President Goodluck Jonathan and other world leaders on Sunday paid tribute to the late Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, saying Africa has lost one of its greatest sons. In his tribute, President Jonathan who described Zenawi&rsquo...
The Delta government says it has established and strengthened health facilities in its 25 Local Government Areas to ensure that the target of permanent eradication of polio disease in the state is attained. The measure, according to Dr Winful Gbub...
Ewulu people in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta have lamented lack of access road to the community, saying they have been cut off from the state. A community leader and the Okita of Ewulu, Chief Eugene Nnadei, told the News Agency of Niger...
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu has called on the International Criminal Court [ICC] to try former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair and George Bush, a former American President for their role in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. &...
Locomotive drivers with the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) , can become Railway District Managers (RDM), provided they have all it takes, says its Director of Operations, Mr Niyi Alli. Alli said on Saturday in Lagos that locomotive drivers were as ...
The Director-General, Cross River Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS, Dr Irene Aniyom, has stressed the importance of early sex education to children by parents. Aniyom told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ugep, Yakur Local Government Area of the s...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Akwa-Ibom says it has trained about 2,000 Akwa-Ibom youths in various marketable skills since the beginning of the year. The State Coordinator of the programme, Mrs Patience Osunkwo, disclosed this i...
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has concluded plans to embark on enlightenment campaign against the use of defective vehicles in Katsina State. The state's FRSC Sector Commander, Alhaji Habu Dauda, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has concluded arrangements toimplement a non-sanction week throughout the country, its Irruekpen Unit Commander in Edo, Mr Udeme Eshiet, said. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the we...
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday, launch the second edition of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation (YOUWIN!), a Federal Ministry of Finance innovative business plan competition for talented youth`entrepreneurs. A statement issued by Mr ...
Nobel prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz has called for an enshrining of a ‘Right to Trade’ in the global trading regime, as a new initiative to help the trade performances of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable eco...
Nigeria, Sierre Leone, Tanzania and some other nations across the world have been drafted on the Education Ministers Working Group on the Commonwealth's recommendations for the post-2015 development framework. Other members selected to be on...
There are some basic notions that people should have in mind when going into a relationship. Such impressions are key elements that can help to build and make the friendship worthwhile. Blessing Ukemena writes. No one can claim knowledge to everything...
Do you know that your dining-room deserves elegant dining sets? Some dining sets are made of glass, while others are made of wood, but the choice of a portable set depends on the size of your pocket. To get the best of the dining-room, embellish the ta...
The Kwara Police Command on Friday arrested a man alleged to be circulating `killer’ text messages to the public. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Kayode Fabode, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that the man (names wi...