The FCT Police Command has arrested the Chief of Ushafa in Bwari Area Council, Alhaji Mohammed Baba, following the alleged killing of a police officer by...
The Progressive Governors Forum, says community policing initiated by some state governments will complement the efforts of the Federal Government in tackling insecurity in the country....
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund) is to fund the construction of an ultra modern library at the Federal University, Gusau at the cost of N500...
Bolivia’s Interim Government, on Friday broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba, accusing the Caribbean island of having shown permanent hostility toward the Andean country. Bolivia has...
Senior United Nations officials and other stakeholders on Friday in New York raised concerns about the “alarming crisis’’ in the educational sector with a call on...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it has not directed the decommissioning of metres by the Electricity Distribution Companies of Nigeria (DisCos). NERC’s General Manager,...
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has commended the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for providing support...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has postponed the ceremony of newly acquired Agusta power helicopters. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola,NAF Director of Public Relations and Information who...
Some eminent Nigerian leaders from across the nation on Friday held a closed door meeting in Lagos on the need to preserve continued unity and peaceful...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured of credible elections in all the polling units where the Court ordered rerun elections would take place on Saturday....
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for peaceful co-coexistence between Christians and Muslims for the stability and growth of the country. The Adamawa branch...
The Indian Government has reiterated its commitment to further enhance the existing defence collaboration with Nigeria towards expanding the capabilities of both countries. The Acting Director...
The Cross River Government has reiterated its commitment to complete the ongoing renovation work at the General Hospital in Calabar, Nigeria News Agency reports. The State...
The Independent and Financial Crimes Commission (ICPC) said that the Transparency International (TI) report on Nigeria was unfair and untenable. Spokesperson of the Commission, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa...
The Senate of the University of Ibadan on Friday approved the provisional offer of undergraduate admission to 4,359 candidates for the 2019/2020 academic session. The Vice...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the Banking Sector Gross Credit has grown by two trillion naira in seven months. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is to induct the second batch of two new AgustaWestland 109 Power Attack Helicopters procured by the Federal Government on Tuesday...
Prof. Akin Abayomi, Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, says the increasing cases of zoonotic diseases being experienced is arising from the destruction of the environment....
Anambra State Government says it has concluded arrangements to pay N30, 000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state beginning from January, 2020....
Mr Assem Hanafi, Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, said that Egypt would continue to strengthen African unity through peace and cooperation. He stated this when he receive...
The Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyeama, on Friday called on Nigerians to be more patriotism and promote indigenous airlines operating in the country. Onyeama...
Osun’s Director of Youths, Sports and Special Needs, Layi Adesiyan, has assured that the state would perform better than before at the forthcoming 2020 National Sports...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has inaugurated boards of the newly established State Security Trust Fund and Contributory Healthcare Management Agency. Nigeria News Agency reports that...
Corps members belonging to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Community Development Service (CDS) group on Friday conducted a sanitation exercise at the Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos....
The management of the Abubakar Tabawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH), Bauchi, said it has concluded arrangements to honour individuals and communities over their contributions to...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) in Nasarawa State says it has placed security agencies on alert to arrest and prosecute individuals and CBT centres...
Support Abuja, Dec. 24, 2020 The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that no amount of blackmail would discourage the present Assembly from...
Ahead of the Jan. 25 re-run elections in 28 federal and state constituencies, the Inspector General (I-G) of Police , Mr Mohammed Adamu has ordered security...
Ikeja Electric (IE) on Friday said it had embarked on several projects aimed at expanding its network in Akowonjo and Abule-Egba Business Units and boosting power...
Sudan and a major rebel group signed a preliminary deal on political and security arrangements on Friday, paving the way for eventual reconciliation through ongoing talks....
Mrs Adejoke Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has called for joint government/stakeholders’ effort in returning out-of-school children to...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has been nominated by the management of the Daily Asset Newspapers for its Man of the Year award....
A 32-year-old radical militant, on Friday was sentenced to five years and four months in prison for helping to plan a terrorist attack in the German...
The heir to the British throne expressed sadness on Friday over the suffering and hardship faced by Palestinians and called for “a just and lasting peace”...
Mr Eteng Jonah-Williams, Speaker, Cross Rivers House of Assembly says the house is not investigating PZ Wilmar Company or any of its subsidiaries. Jonah-Williams said this...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has called on the Health Emergency Response Team to scale up activities to contain spread of Lassa fever disease in the...
Prof. Olatunji Kolawole of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin, says Nigerians spend over N300 billion annually on malaria treatment. Kolawole...
