Fashola disclaims fake Facebook account, warns public against scammers
Former Lagos state governor and the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has disclaimed another fake Facebook account set up in his name alongside his picture warning members of the public against being...
CAN kicks against RUGA settlement, opposes implementation anywhere in Nigeria
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said it vehemently opposed to the implementation of the programme anywhere in Nigeria asking the Federal Government to jettison the planned RUGA scheme.
On May 21, the Federal Government...
Fulani language, Fulfulde to be introduced in school curriculum
Fulfulde, the Fulani language will be included in schools’ curriculum in Zamfara State as the government begins construction of 300-hectare Ruga settlement during the week.
Bello Matawalle, the governor of Zamfara State disclosed this in...
Boeing welcomes newest ‘astronaut’, readies for likely October test launch
Boeing (has) welcomed its newest astronaut to the Starliner team. Unlike other crew members, he doesn't have advanced degrees in aerospace or much experience at all. In fact, he's pretty dumb.
Meet the Boeing Starliner's...
TICAD7: Buhari returns from Japan
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after attending the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) in Yokohama, Japan.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President and some members of...
Ponzi Scheme: EFCC arrests operators of Wonder Bank over alleged N2bn Fraud
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Port Harcourt Zonal Office, have arrested 19 staff of a fake investment company floating an alleged Ponzi Scheme that has defrauded members of the public to the...
Leah Sharibu still alive, we are working on her release – FG
The federal government has said that Leah Sharibu, a secondary school student, who was kidnapped in Dapchi, Yobe state, by Boko Haram insurgents in 2018, is still alive.
The senior special assistant to the president...
Africa: TICAD7: Invest in Africa’s food markets to win the war on hunger, boost...
YOKOHAMA, Japan, August 30, 2019/ -- By investing in Africa’s food markets, governments can win the fight against stunting and improve nutrition across the continent. And with support from institutions like the African Development...
Africa: Elumelu Challenges Japan – “Partner with us in Empowering African Entrepreneurs”
TOKYO, Japan, August 30, 2019/ -- Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator Praises Tony Elumelu’s Private-Sector Led Approach to African Development; President of South Africa, H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa: “If you want really good returns, as Tony...
You’re reckless, rabble-rousing! – Shekarau lambasts Wike over alleged demolition of mosque
Senator Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, representing Kano Central Senatorial District, has chided Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, for allegedly demolishing a Mosque in the state.
Shekarau, a former governor of Kano State who described the...