Humanitarian Development: UN chiefs to visit Chad, Nigeria to assess efforts
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Mr Achim Steiner and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mr Mark Lowcock will visit Nigeria and Chad on a mission to highlight and support…
Russian military intelligence accused of hosting global cyber attacks
Britain has accused Russian military intelligence of directing a host of cyber attacks aimed at undermining Western democracies by sowing confusion in everything from sport to transport and the…
We will take more Nigerians out of poverty- VP Osinbajo
The Federal Government will continue to drive initiatives to get more Nigerians out of poverty and also improve the country’s Human Capital Development indices, according to Vice President Yemi…
NAPTIP rescues 52 victims of human trafficking in Edo/Delta
The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued no fewer than 52 victims of human trafficking in the third quarter…
Saudi Arabia, Russia agreed to lift oil output from September through December … Says OPEC technically able to raise oil output by 1.3 million bpd
Russia and Saudi Arabia struck a private deal in September to raise oil output to cool rising prices and informed the United States before a meeting in Algiers with…
FAO reiterates commitment to enhance farmers’ productivity through training
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reiterated commitment to train farmers on best farming practices to boost crop yield which will enhance their incomes. This was contained in a…
NEWMAP projects: World Bank tasks participating States on loan requirements
World Bank Chief Operating Officer in Nigeria, Mrs. Joy Agne has urged the 19 states participating in the Nigeria Erosion and watershed Management projects (NEWMAP) to quickly meet the…
Mother defeats son to clinch APC Yobe federal constituency ticket
Hajiya Khadija Ibrahim, Minister of State Foreign Affairs, defeated her step son, Mohammed Ibrahim to clinch the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Damaturu/Gulani/Gujba/Tarmuwa Yobe federal constituency. Prof Abba Gambo,…
Italian gunman gets jail over Nigerian immigrant’s murder suspicion
An Italian man with extreme right-wing views has been convicted in a shooting rampage targeting immigrants and sentenced to 12 years in prison. The Associated Press reports that the 28-year-old…
Tambuwal, Obasanjo in closed-door meeting over 2019 polls
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Wednesday night held a closed- door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his Abeokuta residence. Aminu who addressed journalists after the meeting…