A 112-year-old Japanese man recognised as the world’s oldest living man earlier this month has died, local media reported on Tuesday. Chitetsu Watanabe, a resident of...
Health experts and dietitians in the North East have called for urgent steps to check the rampant application of enhancers by food sellers in the...
LXE408 is a first-in-class compound, discovered at Novartis (https://www.Novartis.com/) with financial support from the Wellcome Trust; Novartis is responsible for completing Phase I clinical trials and...
The Government of the Republic of Belarus has decided to allocate ten educational grants for the nationals of the Arab Republic of Egypt to study at...
The Nigeria Armed Forces have been charged not to relent on their recent strategies which have effectively degraded the operational capacity of the insurgents. These strategies...
Subscribers of the Nationwide Workers’ Housing Scheme have called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to stop Goodhomes developer from alleged selling...
Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool had to come from behind to beat lowly West Ham United and maintain their 100% home record with a battling 3-2...
Kano State Government has approved N98 million for the procurement of kits for 1,792 registered football clubs in the state. This is contained in a statement...
An anonymous donor, on Monday doled out N400,000 to four blind undergraduates in Kebbi who found it difficult to raise money for their registration. Nigeria News...
The Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yoruba Land, Iba Gani Adams, on Monday said that the successful implementation of ‘Amotekun’ would attract more investments to the six...
– The Chairman of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state, Alhaji Aminu Mudi has on Monday announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
– A retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Mamman Tsafe has been appointed as the Honorary Special Adviser on Security Matters to governor Bello Matawalle of...
Some colleagues of Insp. Basirat Olaonipekun, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officer who slumped and died on Feb. 22 in Lagos, have extoled...
A Bauchi based NGO, Almuhibbah Foundation, says it has offered free medical treatment to 2, 000 patients suffering from various ailments in Bauchi, The Founder of...
The Federal Government says it has engaged 140 trainees to support the take-off of 129.17 million U.S. dollars (N46.83 billion) agricultural scheme in the Niger Delta....
Alhaji Yakubu Bello, Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeder Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Oyo State chapter, on Monday, called for the inclusion of members of Miyetti Allah...
Chief Chris Isiguzo, the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has called for a constitutional role for the traditional institution in tackling insecurity in...
The Generation companies in Nigeria have raised concern regarding the electricity tariff review scheduled to be effective on April 1. They had through their representative noted...
A Nigerian in the Diaspora, Haruna Idris, has called on the Federal Government to ensure an efficient and effective data management in the country. Idris, a...
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) are partnering on proactive measures to address the challenges of basic education in the...
Dozens of people, including children, were injured in the German town of Volkmarsen on Monday when a car apparently driven by a local man crashed into...
Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze condition over north and central cities with chances of cloud build up over most parts of southern region...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno, has commended Nigerians for observing special prayers and fast to end insurgency and restore peace to the war-tone state. Nigeria News...
The Federal Government has commended Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) on its MSMEs Mass Registration Project (MMRP) aimed at facilitating comprehensive database...
Stakeholders at Lagos Assembly Public Hearing on Amotekun Bill, including opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday pledged their support for the establishment of the security...
The Prize was established in June 2014 by the United Nations General Assembly to recognize the achievements of those who dedicate their lives to the service...
The Alumni Association of the National Defence College (AANDEC) has expressed support for establishment of community policing by various geopolitical zones of Nigeria toward tackling its myriads security challenges....
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday says “Amotekun” Corps as a security outfit, in the state and the South-West region,...
Kaduna State Scholarship Board, says it has introduced a scholarship package for students with disabilities wishing to further their education. The Executive Secretary of board, Malam...
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu today welcomed a $10 million donation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the fight against the Desert Locust upsurge...
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission says it is exploring suitable options at its disposal following the ruling delivered by a Kano Federal High...
Dr Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, says the Federal Government will further introduce incentives to boost investments in the nation’s capital market....
Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, on Monday called for synergy among all security agencies, to re-strategize and re-examine the security structure with a view to...
The Nigerian Defence Academy has again taken a front row in the discourse on national security and modalities for tackling current insecurity challenges with the convening...
Dangote Group (www.Dangote.com) has in the last five years invested over N63bn in the South East with the purchase of over 3,500 units of locally assembled...
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state says his administration has raised rice production in the state to 3 million tonnes annually to meet local demand. ...
The Ministry of Environment in Delta says it has commenced a house-to-house sanitation exercise in the state with a mobile court to prosecute the offenders. The Commissioner for...
