ECOWAS leaders are currently studying a proposal to “forbid” women wearing full-face veils in a bid to curtail the growing number…
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The United Nations (UN) has pledged support for Federal Republic of Nigeria in its effort to conquer the twin menace…
Some building materials dealers in Abuja have urged the Federal Government to ban the importation of electric cables. The traders during…
The Lagos chapters of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN),…
The Director of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Balarabe Kabara, disclosed on Thursday that the service has recorded 80 cases of fire…
The Nigeria Union in South Africa said today that it was committed to the welfare of Nigerians and the protection of…
Prof. David Alabi, a Professor of Political Science and Defence Studies at the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna, says a…
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, on Saturday, said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under President Goodluck Jonathan squandered…
More than500,000 residents of Iponri Low-Cost Housing Estate, Surulere Local Government Area, Lagos State, today appealed to the Lagos State Government…
A Guidance and Counseling Officer at African Community School in Abuja, Mrs Deborah Menegbe, has called on the government to include reproductive health…
The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) says it has introduced Rammed Earth Technology to facilitate the construction of three-bedroom bungalows for…
The Kano State Government has employed 729 extension workers to assist farmers to improve agricultural production in the state. Prof.…
The government of Niger has arrested nine military officers on suspicion of planning a coup, government officials said. The arrests,…
The former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has lauded the Abia government for its efforts to develop infrastructure in…
Hajia Aisha Buhari, the wife of the Nigerian President, has called for women empowerment through various skill acquisition programmes…
The Senate Majority Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has expressed optimism that insurgency in the North-East will soon become history following renewed…
The Shiites Islamic sect yesterday blasted the governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, for allegedly making indicting pronouncements against the sect…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has promised that Nigerians will begin to reap the dividends of…
The sister of Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, Nancy Keme Dickson, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The 26-year-old, who…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption campaign has been endorsed by Nigerian witches. Spokesperson for White Witches Association of Nigeria (WHIWTAN), Dr…