Boko Haram: Army Repels Attack On Damaturu
The Sector 2, Operation LAFIYA DOLE of Nigeria Army in Damaturu, on Wednesday, said it successfully repelled suspected Boko Haram insurgents that attempted to...
Drug Abuse: NAFDAC, NAWOJ Partner To Sensitise Borno Women, Youths
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC says it has partnered the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ to sensitise...
Zamfara Killings: Senators Demand Action As Ekweremadu Calls For State Of...
Senators are demanding an end to the Zamfara killings as the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the declaration of a State...
Constitution Amendment: Senate To Override Buhari’s Veto
THE Senate has resolved to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on two bills that were passed and forwarded to him for assent.
The Senate said...
World Cup: FIFA Women’s Trophy Arrives Nigeria Thursday
The Federation of International Football
Association, FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy is expected to arrive Nigeria on a
tour on tomorrow.The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Director...
Sudan: Police Ordered Not To Shoot Citizens Protesting Al-Bashir’s Ouster
Protesters in Khartoum, the Sudan’s capital are continuing to demand the resignation of
President Omar al-Bashir, staging a sit-in outside army headquarters, where
heavy gunfire was...
Mindiver: Nigeria Secures $150m World Bank Loan For Programme
The Federal Government has secured 150 million
dollar loan from the World Bank to develop the sector, in a bid to make the mining
sector deliver...
Killings In North: ACF Meets Today As Minister Says Top Traditional...
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF has summoned a
meeting of its board of trustees. This followed the increasing rate of banditry
in the North, particularly in...
Health Insurance: Minister Says Only 4% Of Nigerians Covered
Health Minister Isaac Adewole has lamented the poor
state of the country’s healthcare system, noting that only four per cent of
Nigerians are covered by the...
Kajuru Attack: Police Confirm Killing Of 21, Rustling Of 50 Cows
Residents of Banono and Akut villages in Kajuru
Local Government Area, Kaduna State have fled the communities, for fear of
further attacks.Twenty villagers were killed in...
Healthcare: Nigeria, Japan Sign $14.2m Grant To Strengthen Disease Diagnosis
Nigeria and Japan have signed agreement on a project
involving 14.2 million dollar grant to strengthen the diagnostic capacity of
the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control,...
2019 Elections: INEC To Review, Debrief Process Between May, June
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC
said it would conduct an extensive review and debriefing on the just concluded
2019 general elections, between May and June,...
Governance: Buhari Promises Nigerians More Successes In Economy, Security, Anti-Corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari says the next four years
of his administration will be a harvest and consolidation of successes in the
three-point agenda of fixing the...
Zamfara: Algon Advocates Arming Civilian JTF To Fight Bandits
The Zamfara state chapter of the Association of
Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has urged the Nigeria Police Force to
permit the Civilian Joint Task, CJTF,...
Anti-Graft: Magu Cautions Bankers Against Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing
The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC Ibrahim Magu has cautioned bank officials in the country
against aiding money laundering and terrorist financing.Magu who...
2019 Games: Balogun Shifts Focus To All African Games
Nigeria’s fast-rising wrestling sensation, Sunmisola Balogun has turned her attention to the forthcoming 2019 All Africa Games after winning gold medal at the just...
Uganda: President Museveni To Open Zimbabwe’s Premier Trade Showcase April 26
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni will officially open the 60th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair in the country’s second city of Bulawayo on...
Business: World Bank Says Nigeria’s Economy Slips Between 1995 – 2018
The World Bank has says the Nigerian economy has been slipping since 1995 and continued till 2018.
The bank, in its latest report on the...
Crimes: 446 Nigerians In UAE Prisons – Envoy
Nigerian Ambassador to United Arab Emirate UAE, Mohammed Dansanta Rimi, said that a total number of 446 Nigerians are currently languishing in prisons the...
Police Trust Fund: Senate Concurs With House Of Reps On Bill...
The Senate on Tuesday passed the Police Trust Fund Bill.
The passage followed the concurrence by the Senate with the House of Representatives version of...
