FG calls for deliberate efforts to stem the tide of rising suicide
The Federal Government on Saturday called on parents to be patient with their children and wards in their academic performances to reduce the wave of suicide. The Permanent Secretary, Federal…
Stowaway: Military constituted to assist in protecting sanctity of airside
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured travellers and airport users that new measures were being put in place to enhance security at the nation’s airports. FAAN’s Managing…
Banditry:Â Your peace initiative is not working for us, Zamfara villagers tell gov after killing of villagerÂ
Over 100 villagers from Jirrawa community in Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara on Saturday besieged Government House, Gusau with the dead body of a villager alleged to have been…
Nigeria estimated to spend about N120 bn by 2020 on importation of foreign technologies- Pantami
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) said the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the country sold 608,296 devices in three years. The Director-General, NITDA, Dr Isa Pantami, made this…
Stowaway: Four Aviation security Heads suspended after airside incursion
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended indefinitely, the Aviation Security unit heads. This is to allow investigations into the incident of an airside incursion at the Murtala…
HIV/AIDS: Ogun State records over 91 positive cases in 9 days screening exercise
No fewer than 91 people tested positive for HIV/AIDS in Ogun during an HIV/AIDS Expanded Preventive Awareness Project conducted from July 8 to July 17 in the state. Mr Gbenga…
Insecurity: Why we decided to negotiate with bandits – Gov Matawalle
The governor of Zamfara State, Bello-Mohammed-Matawalle has said the government took the decision to negotiate with the bandits so as to end the insecurity in the state and allow…
Gay man file suit challenging gay sex ban, punishment in Caribbean nation
A gay man in the tiny Caribbean nation of Dominica filed a legal claim challenging its laws that ban gay sex and punish same-sex relations with prison terms and psychiatric…
NDLEA to recruit 5,000 personnel, gets Buhari’s approval
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Col. Muhammad Abdallah (retd), says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved recruitment of 5,000 personnel for the agency to boost its manpower. Abdallah…
Algeria pockets $4.5m for winning AFCON 2019; Nigeria gets $2m
For winning the 2019 Africa cup of Nations (AFCON), Algeria will pocket $4.5m with the runners up Senegal going home with $2.5m. Nigeria and Tunisia both of whom played the…