, the Nigeria News Agency , reports. The incident, which occurred...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N29 billion for the construction of roads from Sokoto and Jigawa to Niger Republic borders with...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the remand of an Indian, Omkar Shinde, for allegedly forging receipts of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON). Shinde...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed Wednesday’s verdict of the Supreme Court on Bayelsa Governorship election. The party gave the commendation in a statement by...
Stakeholders on Wednesday in Abuja decried high rate of suicide killing in Nigeria, describing it as strange in the country and called for synergy to curb...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N645.5 million for the establishment of training school for aviation accidents investigation in Abuja. Minister of...
Activities on the Nigerian equities market on Wednesday continued on downward posture with the market indices dropping further by 0.22 per cent. Speficially, the market capitalisation...
A cross section of electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja on Wednesday rejected the proposed increase of electricity tariff. The consumers made their...
The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS) on Wednesday warned pupils attending schools in Lagos State to guide against living the street lifestyle popularly called ”...
The Police command in Edo said that 36 persons were arrested in the state for various crimes in the last two weeks. DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, Police...
The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Office of Food for Peace (FFP), are launching a new program to reduce...
The Commissioner of Police in Edo, CP Lawan Jimeta, has tasked politicians to embrace peace and stop breaching security in the state. Jimeta gave the charge...
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos) comprising gas-fired and hydro stations said that they could not generate 2,967.5 megawatts of electricity on Tuesday due to unavailability of gas....
The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Alhaji Bashir Bolarinwa, on Wednesday called on party members in the state to imbibe unity, perseverance and...
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said all accrued pension rights would be cleared by 2021, following the structures that had been put place. Mrs Folashade...
France said it has recorded the first death of a French citizen from the new coronavirus, the country’s general director of health Jerome Salomon said on...
On February 26th, 2020, His Excellency RAO Hongwei, Chinese Ambassador to Rwanda, met with H. E. Charity MANYERUKE, Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe to Rwanda. Amb....
The Chief Medical Director, National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), Dr Jafaru Momoh and some medical experts have recommended the adoption of healthy lifestyle and regular medical check-up...
Ethiopia has asked the U.S. to postpone what was expected to be the final round of talks on the giant Blue Nile hydropower dam. Ethiopia made...
A Corporal of Nigerian Army serving at the Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Army Super Camp 15, located at Malam Fatori, Borno State, has opened fire...
The Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re participated, in Nouakchott, in the first General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance, an organisation that supports the G5 Sahel, of...
A second confirmed coronavirus case has been diagnosed in Finland, Finnish health authorities said on Wednesday. Public broadcaster YLE reported that the female Finnish patient had...
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has directed telecommunication giant, MTN, to tender all its financial documents to enable it determine if the right taxes...
The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) says it has concluded preparations for a hitch-free local government elections in the state on Saturday. The Administrative Secretary...
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven will visit South Africa on 8–10 March. Minister for Foreign Trade and Nordic Affairs Anna Hallberg and a Swedish business delegation will...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to call the management of the State Radio and Television to order, over...
Pope Francis indicated on Wednesday he would not be visiting Iraq this year as he had hoped to do. His improvised comments to a group of...
A radiologist, Dr Wale Olawunmi, says that heavy alcohol consumption, obesity and physical inactivity increases risk of breast cancer in women. Olawunmi said this in an...
The Southern Nigeria Peoples Mandate (SNPM), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), has lauded the conviction of Olisa Metuh, former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary...
The President of Nigeria Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF), Lonsdale Adeoye, on Wednesday said there were now plans for officials of the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF)...
An NGO, Adicare Rehabilitation Home (ARH), has attributed the increase in mental illness, depression and suicide cases among youths to abuse of hard drugs and over-dependence...
A major women’s rights movement in Pakistan is facing a legal challenge over a march scheduled for March over allegations that the organisers’ activities are `anti-state’....
Mrs Chinwe Nnabuife, Managing Director, Property Finder Ltd, says bottlenecks in land acquisition inhibit developers’ efforts in providing affordable houses for citizens. Nnabuife revealed this in...
