Arsenal teenager Bukayo Saka scored one goal and set up another as the Londoners sealed a place in the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1...
The Minister of State for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, has described Nigerian ports as the most expensive in the West African sub-region. A statement signed by Mr...
Two charity vessels that have rescued 484 migrants over the past days were on Monday waiting to bring their passengers ashore to Italy or Malta. The...
Local authorities of India’s West Bengal state on Monday passed a resolution against a controversial citizenship law, which was accused of discriminating against Muslims. According to...
Two Republican senators have expressed their increased interest in having John Bolton, the former national security adviser, testify in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump....
France on Monday asked the U.S. to keep supporting its operations against Islamist extremists in West Africa, after the New York Times reported that the U.S....
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has ordered drivers of articulated vehicles and fleet owners to remove their vehicles from the shoulders of...
The Finnish president and interior minister on Monday criticised the vandalism of a synagogue in the south-western city of Turku, in which unknown assailants spattered paint...
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned of a global crisis of anti-Semitic hatred. He said this when he spoke at a ceremony marking...
Mr John Adeleke, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Internal Revenue Service (OYIRS), has said that the state governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, is determined to improve the...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday inaugurated the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) Secretariat, preparatory to hosting the festival scheduled to begin on March...
The Lagos State Government on Monday said it had mobilized construction giant, Julius Berger, to site to begin repair of failed portions of two roads causing...
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the upward review of the Cash Reserve Requirement [CRR] from 22.5 per cent to 27.5 per cent...
Chief Onuoha Bourdex, member, Board of Trustees (BoT), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has said that it would be prejudicial to declare Abia North Senatorial seat...
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has urged Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje to reconsider his government decision on the creation of additional Emirates in Kano State....
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) has assembled a team of 15 athletes to fly the country’s flag at the 2020 African Wrestling Championships billed for Algiers,...
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has mediated a settlement in the industrial dispute between the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and management of...
Mr Abdullahi Candido, the Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), says the council’s internally generated revenue and government intervention programmes were open for public scrutiny. Candido...
An annual web magazine, Middle East Media Reviews have identified President Muhammadu Buhari as the leader better positioned to deliver the strongest economy on the African continent, with...
Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has said that state governments that desire roads must be prepared to pay compensations to citizens whose lands...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze condition with horizontal visibility of 2km to 5km over most parts of north with central and southern...
Bauchi state government on Monday announced the appointment of Dr Ladan Salihu as the new Chief of Staff to Gov. Bala Mohammed. Until his recent appointment,...
Chiedozie Nwoye, Coal City King Basketball Coach in Enugu State has described the death of American National Basketball Association (NBA) legend, Kobe Bryant as a `rude...
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), and its partners on Monday underscored the need for quick passage of the Nigerian Factory Bill to promote Small and Medium-sized...
The Police in Imo has confirmed the arrest of Sydney Ogudoro, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) official who allegedly killed the Action Alliance...
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to continue their onslaught against Boko Haram insurgents until they...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday listed 17 Commissioner nominees, just as he announced the retention of incumbent Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr...
The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),Mr Gana Abdulahi has ordered full investigations into the killing of the Imo North senatorial candidate of...
The Kwara Government has reaffirmed its commitment to revive moribund sports facilities in the state and make them more vibrant. The Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi,...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos on Monday swore in newly appointed Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries and members of the Civil Service Commission in the state. The Nigeria...
Kwara Government on Monday says it has begun intensive surveillance and screening at its land borders and the Ilorin International Airport to check the spread of...
Hajiyya Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has expressed Federal Government’s willingness to support Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) interested in...
The Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has called on Nigerians to assist breast cancer patients financially to curb the scourge. She made the...
The National Information Officer of the United Nations Information Center (UNIC), Oluseyi Soremekun, has advised youths to be tolerant of people around them, irrespective of their...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two suspected electoral offenders for their involvement in vote-buying during the Federal House of Representatives rerun election...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has appealed for calm, over the alleged killing of an Action Alliance (AA) chieftain in Imo, Ndubuisi Emenike,...
West African Health Organisation (WAHO) has advised Nigerians on the recent outbreak of coronavirus infection in China so that they can protect themselves and the region....
Top United Nations officials, including Secretary General Antonio Guterres, on Monday called for strong global action against a resurgence in anti-Semitism, xenophobia and other forms of...
