Nigeria loses $3bn annually to pirate activities – NCC
The Nigerian Copyrights Commission (NCC) on Friday disclosed that Nigeria was losing three billion dollars annually to activities of pirates. Director-General (DG) of the commission, Mr John Asein, made the…
Almost 20, 000 unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers registered in the EU in 2018
The number of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the European Union totalled around 19,700 in 2018, around a third fewer than 2017, the EU statistics agency Eurostat reported on Friday….
World’s highest highway tunnel opens to traffic in Tibet
Mila Mountain Tunnel opens to traffic in Southwest China’s Tibet autonomous region, April 26, 2019. (Photo/Xinhua) The world’s highest highway tunnel was open to traffic on Friday at an altitude…
New World Bank President to highlight vision for bank’s poverty reduction, development agenda in Africa visit
WB’s new President, David Malpass World Bank’s new President David Malpass will be making his first foreign trip to sub-Saharan Africa to highlight his vision for the bank’s poverty reduction…
Sanwo-Olu is Gov. Elect and Will be Sworn in- Spokes Person
Lagos State Gov. Elect, Babajide Sanwo-olu The spokesperson for Lagos State governor elect, Mr. Sanwo-Olu, Mr Gboyega Akosile, in immediate reaction to an application filed on Thursday by the AD…
FG Approves N52bn to acquire modern technology for border monitoring -Dambazau
Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau The Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive meeting on Thursday said the…
Buhari’s UK Private Visit: Nigerians Have The Right To Believe What They want- Adesina
President Buhari and Femi Adesina The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, says Nigerians have the right to believe that President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip…
Kaduna State Govt. imposes immediate 24-hour curfew on Kajuru LGA
Kaduna State Gov. Nasir El’ Rufai The Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Kajuru Local Government Area following security breaches in the area. The curfew, which is…
NAFDAC refutes report of 70 per cent fake drugs in Nigeria
DG NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denounced a newspaper report that 70 per cent of medicines in Nigeria were fake….
Insecurity: The current security system has failed the country – Wabba
NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, has decried the increased state of insecurity in the country. Wabba, who disclosed this…