The Wellbeing Foundation Africa, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), has sent condolences to the World Health Organisation (WHO), on the sudden death of its Executive Director...
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in talks to buy English football club Newcastle United for about 340 million pounds (about N156.4 billion), a source familiar...
Hon. Auwal Jatau, candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), has emerged winner of Saturday’s supplementary elections for Zaki Federal Constituency in Bauchi State. Announcing the...
On-loan Bournemouth striker Jermain Defoe has signed a pre-contract agreement to join Scottish giants Rangers at the end of the season, the English Premier League (EPL)...
The African Arts and Culture Heritage Association (AACHA) has decried the continuous locking of Abuja Arts and Craft Village where indigenous arts and craft were being...
Dr Zhou Pingjian, Ambassador of the people’s Republic of China to Nigeria, says that China-Nigeria relations is productive and will be more beneficial through cooperation in...
The Chairman, Lagos State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Dr Qasim Akinreti, on Saturday called for the independence of Nigeria Press Council (NPC). Akinreti...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says a bush fire incident has been reported around the RESA of 36L, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos....
Enugu State Government has urged residents of the state to remain calm even as it dispelled rumour that one of the nurses that treated patient that...
Mr Usman Jahun, Commander General of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), says “Operation Amotekun” requires the backing of the Federal Government to operate legally. Jahun...
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on his investiture as Knight of St Gregory the Great (KGG). President Buhari’s congratulatory message was...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with Ilorin Emirate Council, government and people of Kwara over the death of Dr Abdulkadir Oniyangi. President Buhari’s condolence message was...
The Apostolic Administrator of Jos Catholic Archdiocese, Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has urged new Papal investiture awardees to be guided by Christian values in the discharge of...
Media practitioners and civil society groups on Saturday called for a robust and free press as well as protection for journalists as enshrined in the constitution....
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the outfit was paying special attention to professionalism because it was key to...
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has condemned the renewed armed banditry attacks on kudodo Nakpala, and Gulapai communities of Shiroro Local Government Area of the state....
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that 29 deaths and 195 confirmed cases of Lassa fever had been reported in 11 states of...
Mr Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progress Congress (APC), says he is playing local politics because he does not want to be a...
Nigeria’s boxing legend, Obisa Nwakpa, has charged Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) to commence early preparations toward the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) billed for March...
The Corp Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered that flatbed trailers without proper latching should be immediately impounded if sighted on...
A total of 91 graduating students of the Niger Delta University (NDU), Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa, on Saturday bagged first class during the institution’s combined convocation. The...
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) on Saturday warned miscreants, foreign films traders and others engaged in illegal businesses in the movie industry to...
“Following the intervention, the first prayers by the Church members that Venerable K.O. Olajide be transferred from Cathedral was endorsed and has since been transferred out...
Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) will on Feb. 1 begin the implementation of 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) to customers in four states....
Dr Yemi Kale, Statistician General, National Bureau of Statistics, has called on government at all levels to embrace the culture of evidence-based planning for national development....
The Ondo State chapter of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) on Saturday inaugurated a new Executive Committee that will pilot the affairs of the party in...
Mr Olusegun Onilude, Chairman, Badagry Local Government of Lagos State, on Saturday said the essence of governance was service to the people. Onilude said this while...
The Ogun government says it will no longer permit farming and erection of permanent structure in its forest reserves. The State Commissioner for Forestry, Mr Tunji...
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday invaded booth 003 Umucaram Amaraku in Isiala Mbano council area of Imo over alleged vote-buying....
Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri will consider it a sign of affection if he is jeered when the Turin side face his former club Napoli on Sunday...
The Ogun government on Saturday organised one-day Information Communication Technology (ICT) training for staff of its Ministry of Justice to enhance their job performance. The training...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday commended Gov. Bello Matawalle’s efforts at tackling banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities in Zamfara. The president made the commendation in...
The Wellbeing Foundation Africa has expressed its condolences on the sudden death of Dr Peter Salama, a World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Director For Universal Health...
The popular Amu Plank Market in Mushin was among five buildings and facilities ravaged by fire in various locations in Lagos State within the last two...
The amicable resolution of controversies surrounding the “Amotekun” initiative between the Southwest Governors and the Federal government shows that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is a true National...
Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Saturday distributed 34 buses and four ambulances to health centers and communities in Yobe North Senatorial District. Lawan who inaugurated the...
Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Saturday distributed 34 buses and four ambulances to health centers and communities in Yobe North Senatorial District. Lawan who inaugurated the...