The European Commission has drawn up a list of EU regions most in need of funds to mitigate the social impact of cleaning up emissions-intensive industries,...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has cautioned its media partners to beware of fake news and hate content against the...
Wife of Ondo Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, on Wednesday, disclosed that over 3,600 women have been empowered through Foundation for Wives of Ondo State Officials and...
Rangers International FC management on Wednesday condoled Kano Pillars FC over the death of their coach, Kabiru Baleria. A statement issued by club’s Media Officer, Norbert...
Two more Air Force officers tested positive for the new coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the military to 20, the...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Wednesday assured that renovation work at the gymnasium hall at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Complex in Benin would be completed...
A medical doctor, Ajayi Abass, on Wednesday enjoined parents to regularly deworm their children to enhance their well-being. Abass told the Nigeria News Agency in Kaduna...
Palestine on Wednesday sent a letter to e-commerce giant Amazon company in protest against its alleged discriminatory shipping policy favouring residents in Israeli settlements in the...
An Environmentalist, Ms Gloria Bulus, on Wednesday identified some preventive measures over the spread of Lassa fever in the environment. Bulus, the founder of Bridge-that-Gap Initiative, an...
A total of 32, 349 candidates scored five credits and above including Mathematics and English Language out of the 49, 309 candidates that sat for the...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on Wednesday signaled a potential government reshuffle, which local media said could include axing Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk in favour of businessman...
Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, on Wednesday began an appeal to prevent the publication of two judgments in a British court battle with his...
A Bangladeshi court has ordered a ban on the publication, sale, distribution, and marketing of two works of fiction because they hurt the religious sentiment of...
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), has called for education on the functions of natural environment and how humans can manage their behaviours and the ecosystem. Mr...
President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Habu Gumel, says the Committee has gone into partnership with Kingdom Sports Group as its Authorised Tickets Reseller (ATR)...
The region will witness the largest show in the amusement industry – DEAL 2020, to provide an effective platform for the stakeholders within the African entertainment...
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Wednesday said so far there had not been any evidence of novel coronavirus cases in Turkey. Koca said this while...
United Way Worldwide, a U.S-based NGO, has chosen Nigeria as its first African county to understudy human trafficking and other forms of slavery. Ms Janet Butler,...
Riot police on the Greek island of Lesbos fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters angry over the creation of a new...
“About 2,000 workforce of these MFBs are likely to loose their jobs in the event that these banks are insolvent thereby increasing unemployment rate in the...
Yobe State Government says it has embarked on sesnsitisation activities to create awareness to prevent outbreak of Lassa fever in the state. Abdullahi Bego, the Commissioner...
A Sao Paulo resident who recently travelled to Italy has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Brazil’s Health Ministry said, in the first confirmed case in...
The Senate on Wednesday held a valedictory session in honour of the late Sen. Ignatius Longjan who represented Plateau South until his death on Feb. 10...
Xi Jinping, on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on the prevention and control of...
President Moon Jae-in will visit the National Assembly this week for discussions with the leaders of ruling and opposition parties on the COVID-19 epidemic. A Cheong...
A teacher, Jenifer Ani, on Wednesday begged a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, to dissolve a 12-year-old marriage on grounds that her husband, Sunday, threatened to...
Kenya rugby teams will have to spend over 400 million shillings (4 million dollars) to honour their calendar of events in 2020. On Wednesday, Oduor Gangla,...
Minister of State for Works and Housing, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, has tasked the Directors and Heads of Land Departments in the Federal and states on easy...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday asked organisers of big sport and cultural events to consider cancelling or postponing them in the next two weeks....
Mr Daniel Ogazi, member representing Kokona East Constituency at the Nasarawa House of Assembly, said he sponsored the Anti- Kidnapping Bill in order to curtail the...
The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has said that the culture and creative arts sector would be the nation’s choice future saviour industry. Director-General...
The Nigerian Army said it had concluded arrangements to display various Nigerian cultural heritages as part of the activities for this year’s West African Social Activities...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, advised Godwin Emefiele, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, to alternatively explore out-of-court settlement in...