Forest Reserve: National Park Service seeks Armed Forces’ support
By Chimezie Godfrey The Conservator General (CG), National Park Service (NPS), Dr Ibrahim Musa Goni has expressed the readiness of the Service to partner with […]
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Kwara govt tasks mothers on polio immunisation
The Kwara Government on Friday urged mothers and caregivers in the state to ensure their children/wards get vaccinated against poliomyelitis. Mr Kayode Alabi, Deputy Governor […]
CSO drags council chairman to court over thuggery in Taraba
Kurmi Movement for Sensitisation and Environmental Protection, (KSAEP), a civil society group, has taken the Chairman, Kurmi Local Government Council in Taraba, Mr Joseph Amamzalla, […]
Akwa-Ibom govt urges NAFDAC to give women concession on product registration
The Akwa-Ibom government has called on the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to urgently give concession to women in the state […]
Redirect N4.8bn to monitor WhatsApp calls to pay doctors’ salaries, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to urgently redirect the proposed spending of N4.8bn of public money to monitor WhatsApp messages, […]
World Breastfeeding Week: Pediatrician advises mothers on exclusive breastfeeding for babies
A Benin-based pediatrician, Dr Samuel Ehinomen, has advised mothers to feed their children with breastmilk exclusively for the first six months of their lives. Ehinomen […]
WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 booster jabs
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus has called for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until “at least the end of September” to enable […]
NHRC received 230 cases in 3 months in Kano – Official
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 230 cases between April and June in Kano. NHRC Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, disclosed this to […]
Twitter loses immunity over user generated content in India
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) will no more enjoys liability protection against user-generated content in India as the U.S. micro blogging giant has failed to comply with […]
3 of 12 stranded whales died in east China’s Zhejiang
A total of 12 whales were found stranded in coastal waters off east China’s Zhejiang Province on Tuesday morning, with three dead, local authorities had […]
Consumer protection council discovers shops producing adulterated palm oil in Kano
The Kano State Consumer Protection Council (KSCPC) says it has discovered some shops at Galadima Market in Sabon Gari Area of the state, where adulterated […]
Nigeria records 1 COVID-19 related death, 11 new infections – NCDC
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded one COVID-19- related death and 11 new infections, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC disclosed this on […]
China plans green, low-carbon construction for counties
Chinese authorities have introduced specific requirements on green and low-carbon construction for counties across the country to avoid blind, intensive development as well as unregulated […]
SOSG Approves N27 B 2021 Supplementary Budget
Sokoto state executive council under the chairmanship of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on Thursday approved over N27 billion for 2021 supplementary budget. The state Commissioner […]
2020 Olympics: public viewing area in Tokyo to become vaccination centre –Governor
Tokyo wants to use a park supposed to host public viewing for the Olympic Games as a coronavirus vaccination centre, governor Yuriko Koike told the […]
Senate President rejoices with Nigerian child on Children’s Day
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with Nigerian children as they commemorate this year’s Children’s Day. This is contained in a […]
APC rejects N100bn bond sought by Adamawa Govt
The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa has rejected the State Government’s planned N100 billion bond.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the […]
Army investigates alleged killing of trader by soldier
The Nigerian Army is investigating the alleged killing of a water melon seller by a soldier in Zamfara. The deceased was said to have asked […]
NSCDC resolves conflict between farmer, herder in Kwara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Agro Ranger Special Unit, Kwara Command, has resolved a conflict between a farmer, Yusuf Igboona, and a […]
Chadian president injured in clashes, dies in hospital – Source
Chad’s President Idriss Deby, who got recently re-elected for his sixth term, got injured during clashes with rebels and died in a hospital, a source […]
Two traffickers excrete 191 pellets of cocaine, heroin at Lagos airport
. NDLEA intercepts 834.5kg illicit drugs heading to US, UK, others Barely two weeks after a Madrid, Spain-bound trafficker, Okonkwo Chimezie Henry, excreted 113 wraps […]
Nasarawa govt committed to safe environment, natural sites
The Nasarawa state government, has reiterated its commitment to protect the environment, particularly its natural sites. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Musa Ibrahim-Abubakar, […]
Japanese prime minister to travel to U.S. for talks with Biden
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to depart for the United States (U.S.) on Thursday for talks with President Joe Biden amid the Coronavirus […]
Group condemns attack on Ebonyi community
The Amalgamated Ngboejeogu Youth (ANY) Umuogudu Akpu, Ngbo in Ebonyi has condemned the violent attack on the community by gunmen, suspected to be herders.The group’s […]
Navy deploys ships, helicopters, others to bolster security in Gulf of Guinea
The Nigerian Navy on Saturday said that it had deployed six ships, two tugboats, two helicopters and a Nigerian Airforce ATR42 aircraft toward addressing maritime […]