The Joint Military Force deployed to protect oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta, on Saturday, said it prevented more than 419 attacks on oil export facilities...
A coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on Saturday distributed free drugs and treated mosquito nets to some members of Pigba-Kasa Community in Apo District of the...
Kelechi Iheanacho kept up his impressive FA Cup scoring record to strike early as Leicester City edged Brentford 1-0 at Griffin Park to progress to the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Saturday’s Legislatives re-run elections in Sokoto is hitch free with no report of violence or serious challenges. Malam Musa...
Following frequent fire outbreaks in Kaduna State, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday sensitized traders of Kasuwan Bacci Kaduna on fire prevention measures. Ishaya...
The Yoruba Youth Assembly (YYA), an umbrella body of Yoruba youth groups globally, on Saturday called for protection and preservation of the nation’s indigenous languages, heritage...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Nasarawa State Polytechnic (NASPOLY), Lafia, has elected new officials to run its affairs for the next three years....
Fidelity Bank Plc on Saturday said there was need for youth empowerment to curb crime and unemployment in the country. Beneficiaries of Fidelity youth empowerment programme...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bauchi State, has described the ongoing supplementary and rerun elections in Zaki and Gamawa councils as an improvement over...
MTN Nigeria says it is empowering over 2,000 retailers across the country with its “Kiosk as a Service” scheme. The “Kiosk as a Service” is a...
Some experts have cautioned against excessive and sometimes unprescribed use of sex stimulant in view of its health implications. The Nigeria News Agency reports that sex...
The Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC), of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, on Saturday donated improved seedlings to 50 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Ban,...
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Saturday decorated 25 newly promoted officers in Nsukka Unit Command. Mr Kalu Ogbonnaya, the Enugu State Sector Commander of...
The Catholic Apostolic Administrator of Jos, Arch Bishop Ignatius Kaigama, has urged Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, to ensure an all-inclusive governance in order to foster...
The Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE) said it would embark on fabrication of rice dryer, shea butter and castor oil seed processing machines this...
A Mobile Court handling environmental-related cases on Saturday prosecuted 300 people suspected to have violated environmental sanitation laws in Lafia, Nasarawa State. Addressing the court, the...
The Kaduna State Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed that a 36-year-old patient in Chikun Local Government Area has tested positive to Lassa fever virus. A...
The Emir of Daura in Katsina, Alhaji Farouk Umar, has reiterated commitment of traditional institutions to support government’s policies and programmes, to fast track sustainable social and...
The Cedar Seed, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) for the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), has advocated for the creation of National Disabilities Commission (NDC)....
Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) on Saturday said Africa had the potential of becoming the biggest economic hub with the right policies and...
The police in Cross River have commended the peaceful voting by electorate in the Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency bye-election in Cross River. Police Public Relations Officer in...
The Federal Government is working toward resettling and reintegrating communities displaced by the lingering violence in the North-East, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday asserted that the Finance Act 2020 would stimulate the Nigerian economy and put the country on the path of geometric economic...
Mr Donatus Nwankpa, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chairman in Abia, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC), conduct of Aba South Local Government Area...
The re-run election for Kaduna State House of Assembly in Sanga Local Government Area, has witnessed voter apathy, the Nigeria News Agency reports. It would be...
The supplementary/re-run elections in two Local Government Areas of Bauchi State recorded large turnout of voters, reports the Nigeria News Agency . Whereas supplementary election is...
Voters in the Akwa Ibom rerun elections have started voting in Essien Udim Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom. A visit by Nigeria News Agency...
The Lekki Estate Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) has called on Lagos State Government to take advantage of the dry season to resume construction of drainage,...
Financial experts on Saturday said that the upward review of the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of...
Prof. Modupe Adelabu, Chairman, Governing Board of National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has commended Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) for setting standard among polytechnics in Nigeria....
A financial expert, Dr Samuel Nzekwe, has advised the Federal Government to redouble its effort in addressing insecurity in the country. Nzekwe, a former President, Association...
Dr Boniface Okolo, the Director of Public Health, Enugu State Ministry of Health, has advised Enugu residents to be conscious of their environmental hygiene to avoid...
The Saturday legislative re-run election has commenced peacefully in Sokoto with high turnout of voters in Sokoto South and Sokoto North local government areas of the...
The Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has pledged collaboration with the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), to facilitate...
Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said the agency was in the final stage of “a draft review’’ of Nigeria’s university...