The Federal Government on Tuesday pledged to equip civil servants with technical skills and capabilities to successfully support data-driven decision making in the system. Dr Folasade...
The Nigeria National Park Service has called for media collaboration to sensitise Nigerians on the need to patronise Nigerian parks and conservation, to cut down revenue...
Kogi House of Assembly on Tuesday screened, cleared and confirmed for appointment, 16 out of 17 commissioner-nominees presented to the House by Gov. Yahaya Bello. Nigeria...
Hajiya Fati Sabo, the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, has urged youths to embrace education in order to excel in life and contribute...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has assured Nigerians of its readiness to effectively tackle the 2020 flood predicted for the country. Mr Mustapha Maihaja, its...
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has assured of the state government’s quick intervention in respect of the fire incident that razed the popular Sabo market in...
More buildings on right of way along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway are to be demolished to pave way for the expansion of the road. The Director of...
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim on Tuesday in Jos said that the service would soon start revenue generation. “We are...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno says increasing trust deficit between the military and civil authorities and lack of strategic planning are partly responsible for the unending...
More than 100 people died in Vietnam in traffic accidents during the first five days of the Lunar New Year, according to state media. From Jan....
The Burundi Human Rights Initiative (BHRI) said on Tuesday that the ruling party’s youth league, Imbonerakure, “has continued to carry out human rights abuses in the...
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations said that they could not generate 3,205.5 megawatts of electricity on Monday due to unavailability of gas....
Thousands of people on Tuesday held a rally across Pakistan against the arrest of a rights activist who publicly accuses the country’s powerful military of human...
The Nigerian equities market on Tuesday extended bearish stance, dropping further by 0.59 per cent with a loss of 0.59 per cent. Specifically, the market capitalisation...
Rep. Benjamin Kalu, spokesman for the House of Representatives, says the 9th National Assembly will deploy legislative instruments to address insecurity in the country. Kalu said...
The Lagos State Government says it will upgrade the agricultural supply chain by connecting all value chains with the newly established Eko City Farmers Market. The...
The police in Lagos on Tuesday arraigned three men who allegedly broke into their employer’s company and stole iron rods valued at N180,000. The defendants, Kolawole...
An Agriculture Extension Officer, Mr Benjamin Adeoye, on Tuesday advised Nigerian farmers to adhere strictly with the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET)’s 2020 weather forecast. Adeoye told...
Mrs Titilola Alabi, Sustainable Development Manager, Guinness Nigeria, says the organisation will provide N480 million for the provision of clean drinking water for communities in...
President Muhammadu Buhari says “harder times’’ await bandits whose disruptive activities have brought sorrow to Nigerians, kept many away from their means of livelihood, and heightened...
Mr Tokunbo Smith, President of Data Knowledge Information Privacy Protection Intiative (DKIPPI), on Tuesday urged citizens to protect their personal data to ensure their rights and...
Dr Innocent Vakkai, the Taraba Commissioner for Health, on Tuesday, said Lassa fever claimed the lives of four persons in Taraba so far. Vakkai told newsmen...
Chinese authorities are marshalling more resources to stop the spread of a new and deadly coronavirus, even as the number of cases grows both domestically and...
A dentist from the western German city of Neuss was arraigned on Tuesday for having presented 26 forged Picasso works to experts from art auction houses...
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has earmaked 60 million dollars in co-investment grant funds for trade and investment hub activity to promote the Nigerian...
Mr Andrew Nevin, Chief Economist, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Africa has said that Nigeria needs a minimum of 700,000 housing units yearly to be able to bridge the...
The Government Secondary School Gwarimpa Estate on Tuesday in Abuja, emerged winners of the 2020 National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) zonal quiz competition....
A non governmental organisation, Noble Youths Mass Support Association (NYMSA), has called on the Federal Government to provide substantive engagement for youths in order to enhance...
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has alerted officers of its Joint Border Drill Operations on fresh methods used by smugglers in carrying out their illegal business...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Tuesday in Benin, inaugurated state-of-the arts operational facility donated by the British Government to...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted in three corruption cases after he withdrew his request for immunity hours before the Knesset was set to...
The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has issued a three-week ultimatum to unregistered Private Guard Companies (PGCs), to register with...
Gunmen have continued their deadly attacks in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau, killing a man and setting many buildings ablaze. The Nigeria News Agency...
Colombia is planning to ask Venezuela’s opposition to extradite a former Colombian congresswoman who was jailed for electoral fraud and staged a spectacular escape in 2019...
Some top industrialists and financial experts on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to do all within its power to strengthen growth-stimulating sectors like manufacturing and agriculture....
A member-elect of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ado Doguwa says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in absolute control and has a firm grip of...
