Nigeria can become a stronger, more prosperous nation if states have more powers – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that Nigeria can become a stronger and more prosperous nation if states have more powers. Prof. Osinbajo stated this while speaking at the 59th…
World Teacher Day: Kaduna teachers beg El-Rufai to pay backlog of salaries
The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Kaduna State wing, Mr Ibrahim Sirajo, has urged teachers in the state to commit themselves to their duties even as he pleaded with…
Pointblanknews Publisher, Ude, receives Peace Ambassador Award in Sri Lanka
Mr. Jackson Ude, publisher of Pointblanknews.com was on Saturday at a grand occasion in BMICH Colombo, Sri Lanka conferred with the Peace Ambassador Award by the Centre for Peace Studies…
Pope installs 10 new cardinals to set future direction of church
Pope Francis installed new cardinals on Saturday, putting his stamp on the future of the Roman Catholic Church with men who share his vision for social justice, the rights of…
PayPal becomes first member to exit Facebook’s Libra Association
U.S. payments processor PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it was leaving Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook-led effort to build global digital currency Libra, making it the first member…
2019 GOCOP Conference: No security, no development, say Kukah, Ejiofor, others
Nigeria cannot experience true development and economic growth if the spate of insecurity in the country is not checked, Dr Mathew Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese and other participants…
GOCOP has brought professionalism in online publishing – Presidency
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has raised and sustained the bar of professionalism in online journalism hence deserves the respect of Nigerians, says the special adviser to President…
Kaduna Abduction: Kidnappers now connected with some elements of Boko Haram – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that kidnappers are now collaborating with “some elements of Boko Haram” to carry out hideous crimes in Kaduna State. El-Rufai stated this on Friday while…
Police arrest student who kidnapped own sister in Taraba
The Police command in Taraba on Friday arrested a 22-year-old Abdulbasit Umar, a 100 level student of Computer Science at the Adamawa State University, Jalingo, suspected to have kidnapped his…
EU to urge G20 regulatory response on Facebook’s Libra, calls for tech tax reform
Facebook Libra European Union finance ministers will tell their counterparts at a G20 meeting in mid-October that a global regulatory response is needed to “stablecoins” such as Facebook’s Libra,…