Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), on Monday, said the standard of Nigerian universities was high in spite of their low global ranking.

Dreaded Boko Haram fighters have attacked Kulbachuwa village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State killing 8 persons,
while scores of others were feared missing.

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Monday assured that he will do everything possible through legislative powers to ensure that the carnage posed by boko haram sect in Borno and other parts of the north east be a thing of the past.

Prince Adegbite Sijuade, son of Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, Sunday got married to his heartthrob, TV personality at the Landmark Event centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Militant Islamists have released a new video on the insurgency in Nigeria, with Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau again failing to appear in it, reports BBC on Monday.

Monsoon rains have claimed hundreds of lives across Asia, authorities reported Monday, as rescuers scrambled to reach remote areas of India, Pakistan and Myanmar after flash floods and landslides. Authorities in India say more than 120 people have died across the country in recent days, while more than a million have been displaced by rains worsened by a cyclone that barrelled through the Bay of Bengal last week.

The Lagos State Government said on Sunday that there was no going back on the redevelopment of the Alade Market in Ikeja, into a N6.9billion mega-shopping mall. The contract for the redevelopment of the market was in 2010 granted to Master Reality International Concepts Ltd, which is investing N6.9 billion on the project under a 30-year concession on a Build, Own and Transfer (BOT) basis.

The Indian government on Monday in New Delhi, told internet service providers and telecom operators in the country to block 857 pornographic websites.

The Federal Government through the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has awarded licences for the establishment of 12 new vehicle assembly plants in the country.

Italian police stopped American rapper Snoop Dogg at Lamezia Terme airport on Saturday for trying to board a plane with over $420,000 in undeclared cash. Police seized half the money and opened an investigation, local media said. The “Drop it like it’s hot” singer had performed two shows in the south of Italy and was on his way to the UK, where he is slated to take to stage at the Kendal Calling Festival, according to the AGI news agency.

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has expressed concern over decline in the number of female legislature in the 8th Assembly. Aisha spoke on Sunday in Abuja at a reception organised by the Committee of Friends in honour of former Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers.

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has pledged that his administration will provide critical infrastructure for the Nigerian Army and assist its officers to enable them carry out their mandate. This is contained in a statement signed by the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Imam Imam, in Sokoto on Sunday.

The defeated APC candidate for Benue South Senatorial District, Mr Daniel Onjeh, has urged the National Assembly Elections Tribunal sitting in Makurdi to nullify the Sen. David Mark’s election and order for fresh polls. Onjeh made the prayer before the tribunal on Sunday in Makurdi under cross examination by counsel representing the PDP and Mark.

The Lagos State Government said it was set to prosecute owners of stray animals within the metropolis to make Lagos a safe haven for all and sundry.

After their brilliant live presentation at the just concluded 2015 Microsoft Imagine Cup competition held in Seattle, Washington, the spokesperson of Team LifeWatch , Raymond Obinaju has disclosed that they seek to save an estimated 25 million people living with asthma in Nigeria, and about 334 million people globally with AsthmaVisor solution.