Ahead 2019 polls: 259 declare interests in 35 seats in Ekiti
No fewer than 259 aspirants have so far declared their interests in Senatorial, House of Representatives and State House of…
2019: APC fees for nomination, Expression of Interest forms not too high — Lagos lawmaker
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Tunde Braimoh, on Wednesday, said the cost of nomination and Expression of Interest forms just released…
Flush out quacks in your midst, Kogi Govt urges medical consultants
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has been urged to protect nobility of the medical profession by…
Lack of transparency in public contracts, bane of corruption in Nigeria – CISLAC
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has identified public contracts, bedeviled by lack of transparency and abuse of procurement…
NNPC, China sign Agreement on Oilfield Services, Research & Dev’t
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has signed a memorandum of understanding, MoU, in China with the China National Offshore…
India’s top court scraps colonial-era ban on gay sex in landmark ruling
INDIA’S top court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex on Thursday in a landmark judgment that activists hope will…
N/Korea’s Kim wants to denuclearise in Trump’s 1st term – Seoul
OFFICIALS on Thursday said North Korea’s Kim Jong Un wants to realise denuclearisation during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term, giving…
Govt urges industrialists to use more local raw materials for production
MR Abayomi Oguntunde, Director, Bio-resources Technology Department, Federal Ministry of Science and Technology (FMST), has urged indigenous industrialists to use…
Army kills insurgents, recovers 147 stolen livestock in Borno
THE Nigerian Army on Thursday said it killed many ‘Boko-Haram’ insurgents and recovered 147 livestock in two separate operations in…
Okonjo-Iweala says global economy can reap $26trn by fighting climate change
FORMER Finance Minister of Nigeria and Co-Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says…