Court remands 8 farmers over alleged culpable homicide
August 15, 2022 A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Monday ordered the remand of eight farmers in a correctional centre for allegedly killing one Oyigocho Asu. The defendants, Ngbede…
Insecurity: Ndume says Army up to the task if given what they need
August 15, 2022 The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume has said that the Nigerian Army is up to the task if given what they need to tackle…
Nigeria’s inflation rate increases to 19.64% in July 2022 – NBS
August 15, 2022 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 19.64 per cent on a year-on-year basis in July. Prince Semiu Adeniran, the Statistician-General…
7, 000 illegal private schools in Plateau – APSON
August 15, 2022 The Plateau state chapter of the Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON) has disclosed that 7,000 illegal private schools were currently operating in Plateau. Mr….
Nigerian don bags Chinese university’s award of excellence
August 15, 2022 Dr. Bashir Tianiyu of the Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has been awarded the 2022 Excellent International Graduate Award by…
NCDC reports 60 new suspected monkey pox cases
August 15, 2022 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 60 new suspected cases of monkey pox in its latest situation report covering Aug. 1 to Aug. 7…
China reaffirms commitment to sustaining 66 years of cooperation with Africa
August 15, 2022 Wu Peng, the Director-General, Department of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to sustain cooperation with Africa. Wu said this…
NDLEA arrests 611 drug traffickers in Kaduna
August 15, 2022 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, said it had arrested 611 suspected drug traffickers from January to July in the State. The agency’s…
We’ve renewed operational licenses of 85% of petroleum stations in Adamawa – NMDPRA
August 15, 2022 The Adamawa office of the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) said it renewed the operation licences of about 85 per cent of existing 530…
Monkey pox: experts give virus variants new names using Roman numerals
August 15, 2022 A group of global experts convened by WHO have agreed on new names for monkey pox virus variants, as part of ongoing efforts to align the names…