Edo Govt. to provide 100,000 hectares of land for oil palm investors
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Monday said the state government had concluded plans to open up about 100, 000 hectares of new land for oil palm investors in the…
Court reserves judgement in appeal challenging Okowa’s election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgement in the appeal filed by the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Great Ogboru, against the election of Senator…
Health agencies say Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds, urge gov’ts to step up investment in vaccines
Pneumonia killed over 800,000 babies and young children last year, or one child every 39 seconds despite being curable and mostly preventable, global health agencies said on Tuesday. In a…
Two elderly men in Police net for allegedly raping 11-year-old pupil
Two elderly men have been arrested by Kebbi State Police Command for an alleged rape of 11-year-old primary school pupil in Gwandu Local Area of the state. The girl, (name…
Nigeria, Russia to sign business agreement on pre-paid metres production- ACCI
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), on Friday said that Nigeria and Russia would sign a Memorandum of Understanding for production of pre-paid meter to bridge the gap…
Facebook bars content claiming to name Trump impeachment whistleblower
Facebook Inc. is taking down any content that claims to name the anonymous whistleblower who ignited an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump, the social network said on Friday….
Proposes N1.168trn 2020 Budget, to tackle floods with N9bn…Education, healthcare top priority
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, delivering his speech at the presentation of the Y2020 Budget Estimate at the Hallowed Chamber of the Assembly Complex, Alausa, Ikeja, on Friday, November…
Presidency confirms sack of Osinbajo’s Aides, says 35 people were removed
VP, Yemi Osinbajo The Presidency has confirmed the sack of some political appointees in the office of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. Mr Garba Shehu, the Senior Special…
Dangote Group enters Togo with fertilizer deal
Dangote Industries Limited and the Government of Togo (GoT) have concluded an agreement to develop and transform Togolese phosphate into phosphate fertilizers for the West African sub-region; in a…
Twitter CEO meets with Tech Entrepreneurs in Lagos
Photo credit: Jack Dorsey on Twitter CEO of the popular social media application , Twitter, Jack Dorsey on Friday met with tech entrepreneurs at Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) in Nigeria’s commercial capital,…