Election: Nigeria’s President approves $500,000, other items to support Guinea Bissau
president Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the donation of $500,000 to Guinea Bissau to support the country’s election process. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and…
Kano has the highest number of un-vaccinated, under-vaccinated children in Nigeria- UNICEF
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria accounts for no fewer than four million un-vaccinated and under-vaccinated children globally and Kano has the highest number in Nigeria….
Prison Decongestion: 20 Death-Row Inmates Granted Pardon, 14 Others Freed By LASG
The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate release of 14 inmates while 20 who were sentenced to death were pardoned. According to Adeniji Kazeem, Lagos State Attorney General and…
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…