Substandard drug: FG to shut down open drugs market – Minister
The Federal Government says it will shut down all open drug markets this year to curb unwholesome drug distribution system. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, disclosed this in…
Outrage grows as Kenyan TV stations remain shut for covering opposition `inauguration’
Three Kenyan TV stations will stay off the air indefinitely as the government investigates a “swearing in” of opposition leader Raila Odinga, the interior minister said on Wednesday, following the…
FIRS generates N4.03trn revenue
January 31, 2018 The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler, said the Service collected N4.03 trillion revenue in 2017. A statement by the Head, Communications and Servicom,…
NPC records 17,745 births, 104 deaths in Badagry
January 31, 2018 National Population Commission (NPC) says it recorded 17,745 births in the border town of Badagry, Lagos State, from January to December 2017. An Assistant Director in the…
Police arrest 38 suspected kidnappers, armed robbers in Kaduna
January 31, 2018 The Kaduna State Police Command said it had arrested 38 suspects, involved in kidnapping, armed robbery and street gangs from Oct. 20, 2017 to Jan. 25, 2018….
Total deregulation of downstream will attract more revenue to govt – Olawore
January 31, 2018 Mr Obafemi Olawore, the Executive Secretary of Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), on Wednesday said that total deregulation of downstream sector would attract more revenue…
APC Kano rally turns violent, Ganduje supporters wield clubs
Signs that Kano State may become a theatre of electoral violence in the run-up to the 2019 election appeared Tuesday as a rally slated by the incumbent All Progressives Congress…
2019: INEC seeks NCC, telecom operators’ collaboration; to transmit results online
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has solicited the collaboration of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecommunications operators for deployment of electronic devices in the conduct of 2019 general elections….
NCC wins Web Jurist Award Again, beats over 100 MDAs
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday clinched the “Best Website Award’’ in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) category of the Web Jurist Awards 2017. The telecom regulator has…
AU, UN pact will engender peacekeeping success in Africa – Guterres
The United Nations Chief gave an interview to Irene Herman Houngbo, our correspondent in New-York. António Guterres discussed about peace and security in Africa as part of the fight against…