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9.5m children are fed daily under FG’s school feeding programme – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday said that about 9.5 million children in 30 states across the country were being fed daily under...

Barkindo, Momoh, Others Get EuroKnowledge Awards in London

The Secretary General of OPEC, HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, Mr John Momoh, the Chairman of Channels Television and Mr Benedict Peters, the founder...

Omo-Agege is the Real Cancer in Delta APC, Says Emerhor in response to embattled senator’s accusations

The leader of the Mainstream of APC in Delta State Olorogun O’tega Emerhor has reacted to the recent interview by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege...

APC NWC member questions zoning arrangement of 9th NASS leadership

…As deputy national spokesman wants equitable distribution of positions to zones   Abuja – The zoning of the positions of Presiding officer for...

World Cup, others, Dalong seeks Buhari’s intervention before May 29th

Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has sought President Muhammadu Buhari’s intervention in the release of funds in three major competitions...

FG targets to train 25,000 civil servants by 2020

The Federal Government is set to train at least  25,000 civil servants by 2020.  The first and second batch of 3,500 (1,500 in the...

NASS leadership: Buhari urges unity

President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to break ranks in the choice of the leadership of...

U.K Government Warns Nigerian Women Not To Come To Britain In Fresh Campaign Against Modern Slavery

The United Kingdom government has thrown his weight behind an advertising campaign urging Nigerian women and girls to find jobs at home instead...

NNPC says no looming fuel scarcity

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Thursday appealed to Nigerians to disregard trending social media report of an impending fuel scarcity due to...

World Bank commits  $15bn to reducing child mortality, stunting in Africa

By Ruth Olurounbi, in Washington DC   The World Bank will spend as much as $15 billion in fiscal years 2021-2023 to “drastically” reduce...

Child hawking: Kebbi govt. blames Niger, Benin republic for increase in State

  The Kebbi state government, has attributed the high rate of child hawking in the State, to the influx of children from Niger...

Buhari To Security Chiefs: Deal ruthlessly with bandits, kidnappers,

President Muhammadu Buhari has orders security chiefs to deal  ruthlessly with the bandits terrorizing Zamfara state and its environs, kidnappers and other security...

N24.39tn debt Profile: FG assures of sustainability

The Federal government has assured that the rise in Nigeria’s debt profile from N21.73 trillion in 2017 to N24.39 trillion in 2018, is...

FEC approves N2.8bn contract for digital decongestion in Nigeria Prisons

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved N2.8 billion contract for the installation of a digital web-based integrated system, to aid decongestion...

IMF projects Nigeria’s growth rate reaching 2.5% in 2020

Global growth rate put at 3.6% Says 70% of world’s economy to experience sluggish growth in 2019   By Ruth Olurounbi, in Washington...

World Bank cuts Africa’s 2019 growth forecast by 15%

By Ruth Olurounbi, in Washington DC The World Bank has cut the Sub-Saharan Africa 2019 growth forecast by as much as 15 percent,...