Bayelsa residents on Tuesday said that power supply has deteriorated one month after the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) and Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) reached...
Some Athletes at the ongoing 7th Kwara State Sports Festival (KWASFEST) on Tuesday decried the poor coordination, welfare and quality of kits provided for the event....
Some sections of the popular Sabo market in Sagamu council area of Ogun was razed by fire in the early hours of Tuesday. A correspondent of...
An NGO, Project Enable Africa, says it has embarked on measures to reduce poverty among the People Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) in Nigeria. Its director, Mr...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has further adjourned until April 8, hearing in a suit challenging the imposition of levies in the Ikeja Computer Village....
Sefiat Adam of Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara has won gold in the female deaf Table Tennis event at the ongoing 7th Kwara Sports Festival...
The President of the Kungfu Federation of Nigeria, Adewumi Adekunle, says plans are underway to establish federal training centres toward promoting and supporting states in attracting...
Ahead of the 2020 governorship election, some PDP leaders in Ondo State say the party may lose the election again, if Ondo South was not allowed...
Some residents of Lagos on Tuesday commended Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s courage in banning commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in some local governments, highways and bridges...
A 40-year-old man, Muhammad Bulala, has been electrocuted in Auyo Local Government area of Jigawa, the police have said. SP Abdu Jinjiri, the Police Public Relations...
Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc has entered a share sale and purchase agreement to divest 100 per cent of its equity stake in Union Bank...
Some residents around the office of the late Alhaji Fatai Yusuf popularly called `Oko Oloyun’ at Igando area of Lagos State on Tuesday said that they...
President Muhammadu Buhari says no one in government should be afraid of audit if they have done the right thing, saying public servants must see audit...
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), has advised residents of Nasarawa State to avoid bush burning to prevent its negative effects on human...
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday reopened the Maiduguri – Damboa – Biu Road for public use, the Nigeria News Agency reports. NAN reports that the road...
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday reopened the Maiduguri – Damboa – Biu road for free movement of vehicles from and to Maiduguri, the Borno capital. Nigeria...
The Nasarawa State Government says it has distributed food items worth N29 million to the 29 boarding secondary schools in the state. Mrs Fatu Sabo, the...
Three of the four people admitted over suspected Lassa fever in Adamawa have been discharged after testing negative. The Adamawa Commissioner for Health and Human Services,...
Mr Funso Adebiyi, the Director of Highways, South-West zone, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, has said that the Federal Government’s priority was completion of all...
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Tuesday restated his administration’s readiness to partner the entertainment industry to tackle youth restiveness in the state. The governor...
A 52-year-old man, Kareem Ambali, was on Tuesday arraigned in an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening a man and causing breach of peace. The Prosecutor,...
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue said the hospitality and tourism sectors have the capacity of providing viable alternative options for huge revenue generation to the oil...
The Commissioner for health in Plateau state, Dr. Ndam Lar, says the state government has concluded plan to establish Six new hospitals and a world class...
The Governing Council of the Federal University Wukari, in Taraba has approved the appointment of Dr Aboki Sallah as new Register of the university. Alhaji Uba...
Kaduna State Government has vowed to sanction any Primary Health Care centres (PHCs) sabotaging the State Contributory Health Scheme. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Baloni,...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday advised its officers and men to be more diligent and proactive in their duties. Mr Olusegun Aladenika, the...
The Jigawa State Environmental Protection Agency (JISEPA), said it had disposed over 50, 000 metric tonnes of waste in the 26 Local Government Areas of the...
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) on Tuesday said it was celebrating four years of sustained exchange rate stability in the market...
The Federal Government says it will not be distracted by the “baseless” rating of the Transparency International, which ranked Nigeria low in its latest international Corruption...
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday inaugurated some projects at the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ikoyi Passport Office, Lagos, in a move to make the...
A 48-year-old Electronics dealer, Jacob Obasi, on Tuesday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly obtaining 17,297 U.S. dollars (equivalent of N6.2 million) under...
Rep. Kingsley Chima, an Action Alliance (AA) lawmaker representing Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta/Oru Federal Constituency, has urged security agencies to thoroughly investigate the killing of Mr Ndubuisi Emenike, with...
A Micro Finance bank in Lagos on Tuesday sued one of its workers, Kendy Ezewulobi, at an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N1,832,574. Ezewulobi, 31,...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says women are incredibly endowed with potential that can be harnessed for any societal growth and development. Sanwo-Olu made said...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called on the Federal Government to drastically reduce the cost of governance to allow growth in the nation’s...
The Khadimiyya for Justice and Development Initiative (KDI), a Non – Governmental Organisation in Kebbi, has donated a 300 KVA transformer to the Birije-Malisa Community of...