Arsenal beat Leeds United to reach Carabao Cup quarter-finals
Arsenal moved into the 2021/2022 League Cup quarter-finals with a victory over fellow English Premier League (EPL) side Leeds United on Tuesday. Arsenal eased through […]
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Manchester City fight back twice in thrilling 2-2 draw at Liverpool
Manchester City came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in a breathless and pulsating Premier League encounter at Anfield, on Sunday. […]
FC Barcelona title hopes ended by Celta defeat
Barcelona saw their hopes of winning La Liga extinguished as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Celta Vigo on Sunday. FC Barcelona were dominant […]
Emir of Gombe urges farmers, headers to eschew violence
The Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu III, has urged farmers and herdsmen to eschew violence. Shehu made this known in Gombe when the state […]
INEC solicits NASS support on conversion of voting points to polling units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has solicited the National Assembly’s support to convert existing voting points in the country to polling units. […]
Group trains religious leaders, others on providing support for migrants, IDPs
The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), has organised a workshop for religious leaders, humanitarian workers and government officials, on providing support for migrants and Internally […]
12th WTO ministerial conference now to hold in Geneva
The 12th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) earlier scheduled to hold in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan has been moved […]
Yobe NUJ council urges peaceful LG polls
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Yobe State Council, on Friday appealed to all the political parties and candidates in saturday’s Local Government polls […]
Marwa inaugurates 31-man special committee to tackle drug menace
The Chairman/Chief Executive, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Muhammed Marwa, has inaugurated a 31-man Special Purpose Committee to support the agency […]
Ebonyi University Teaching Hospital to generate 10,000 jobs-Commissioner
Mr Ukie Ezeali, the Ebonyi Commissioner for Project Monitoring and Evaluation says the State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) when completed will provide jobs for 10,000 […]
WHO Europe chief: address health challenges as virus infections drop
A decline in new coronavirus cases and virus-related deaths in Europe offers opportunities to address other health areas disrupted by the pandemic. This is […]
5 NYSC members to repeat service in Kano State – Coordinator
Hajiya Aisha Tata-Mohammed, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator in Kano State says five corps members from the 2020 Batch ‘A’ will repeat […]
Calabar community protests 12 months power blackout
Residents of Akpabuyo Local Government Area (LGA), of Cross River, on Wednesday marched to the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) in Calabar, […]
Bandits kill 2 persons in Kaduna State– Official
The Kaduna State Government says suspected bandits killed two persons in Kachia and Igabi local government areas of Kaduna State. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner of […]
Senate receives Buhari’s request for confirmation of Abdulrasheed Bawa as EFCC Chairman
The Senate on Tuesday received President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for confirmation of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]
Gunmen kill BSU student in Makurdi
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a student of Benue State University, Jessica Agee, by gunmen. The state Police Public […]
WTO: Women entrepreneurs say Okonjo-Iweala’s appointment ‘a milestone achievement’
Some women entrepreneurs have described the emergence of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General, World Trade Organisation, as a milestone achievement for women, particularly, African women. […]
Russia ready to cooperate with new WTO Chief – Economy minister
Russia is ready to cooperate with the newly-appointed Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, whose experience and authority will allow her […]
COVID recovery trade buoys shares, ignites commodities
Stocks in Europe flirted with one-year highs, on Tuesday, buoyed by hopes that rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and a huge U.S. stimulus package […]
NANS faults legal actions against I-G’s tenure extension
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed concern about legal actions instituted against the federal government for extending the tenure of […]
Health workers’ strike shuts Primary Healthcare in Bayelsa
The ongoing strike by members of the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Bayelsa Chapter, has effectively shut Primary Healthcare Centres across […]
FG calls for speedy completion of Kano-Maiduguri road project
The Federal Government has asked the contractor handling the ongoing construction and dualisation of phase one of the Kano-Maiduguri road starting from Kano- Shuwarin in […]
NCC, AEPB collaborates to rid streets of piracy works, in FCT
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) would collaborate to fight against street hawking of pirated works, in FCT, Abuja. They […]
2023: APC will decide zone to produce presidential candidate- RMAFC chairman
Chief Elias Mbam, the Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will decide which zone will produce […]
New sector commander FRSC Jigawa assumes office
The new Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jigawa State Command, Mr Ahmed Mohammed, has assumed duty. Mr Ado Adamu, […]