Rice production: Farmers urge gov’t to provide loans to enable increase in production
Some rice farmers have appealed to the Federal Government to provide them with affordable loan facilities to boost production to reduce the price of the commodity as they described the closure…
Over 40 skulls, bones found at altar in den of Mexico cartel suspects
Police found more than 40 skulls, dozens of bones and a fetus in a glass jar next to an altar in the den of suspected drug traffickers in Mexico City…
UK lawmakers call for action on banks, Big Tech companies to avoid IT failures
British regulators should impose higher levies on banks if they need more resources to stop big IT glitches and should consider regulating cloud service providers such as Google, UK lawmakers…
PDP Reps insist on thorough scrutiny of 2020 budget
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led opposition in the House of Representatives at the weekend, picked holes in the N10.33 trillion 2020 budget, insisting that the annual estimate will be subjected…
Islamic State still dangerous despite Baghdadi’s death
The killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a U.S. raid is a further blow to a jihadist group that once held a swathe of territory in Iraq…
U.S lawmaker says Boeing 737 plane won’t fly unless American public, policymakers are convinced of it’s safe
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg The head of a U.S. Senate panel reviewing two catastrophic Boeing 737 MAX crashes told Reuters ahead of hearings this week that the plane would…
56-year-old quack doctor arrested for killing housewife during abortion
The Ogun state police command says it has arrested a 56 year old suspected quack Doctor Salahudeen Jamiu for carrying out abortion that led to the death of a house…
SERAP seeks details of spending on failed $460m Abuja CCTV contract, other Chinese loans
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested for details of the total amount of money paid to contractors from the $460 million loan obtained in 2010 from…
Lagos Assembly summons Ambode for a second time
Akinwunmi Ambode The Lagos state house of assembly has summoned Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of the state, a second time to account for some transactions carried out by his…
Buhari congratulates Golden Eaglets, says ‘I am very proud of you’
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria for a fantastic beginning in the group opening match of FIFA World Cup Brazil 2019. Nigeria Under-17 football team opened…