The French Government has pledged 100 million dollars to support the creation of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Academy toward ensuring healthy life for all ages....
Chairman House Committee on Power, Rep. Magaji Aliyu has said that the over 40 years Mambilla Power Project only existed on books and papers. Aliyu said...
The Myetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Oyo State chapter, has called for the inclusion of its members in the proposed Amotekun initiative in...
The Nasarawa State Assembly Committee on Health has advised doctors and other health workers against sharp practices in order to safeguard the health of the people....
The Comptroller- General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Muhammad Babandede has received the officials of the Gambian Immigration Department for mentoring . NIS spokeperson, Deputy...
The Dutch state railway company, which operated trains to a deportation camp during World War II, has compensated Holocaust victims with 32 million Euros (34.7 million...
The Army has urged residents of Zaria, Kaduna State, not to panic over movement of troops and sounds of small arms as it would commence its...
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has debunked an online report alleging that all seized vehicles in its custody be returned to...
Italy on Monday reported five deaths and more than 200 coronavirus cases, amid growing anxiety about the spread of the virus in the heart of Europe....
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) says the four million jobs of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) will be a big push for...
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bahrain have agreed to resume postal services to Qatar almost three years after they were stopped due to a political dispute, the...
Pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson died on Monday at the aged of 101, the U.S. space agency said. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted that the NASA...
A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Avocats Sans Frontieres, or “Lawyers Without Borders France,” Nigeria on Monday advised security agencies to guide against extra judicial killings in...
The Ekiti State Government on Monday announced the promotion of over 4,000 teachers in the state public primary schools. The Executive Chairman of the State Universal...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is planning to begin a Pidgin English programme on radio and television to enlighten Nigerians...
Artisanal miners torched a car belonging to miner Gemfields’ Mozambique operation and attacked the occupants with pickaxes, injuring three employees and one security contractor. The company...
A 16-year-old boy, Adekunle Ayomikun, who allegedly stole N340, 000 from the First City Monument Bank (FCMB), was on Monday remanded by an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court,...
Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s trial on Monday found the disgraced Hollywood mogul guilty of a criminal sexual act and rape in the third degree, though not...
The Ogun government, on Monday, said it would ensure that the South-West Security Network, popularly known as Operation Amotekun, was not politicized when its bill was...
Scientists, researchers, academicians and government representatives from across the world scheduled to discuss among others measures to combat global health challenges. Charles Ibingira, head of college...
The Kwara Government on Monday inaugurated a 12-member committee to wade into age long crisis amongst members of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE)...
The Inspector General (I-G) of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) to take over investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death...
The Panel set up by Enugu state Police Command on alleged police brutality of staff of Women Aid Collective (WACOL) has recommended disciplinary measures against police...
Dealers in tricycle automobiles in Lagos have lamented sharp drop in sales following the ban on the three wheel vehicles in some parts of state on...
Togo President Faure Gnassingbe declared an electoral victory on Monday as official preliminary results showed him re-elected in a landslide. The opposition candidate also claimed victory...
Fidelity Bank Plc says it has doled out N68 million to its customers to support the Federal Government financial inclusion under Get Alert in Millions (GAIM)...
The Romanian parliament on Monday scrapped a scheduled confidence vote on designated prime minister Ludovic Orban at the last moment, following orders from the Constitutional Court....
Lawmakers based in parts of eastern Libya controlled by military commander Khalifa Haftar on Monday said they would not participate for now in peace talks with...
A former General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Maj.Gen. Hakeem Otiki, on Monday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the...
An Igbosere High Court in Lagos, on Monday, sentenced a businessman, Jideofor Akpa, to 10 years imprisonment over N30 million fraud. The convict and his company...
A car on Monday ran into a carnival parade in the western German town of Volkmarsen, killing over 30 people, Bild newspaper reported. Police confirmed the...
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane appeared in the Maseru Magistrates’ Court on Monday, but was not charged with any crime. The prime minister was expected to...
Chief Tedros Ghebreyesus from World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said the coronavirus outbreak had not reached the level of a pandemic. Ghebreyesus made this known...
An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Thursday sentenced one Obamedo Ode to two months in a correctional centre for beating one Edwin Onaiwu with a...
U.S. President Donald Trump does not usually visit cultural sites on his diplomatic trips, but he took out time on Monday to visit India’s iconic Taj...