Nigeria loses annually for non-utilisation of Gamma Irradiation Facility
A Nuclear Chemist, Dr Abduljhalil  Tafawa-Balewa, says that Nigeria was losing about N1.3 trillion annually due to it’s inability to exploit the Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF) at the Nuclear Technology…
TAKEAWAYS FROM BUHARI’s FOCAC BEIJING SUMMIT
By Garba Shehu Heads of State, Governments and delegations from 52 African countries, which includes Nigeria and the People’s, Republic of China met in Beijing, under the auspices of the…
AfDB approves $15million equity investment in Nigeria, others
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has approved 15 million dollars for equity investment in Verod Capital Growth Fund III, a private equity fund for investments in high growth…
Active mobile lines decrease to 161.4million in July – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria decreased to 161.4 million in July. It said in its monthly subscriber’s operator data posted on its website…
Migrant death soars in Mediterranean: 1,600 deaths in 8 months
Crossing the central Mediterranean has become more treacherous than ever for migrants trying to reach Europe, with one in 18 dying or going missing during the voyage – more than…
Berlin Conference on Boko Haram raises $2.52bn
The international donor conference on Boko Haram holding in Berlin on Monday pledged 2.52 billion dollars to help countries in the Lake Chad Basin to fight Boko Haram. Germany’s Foreign…
UN official says sure of $1 billion in fresh aid for Lake Chad region
UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock on Monday, expressed optimism that over one billion dollars would be pledged or collected in fresh aid at a conference of donors to the drought-plagued…
Nigeria, China to sign $328m agreement on ICT – Presidency
Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu has said that Nigeria and China have completed arrangements to sign 328 million dollars agreement on the National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase 11…
Shock as Nigerian basketball player slumped and died in US
Officials say a basketball player at a West Virginia college who died had just finished a pickup game when he collapsed. He bent over to pick up his things after…
We respect rule of law, Buhari tells Merkel; Nigeria, Germany ink 3 MoUs
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will always uphold the sanctity of the rule of law in governing the country, while assuring German Chancellor Angel Merkel that all agreements will…