UN pledges support for Nigerian aviation agencies in curbing human trafficking
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has pledged to support key stakeholders in Nigeria’s aviation industry to…
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Budget of Progressive Renewal – Address by Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, Acting Governor of Kaduna State
The 2020 Budget of Progressive Renewal – Address by Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, Acting Governor of Kaduna State, at the presentation…
DESOPADEC Donates Relief Materials To Flood Victims In Isoko
The Office of the Commissioner Representing Isoko Ethnic Nationality on the board of DESOPADEC has provided relief materials to people…
A young lady shares her story on how she was beaten and raped by a friend she visited in Ghana
Clement Vanesse Ogechi wrote I said I was gonna share a tragic story with you guys yesterday. Well, here it…
THE HISTORY OF THE UVWIE PEOPLE OF THE NIGER – DELTA BY GODWIN ONAJITE ESHAGBERI
Today, I shall attempt to bring to our notice the history of the uvwie people. There are several versions of…
Lagos Assembly inaugurates 36 Standing Committees
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday inaugurated 36 standing committees for effective operation…
Igbo leaders to meet Buhari on Thursday
The Southeast Governors Forum will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja over the welfare of Igbo people….
Nigeria’s power sector loses N2.16 bn as GenCos releases 3,480 MWH of electricity
Electricity Generation Companies (GenCos), comprising gas-fired and hydro stations said they released an average of 3,480 Megawatts of electricity into…
Athletes to be camped for five months ahead of Tokyo Olympics
Ahead of the preparations toward the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Monday…
Why FG can’t meet 80 per cent revenue performance
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, says the nation will not be able to reach 80…
FG lists N15 billion green bond on NSE
The federal government on Monday listed its N15 billion green bond on the daily official list of the Nigerian Stock…
29 passengers escape death as commercial bus plunges into Lagos Canal
The 29 passengers on a board a commercial bus that plunged into a canal in front of the National Theatre…
Nigerian consulate denies charging extra $200 for E-passport
The Nigerian consulate in New York has debunked allegation in some quarters that it charges extra $200 for same-day E-passport…
Court orders interim freezing of 45 bank accounts lined to rice smugglers
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday ordered the temporary freezing of 45 bank accounts belonging to…
NANS officials arrested over alleged misappropriation of funds
The police in Oyo State have arrested the chairman of Joint Campus Committee (JCC) of the National Association of Nigerian…
French tourist stabbed to death in Tunisia
The Tunisian Interior Ministry said on Monday that a French tourist was stabbed to death by a religious extremist in…
13 candidates including incumbent president set to vie for Guinea-Bissau presidential seat
The Supreme Court of Justice of Guinea-Bissau on Monday published a provisional list of 13 candidates for the November 24…
World Food Day: Nigerian govt says closure of borders will remain
The Federal Government says it will not reverse closure of borders until neighbouring countries have shown enough commitment to check…
Armed attack in Ethiopia leaves 16 dead
The Ethiopian Government on Monday said an armed attack in Afar regional state, located in the eastern part of the…
INEC confirms 867, 088 voters ahead of Bayelsa governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 867, 088 eligible voters are expected to vote in the…
Queen Elizabeth breaks from tradition, wears lighter crown
Queen Elizabeth II broke the tradition by wearing a lighter crown for Monday’s state opening of parliament, instead of the…
Nigeria loses N39bn to trailer, tanker accidents
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says Nigeria lost over N39 billion to tanker and trailer-related road crashes in 2018….
Nigeria insists Shell, Mobil, Chevron, others should pay $62 billion ‘arrears’
The Nigerian government has vowed to recover over $62 billion it claims as arrears of profits due it from 1998…
94 ‘suspected fraudsters’ arrested as EFCC raids night-club
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has raided a night-club and arrested nearly a hundred suspected fraudsters in…