The National Head of the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, office in Nigeria, Mr. Charles Egurudu, has said the body is saddened by the failure of candidates that write its examinations.

TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, yesterday, in Lagos, urged the Federal Government to take necessary measures to safeguard the territorial integrity of the country, to ensure continued unity and existence of Nigeria as one indivisible nation.

ONDO Sate Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has denied planning to leave the Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying he is not in a hurry to leave the party that gave him the platform to emerge as the governor of the state.

The United Nations has vowed its peacekeepers will not abandon Liberia and will “stay the course” despite the Ebola epidemic raging across the west African nation

The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola fever has now killed more than 2,400 people, the UN said on Friday, as Cuba pledged the largest foreign medical team deployed so far in the west African health crisis.

Germany said Friday it had prohibited activities in support of Islamic State, which has captured a swathe of Iraq and Syria, warning the “terrorist” group also posed a threat in Europe.

Ex-Rangers International on Friday announced the death of Ernest Ufele, one of the founding players of Rangers International FC of Enugu in the early 1970s.

The Lake Chad Research Institute in Maiduguri says it will release two new wheat varieties that can yield six tonnes of wheat per hectare in December.

The Minister of National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr Abubakar Sulaiman, said on Thursday that N26.9 trillion would be required between 2014 and 2018 to implement the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIIMP).

The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, said on Thursday that President Goodluck Jonathan would get up to 95 per cent of votes from the state in the 2015 presidential election.