Apo 6: Judgment step in right direction – CSOs
Some civil society organisations on Thursday described the conviction of two policemen involved the killing of six traders in Apo, Abuja in 2005 as victory for tenacity and democracy.
Students of FSTC showcase inventions for national development
Students of some Federal Science and Technical Colleges (FSTC) have commended the Federal Ministry of Education for the platform given to them to exhibit their innovations.
Beggar drugged infant to death
A rent-a-baby beggar, Hafsa Asirinka Ibrahim, has appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly drugging a baby to death.
Zamfara Govt. to review policy on security
Zamfara State Government says it will review its policy on security as part of measures to address security challenges in the state.
22 to bag First Class as UNICAL graduates 13,347 on Saturday
A total of 22 students would bag First Class degrees during the 30th convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Saturday, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu, has said.
Bill to prohibit gas flaring passes second reading at Senate
The Bill for an Act to Prohibit Flaring of Natural Gas in Nigeria and Other Matters, 2017, passed second reading at the Senate on Thursday.
Breaking: Buhari welcomes Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in London
President Muhammadu Buhari has, Thursday, welcomed the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to his Abuja house.
Clash in Kaduna market as traders name dogs ‘Muhammad’, ‘Ibere’
There was a bloody fight between Igbo traders and the Hausa traders at Panteka market, a major spare-parts market in Kaduna state following the naming of two dogs, ‘Muhammad’ and ‘Ibere’ by both an Igbo trader and a Hausa trader respectively.
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Naira appreciation: Economist advises Nigerians to import less
An economist, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has advised Nigerians to import less to sustain the appreciation of the naira at the foreign exchange market.
Sultan urges FG to relax ban on importation of rice, vehicles
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to relax its ban on importation of rice and vehicles through land borders.
Man, 30, remanded for allegedly defiling boy, 13
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Thursday ordered the remand of a 30-year-old labourer in prison custody for allegedly defiling 13-year-old boy.
Maternal mortality: Group tasks medicine vendors, others
Maternal mortality: Group tasks medicine The Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health (PACFaH) has urged Community Pharmacists and Patent Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs) to tackle the country’s maternal mortality rate.
Airport: FG launches harmonised deparure/arrival cards
The Federal Government on Thursday in Kaduna launched a harmonised departure/arrival cards for air travellers in the country.
World Bank to raise $1.6b to combat hunger in Nigeria, others
World Bank Group President Jim Yong-Kim on Thursday said the bank was working toward raising 1.6 billion dollars to build social protection systems to end food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa and Yemen.
Int’l Women’s Day: Abiru lauds women as change agents
Tokunbo Abiru, Group Managing Director/CEO of Skye Bank Plc. has extolled the role of women as change agents in the society, even as the bank joins the rest of the world to celebrate the 2017 International Women’s Day (IWD).
