World Bank supports Nigeria with $611 m to get children back to school
The World Bank will support Nigeria with $611 million dollars to get children back to school under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme, the Coordinator, Prof. Gidado…
Moscow to treat new U.S. sanctions as act of economic war
Moscow considers Washington’s new anti-Russia sanctions over the ex-spy poisoning as a declaration of economic war, Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, said on Friday. “All I can say is: if…
Nigerians decry circulation of mutilated naira notes
Some Nigerians have decried the widespread circulation of mutilated naira notes in the country and called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reverse the trend and ensure better…
ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open: Indian player says Nigerians hospitable
Yadav Abhishek, an India table tennis player at the ongoing Seamaster ITTF Challenge Nigeria Open in Lagos, says Nigerians are “very hospitable people’’. Abhishek made the assertion in an interview…
Giwa, Ikpeme hail Falconets, charge team to pick last group ticket
Chris Giwa, a factional President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Thursday lauded the Falconets for their gallantry in winning their second group game at the FIFA U-20 Women World…
Facebook confirms ban on 3D-printed guns files
Facebook has confirmed blocking blueprints for making 3D guns across its platforms, including Messenger and Instagram, amid the court battle between the U.S. federal government and 3d-print gun enthusiasts looking…
EFCC releases Ekpenyong, to report back soon
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has let go Ita Ekpenyong, the former director-general of the State Security Service (SSS) hours after he was arrested and quizzed. He was…
APC belongs to the gutter, Saraki retorts
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has described as baseless accusation by All Progressives Congress(APC) that he was the worst president the National Assembly had produced in the country….
Nigerian girls passing through hell in Saudi Arabia – confession of a trafficked girl
A Nigerian girl rescued from slavery in Saudi Arabia by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has narrated how Nigerian girls are being molested and…
2019: NCC, INEC fine tune details on electronic transmission of results
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) have met to review the outcome of the report of the joint committee set up early in the year on electronic…