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned attacks that resulted in the death of 13 persons in Plateau State, assuring that terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and associated crimes will...
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River says President Muhammadu Buhari will soon inaugurate an empowerment programme called G-Money meant to boost agricultural activities in the state....
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it will continue to ensure adequate security in Katsina and the North West region as a whole. The Chief of...
France on Monday asked the U.S. to keep supporting its operations against militants in West Africa, after the New York Times reported that the U.S. was...
The Naira on Monday closed at N362.94 to a dollar at the investors (I&E) window. The Market turnover at the window stood at 83.77 million dollars....
Kano State Private Health Institution Management Agency, in a joint operation with the Nigerian Medical Association, on Monday apprehended a quack doctor, Ibrahim Adamu, who has...
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Monday alleged that some moles in the state divulge government classified information on security issues to bandits resulting in attacks...
Dr. Abba Sale, Executive Secretary of Borno State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (BOSCHMA), says the agency has commenced preparations to enroll state and local government workers...
The Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) says it has signed a LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with ENI for some of the remarketed volumes...
Sri Lanka defeated Nigeria by 233 runs to secure a place in the Plate League semi-finals at the ongoing Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa....
Mr Abhay Thakur, the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, says India’s investment relationship with Nigeria exceeds 15 billion dollars. Thakur told the Nigeria News Agency...
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Monday, lauded the Ndi-Igbo United Forum (NUF) for a peaceful protest over electricity issues in the South-East. Receiving the...
Waco Boys Football Club continued their fine form in the second round of the 2019/2020 FCT Football Association (FA) League by thrashing Basic Maracana 6-1 on...
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Babajide Omoworare, has called for the development of “night economy” in an effort...
The UNICEF in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Monday warned Nigerians against unhygienic practises so as to avoid contracting Lassa fever. They also...
The Fadama III AF says that no fewer than 2,238ha of cassava and 472ha of rice farmland have been cultivated by farmers through the scheme since...
The Federal Government says the speculated plan by the U.S. to add Nigeria to its existing list of visa travel ban countries is ill conceived. The...
The Federal High Court on Monday in Abuja convicted one Oluwaseyi Anifowoshe to eight years imprisonment for her involvement in drug trafficking. Anifowoshe who was charged...
Hundreds of medics are being sent to help deal with a rising number of cases of the new coronavirus in China’s central metropolis of Wuhan, health...
The Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi, Anambra has embarked on hygiene sensitization activities to curb spread of Lassa fever. Nigeria News Agency reports that...
Mr Uchenna Orji, Ebonyi Commissioner for Information and Orientation, says Gov. Dave Umahi is committed to the development and strengthening of physical infrastructure in Ebonyi. ...
Alhaji Balarabe Sayeed-Mohammed, Emir of Deddere in Nasarawa State, on Monday advised governments at all levels to provide quality education to the youth in the country....
The police in Katsina State have arrested a housewife, Rabi Shamsudden,19, for allegedly stabbing her husband to death in Malumfashi Local Government area of the state....
Volkswagen and Microsoft on Monday said that they are expanding their strategic partnership. The German car maker had so far worked with the U.S technology giant...
The member representing Katsina Federal Constituency, Alhaji Salisu Iro-Isansi has empowered 1,000 youths and women to start small scale businesses in the constituency. Speaking at the...
Protests on Monday are in full swing in Lebanon’s capital Beirut as demonstrators continue to voice their objection to the government recently formed under new Prime...
Rwanda, often lauded internationally for its economic progress and reintegration after the 1994 genocide, is detaining and abusing street children at a holding centre in the...
The Police in Plateau say the death toll in the Sunday night attack on Kwatas village in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state by gunmen...
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer confirmed in a statement on Monday that a second individual in the Canadian province tested positive for being infected with the novel...
The Ebonyi government on Monday fixed Feb.10, as terminal date for the relocation of Abakpa market and traders from Hosanna park to the Margaret Umahi international...
The U.S. and China were in close contact regarding the newly identified coronavirus outbreak which has killed at least 81. U.S. President Donald Trump said on...
The Chairman of Kuje Area Council, FCT, Mr Abdulahi Sabo, on Monday, presented a budget of N7 billion for 2020 to the Council’s Legislature for approval....
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi was on Monday inaugurated for a second term in office with a pledge to develop the state into Nigeria’s foremost and...
The Enugu State House of Assembly has expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done so far at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport runway in the...