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Ebola: FG quarantines high-risk contacts, imposes 21-day no-fly restriction on 46 persons
By Desire Uzochukwu The Federal Government has intensified efforts to contain Nigeria’s confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease, placing high-risk contacts in quarantine,...
Nollywood Mourns Veteran Actor Francis Duru at 57
By Joyce Ekeh Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru, best known for his role as Ahanna in the 1995 action film Rattlesnake, has died...
Kidnappers Kill Seven-Year-Old Boy After Demanding N2.5m Ransom in Jos
By Ruth Eke A seven-year-old boy, Abdullahi Rabi'u, has been found dead hours after suspected kidnappers abducted him and demanded a ransom of...
Kano Governor Forwards Five Commissioner Nominees to Assembly
By Ruth Eke Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has forwarded the names of five nominees to the State House of Assembly for...
TVET: FG Receives 1.4m Applications in Two Weeks — Alausa
By Blessing Elo Oghene The Federal Government's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme has received nearly 1.4 million applications within two...
Afenifere rift: Those still making noise are in Cuckoo Land — Omololu
By Blessing Elo Oghene The National Organising Secretary of Afenifere, Abagun Omololu, has expressed optimism about the future of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation...
NBTI unveils $600m pipeline for Nigerian innovation
By Blessing Elo Oghene The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has unveiled an investment and development-finance pipeline exceeding $600 million for solar...
Older persons face discrimination as advocates demand UN rights treaty
… Only 681 of over 124,000 UN human rights recommendations address older people- Advocates
