Alleged $8.4m fraud: Court compels Ajudua to take COVID-19 test
A Lagos High Court sitting in the Ajah area of the state has ordered a businessman, Fred Ajudua, to undergo a COVID-19 test at the […]
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Bandits burn over 40 passengers to death in Sokoto
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL,Sokoto Suspected terrorists otherwise called bandits has burnt scores of passengers traveling from Sabon Birni Local Government Area to Sokoto Town. NATIONAL ACCORD […]
Mob razes Redeemed pastor’s house over missing girl in Ekiti
Aggrieved youths on Tuesday razed a building belonging to a pastor attached to the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Adebun Area of Ado-Ekiti […]
Why we support African Medical Centre of Excellence – Afreximbank
Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman, Board of Directors, Afreximbank, has said that his ill-health in 2013 and the medical attention he received triggered his […]
FG, IOM repatriate another 180 stranded Nigerians from Libya
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday repatriated another 180 stranded Nigerians in Libya. Mr Kabiru Musa, Charge […]
79 PHCs get N418m as Zulum launches Borno’s Basic Healthcare Fund
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor Babagana Zulum on Tuesday launched Borno State’s Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, with the disbursement of N418m to 79 Primary […]
Buhari fires AEDC management, approves interim governing council
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC over Monday’s strike by the staff. A […]
Liquified Petroleum Gas should be transition fuel in developing nations – Osinbajo
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – “The world should not have to choose between energy poverty and climate change as this can be addressed with both […]
Many feared dead as truck crushes school pupils in Lagos
Several pupils have reportedly been killed by a hit-and-run truck driver along Ogunnusi Road, Grammar School bus stop, Lagos State. According to reports, the pupils […]
German court sentences man for carrying out voluntary castrations
A German court on Tuesday, sentenced a 67-year-old man to eight and a half years in prison for voluntarily castrating a number of men who […]
Niger Govt, partners BOI to access N700m for MSMEs
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Government has partnered with Bank of Industry (BOI) to access about N700 million for supporting Micro, Small and […]
NAF airstrikes kill ISWAP Commander, Abou-Sufyan, others in Lake Chad
Coordinated aerial strikes from the Nigerian military have eliminated a notorious ISWAP commander, Abou Sufyan, and scores of his fighters along the fringes of Lake […]
Court orders Army to reinstate Brig-Gen Abubakar Saad, 5 years after compulsory retirement
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Army Council to immediately reinstate Brigadier-General Abubakar Hanafi Saad who was compulsorily retired in 2016. […]
45 bandits killed as NAF bombs kidnappers’ enclave along Abuja-Kaduna Road
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna- Following credible intelligence, fighter jets from the Nigerian Airforce ( NAF) have bombed key enclaves of kidnapping and banditry in Rijana, […]
SMEs remain critical constituents of Nigeria economy- CISLAC
The Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), Auwal Rafsanjani, has said The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) remain critical constituents of Nigeria economy. […]
Omicron: Senate, Reps condemn UK Govt’s red listing of Nigeria
The Senate has condemned in strong terms the U.K Government’s inclusion of Nigeria in its COVID-19 red list. In a motion, Senator Ike Ekweremadu at […]
ICPC investigates UPTH N950m COVID-19 intervention fund
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced an investigation into the utilisation of the N950 million Coronavirus (COVID-19) Intervention Fund […]
President Buhari hails Afreximbank for Medical Centre of Excellence
… Says partnership with private sector will improve health in Nigeria By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said stronger partnership […]
South Africa economy shrinks after riots, COVID-19 measures
South Africa’s economy shrank for the first time in a year in the third quarter as the country was hit by riots and tighter Covid […]
Sylvester Oromoni: Lawmakers want suspected students placed on no-fly list
Members of the House of Representatives have called on the Inspector General of Police to take over the investigation into the death of Dowen College […]