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has denied reports of resuming the supply of kerosene product to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) depots in Calabar...
No fewer than 60 indigent patients have benefited from free eye surgeries and other general ailments treatment during a five-day free medical services in Offa, Kwara....
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is convinced he would be given time to complete his rebuilding project at Old Trafford and says he retains the...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel signed the divorce deal for Britain to leave the European Union (EU) on...
Organised Labour in Ondo State have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to promote easy access to loan...
The demand for sun glasses has increased in Enugu, as some residents expressed fear of contacting the eye disease, conjunctivitis nicknamed ‘Apollo’. Conjunctivitis is a common...
A spokeswoman for President Donald Trump said she hoped the impeachment trial could wrap up by the end of next week, describing it as a distraction...
the World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified a new type: 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China. “Most coronaviruses spread the same way other cold-causing viruses do:...
Egypt’s ex-president Hosny Mubarak, who was ousted in a 2011 uprising, had undergone surgery, his son said on Friday. “My father underwent surgery yesterday [Thursday]. His...
A 20-year-old, Odetayo Sunday, on Friday appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates ‘Court in Osun on Friday for allegedly threatening to kill a Divisional Police Officer (DPO),...
Britain on Friday labelled the U.S. refusal to send a diplomat’s wife back to Britain for trial a “denial of justice” over the death of 19-year-old...
Airtel Nigeria on Friday announced that it had added 0904 number series to its numbering range, following the approval of the industry regulator, Nigeria Communications Commission...
A second case of the deadly new strain of coronavirus sweeping China has been confirmed in the U.S., health officials said on Friday. A person who...
The United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) has urged Federal and State Governments in Nigeria to invest heavily in youths development by ensuring quality education for them....
The United Nation migration agency on Friday disclosed that it provided humanitarian assistance to more than one million vulnerable Ethiopians in 2019. The International Organisation for...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reaffirmed its commitment to support the development of Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN’s) action on the implementation of the...
The European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič on Friday announced a first emergency package of €26.5 million for conflict victims in north-east Nigeria. Lenarčič announced...
The Plateau Police Commamd has appointed ASP Obah Ogaba, as its new Public Relations Officer (PPRO). This is contained in a statement issued by the outgone...
The Metropolitan Police on Friday said officers plan to deploy live facial recognition (LFR) technology to help cut serious crime in London, drawing criticism from human...
The Kwara State Government is ready to use sports to eradicate drug abuse, youth restiveness and lift the state’s people out of poverty, the State Deputy...
The Nigerian Army on Friday completed pre-deployment training for 185 troops for peace keeping mission in Guinea Bissau. Nigeria News Agency reports that the 185 troops...
Polaris Bank Ltd. on Friday said its Salary Advance (SALAD) solution had helped many families secure short-term finance to meet their urgent needs which otherwise would...
A large explosion, on Friday, jolted the U.S. city of Houston, with authorities saying at least one person had been hospitalised. The blast, which was believed...
Khalid Aliyu, the EFCC prosecution witness (PW5) in the ongoing trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-chairman, defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), on Friday, disclosed that the...
Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate Elyes Fakhfakh said on Friday that the number of ministers in the new government would not exceed 25. He made the remarks in...
French President Emmanuel Macron’s contested pension reform law is on its way to parliament, after his government signed off on it on Friday. As ministers approved...
Desert locusts that have been causing havoc in the East and Horn of African region are likely to move to Uganda, South Sudan, and southwest Ethiopia,...
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has restated his commitment to the construction of roads leading to the proposed Anambra Airport at Umueri, Anambra East Local Government...
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, says the bank is not contemplating devaluation of currency following the drop in the country’s...
Prof. Hippolite Amadi, a professor of medical engineering and technology from Imperial College, London, said there was a need for Nigeria to develop home-grown technology to solve...
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, has urged opposition parties in the state to join hands with him towards developing the state. Lalong made the call on...
Lagos State has emerged winners of the South-West Zonal Eliminations by qualifying for 16 out of the 19 games available for the National Sports Festival (NSF)...
The Police Command in Sokoto state on Friday assured of adequate security during the rerun election in Sokoto South, Sokoto North, Isa and Binji local government areas...
The Delta State Signage and Advertising Agency (DESAA) says it will soon sanitised the streets of Asaba of unapproved outdoor advertising structures. The Managing Director of...
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, on Friday inaugurated the Nigerian Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) board of directors. Inaugurating the board at the...