Education: NGO supports 70,000 girls in northern Nigeria
The Centre for Girl Child Education (CGE), an NGO, has supported 70,000 girls stay in school or gain a vocation in northern Nigeria. CGE Board […]
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Forex: CBN directs commercial banks to set up teller points
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to set up teller points in designated branches for the sale of Foreign […]
Biden signs memo Wednesday to improve cybersecurity for U.S. infrastructure – Official
President Joe Biden will sign a national security memorandum on Wednesday to improve cybersecurity for critical infrastructure in the United States, a senior U.S. administration […]
GBB, Group to partner in improving business growth in private, public sectors
The Galaxy Backbone (GBB) and Zadara Cloud Services, are partnering to improve business growth in public and private sectors by raising awareness of adopting Cloud […]
Minister urges diaspora group to counter false narratives about Nigeria
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) to help counter the false narratives by […]
Lagos govt to set up housing fund
Mr Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, Commissioner for Housing, Lagos State, said the government would soon unveil an Affordable Housing Development Trust Fund to bridge housing gap in […]
Police rescue 4 victims from kidnappers in Kaduna
Police Command in Kaduna State said on Monaday that its operatives had rescued four persons kidnapped on a highway in Jema’a Local Government Area of […]
Police rescue 4 victims from kidnappers in Kaduna
Police Command in Kaduna State said on Monaday that its operatives had rescued four persons kidnapped on a highway in Jema’a Local Government Area of […]
Inflation reduces by 0.18% in June – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the inflation rate reduced by 0.18 per cent to 17.75 per cent in June from the 17.93 per […]
Industrial court receives 102 cases in Q1 of 2021
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), Abuja received 102 cases in the first quarter of 2021, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The […]
NCRIB seeks collaboration with arbitrators on insurance acceptability
The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has sought collaboration with the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb) to enhance the public acceptability of […]
Local Govt boss urges youths to embrace agriculture
Mr Olusegun Ajimotokin, the Chairman of Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State, has urged youths to embrace agriculture in order to reduce unemployment rate […]
FIRS appoints commercial banks to freeze, recover N1.8trn from accounts of Multichoice
The FIRS has appointed some commercial banks as agents to recover the sum of N1.8 trillion from accounts of Messrs MultiChoice Nigeria Limited (MCN) And […]
Insecurity: Matawalle promises effective utilisation of FG’s Digital Emergency call centers
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara says his administration will utilise the three digital emergency call centres provided by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital […]
Resource Intermediaries Limited celebrates @ 15
Resource Intermediaries Limited (RIL), Nigeria’s pre-eminent outsourcing company rolled out the drums on July 1, 2021, in conformity with Covid-19 regulations, to celebrate its 15th […]
Katsina: NDLEA arrests 258 suspects, seizes 415kgs of illicit drugs
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested no fewer than 258 suspected drug traffickers in Katsina State from January to date. […]
German cultural foundation closer to returning Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
A German cultural foundation moved closer to returning the first Benin Bronzes, artifacts plundered in the 19th century to Nigeria, it said on Tuesday following […]
Trump seeks revenge on Republican impeachment voter with Ohio rally
Former President Donald Trump spoke at his first Make America Great Again (MAGA) rally since he left office in January – and as in his […]
Nestle kids quiz competition: UBE Pasali emerges winner
UBE Primary School, Pasali in Kuje Area Council on Thursday emerges the winner of Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK) Nutrition Quiz Competition, organised for primary […]
Japan will help Nigeria to tackle COVID-19 challenges — Ambassador
The new Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, says his country will assist in tackling the COVID-19 challenges in Nigeria. Kazuyoshi, who arrived in […]
COVID-19: WHO supports South African consortium to establish mRNA vaccine transfer hub
World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting a South African consortium in establishing the first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub, the UN health agency announced […]
Sule presents 5 executive bills to Nasarawa Assembly for passage
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has received five executive bills from Gov. Abdullahi Sule for its consideration and approval. The Speaker of the assembly, […]
Ibadan youths violent clash claims more casualties
The ongoing violent clash among youths of Inalende, Abebi and Oopo areas of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has claimed more casualties. Though, the Police […]
Kano govt. to establish 200 milk collection centres – Official
Kano State government said, on Thursday, that it would establish 200 milk collection centres to add, at least, 50,000 litres to Nigeria’s daily dairy requirement. […]
COVID-19:IMF says Nigeria’s economy recovering, expresses concerns over unemployment, inflation
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team on Thursday said that Nigeria’s economy was “gradually” recovering from the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. IMF disclosed […]