Nigerian Army officer receives Commonwealth Peace Award
The Commanding Officer, 72 Special Forces Battalion Makurdi, Lt. Col. A.D. Alhassan, has been honoured by the West African College of Freelance Journalism, for the tremendous achievements recorded under his…
FMMSD says 80% revenue lost to illegal mining
Minister of Mines and Steels Development, Olamilekan Adegbite The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steels Development, FMMSD, has said that the country was losing 80 per cent of revenue…
Our most important, enduring relations with Canada is education- Buhari tells Trudeau in Addis Ababa
President Buhari in a Bilateral Meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Addis Ababa on 9th Feb 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday held a bilateral meeting with…
FGM hinders women from having sexual pleasure – Expert
Dr Esther Somefun, a Gender and Reproductive Health Analyst, on Sunday, says that women who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) find it difficult to enjoy sex. Somefun, who works…
High cost of marriage stopping young Muslims from getting married – Muslim Council cries out
The Adamawa Muslim Council has expressed dismay over high cost of marriage among Muslim faithfuls in the state occasioned by exorbitant expenditure and etiquette. The Chairman of the Council,…
Ansaru terror group: Police arrests 3 more suspects in Kaduna
The police says it has arrested three persons in Kaduna State who are members of the Ansaru Terror Group, following sustained mop-up operations by operatives. This was disclosed in a…
AfDB Joins TEF Programme Catalysing entrepreneurship across Africa
From Right to Left: Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation and Akinwunmi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) at the 2019 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum – Africa’s…
Deductions in salaries done by IPPIS to recover overpaid funds to some staff in Dec. – NSCDC clarifies
Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, Commandant General, NSCDC The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has denied allegations that it tampered with the January salaries of its personnel. The denial…
Security: African leaders inaugurate CISSA Headquarters in Addis Ababa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday joined other African leaders to inaugurate the headquarters of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with a…
Lassa fever: Kogi State records 9 cases, 4 deaths in 1 month
The Kogi State Ministry of Health has confirmed nine cases of Lassa fever with four deaths recorded since the outbreak of the deadly disease in the state about a month…