The English Football Association has launched an investigation into an official complaint from Chelsea after the club accused referee Mark Clattenburg of verbally abusing two of their players in Sunday's defeat by Manchester United. ``The FA has be...
Mr Nnamdi Udoh, Managing Director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) on Monday urged airline operators to embrace e-flight innovation to reduce flight delays. Speaking at a training programme for airlines in the country in Lagos on Monday, Udo...
Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the founder, Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN), on Monday urged the Federal Government to formulate strong policy on breast cancer to save the lives of women. She made the call at a news conference in Ibadan as ...
A total of 111 victims of Sunday's bomb attack in Kaduna have been treated and discharged from three of the hospitals they were admitted. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 146 victims were admitted at Barau Dikko, St. Gerard's and 4...
The Edo House of Assembly has ordered the dissolution of transition committee executives in the 18 local government councils of the state. The order was sequel to a matter of urgent public importance moved by Mr Paul Ohonbamu, representing Egor constit...
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has condemned Sunday's bomb attack on St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Kaduna, calling on residents to remain calm and vigilant. A statement by the Secretary General of the organisation, Dr Khalid Aliyu, is...
The Ministry of Education is partnering with the State Security Services (SSS) to monitor Federal Government’s distribution of free instructional materials for basic education institutions. The Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, ...
The National Publicity Secretary, Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Mr Osita Okechukwu, says Nigeria cannot develop if the political leaders continue in their bids to breach the constitution. Okechukwu made this known in an interview with...
The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) has emphasised the need for the Federal Government to restructure the nation’s petroleum industry for better service delivery. This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary of the party, Mr Em...
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on “the International Anticorruption Conference (IACC) holding its 15th session next week in Brazil to withdraw any invitation for the participation of Nig...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and Kaduna state governor, Mr. Patrick Yakowa have condemned Sunday's suicide bomb attack on a Catholic Church in Kaduna. "The President, who was extremely saddened by the explosion, described it as barbaric, ...
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Sunday celebrated its 60 millionth customer in Africa. Airtel, which recently moved up one notch in global rankings to...
Africa loses one million tonnes of fish per year due to overfishing and bad governance in the fisheries sector. The continent's losses account for one-tenth of annual global losses, said Sumaila Rashid, Director of the Fisheries Centre at the Unive...
The United Nations High Level Taskforce on women, girls, gender equality and HIV for Eastern and Southern Africa has called for accelerated effort in protecting the rights and wellbeing of young girls. The taskforce concluded its one-week high-le...
Argument will be heard this week on a decision by South Africa to grant refugee status to former Rwandan army chief of staff and suspected war criminal, Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa. The application to the High Court in Pretoria was brought by the C...