Nigeria's President Buhari travels to UK on ‘private visit’
Nigeria's President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari is travelling to the United Kingdom on a private visit, the Nigerian presidency has said.
The president was in Lagos State on…
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Four NEMA workers kidnapped in Nigeria
Director-General of NEMA, Mustapha Maihaja
Four senior staff of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have been kidnapped by gunmen while another was shot on Tuesday…
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24 ships carrying various products expected at Lagos ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 24 ships will bring petroleum products, food and other goods from April 25 to May 2 at the Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports.
NPA in its daily…
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Muyembe-Tamfum, Omaswa awarded Japan’s 3rd Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize
By Anthony Maliki
Dr. Muyembe-Tamfum
The Government of Japan has decided to award the 3rd Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize to Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum of the Democratic Republic…
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FCT's Bwari Area Council appoints 13-member transition committee
FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello
The Bwari Area Council of the FCT has appointed a 13-member Ad-hoc Committee to handle the transition process in the council.
Mr Abdullahi Isah,…
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Youth development must be taken seriously – Obi
Mr. Obi
By Sunny A. David, Awka
A former Governor of Anambra State and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on…
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Buhari arrives in Maiduguri on state visit
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Maiduguri as part of a one-day official visit to Borno.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
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Golf: Tiger Woods to return to Japan at Zozo Championship in October
File photo: Golf – Masters – Augusta National Golf Club – Augusta, Georgia, U.S. – April 14, 2019 – Tiger Woods of the U.S. wears the green jacket as he celebrates after winning…
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Bankole appointed into ITTF Para Committee
Anderson Bankole, the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF)’s 2nd Vice-President, has been appointed into the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)’s Para Table Tennis…
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8 Perm Secs quit Ekiti State public service
Ekiti State Government on Thursday announced the retirement of eight Permanent Secretaries from the state public service.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor,…
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Sri Lanka attacks: Bomber 'studied in UK and Australia'
A footage shows a man wearing a large backpack calmly walking towards St Sebastian's church
One of the attackers behind the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka studied in the UK,…
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President Buhari declares Lagos theatre open for public use
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday declared open the new 500-seater Lagos Theatre in Oregun, Ikeja area of Lagos State for public use.
The…
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Nigerian Guild of Editors clears 23 candidates for May election
The Election Committee of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, (NGE) on Wednesday, said it had cleared 23 candidates for election into its Executive Council and Standing Committee.
The…
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Documents show how Lai Mohammed approved N2.5bn ‘fraudulent payment’
Nigeria's Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed
A newly-obtained batch of documents has further exposed how information minister Lai Mohammed was instrumental to the release of…
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Federal Road Safety Corps appoints four deputy corps marshals, 14 assistant corps marshals
Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi
The Board of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has approved the elevation of four Assistant Corps Marshals (ACM) to the rank of Deputy Corps…
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Japan Prime Minister Abe apologises to forced sterilisation victims
Prime Minister Abe
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday offered an apology to people who were subjected to forced sterilisation under a scrapped eugenics law after the…
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