The National Identity Management Commission has made plans to extend the National Identification Number enrolment to Nigerians in Austria and Germany. Director-General of the agency, Mr Aliyu Aziz, made the
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Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (microfinance bank), Dr Godwin Ehigiamusoe, on Tuesday has warned that one of the biggest threats faced by the micro-credit
By Lucia Binding, news reporter Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil’s space research centre INPE. The
No fewer than six persons have been killed during a heavy rainfall in Jigawa State. This was made known on Tuesday by the Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency
President Muhammadu Buhari has told his Ministers designate that majority Nigerians are extremely poor. President Buhari said this on Tuesday at the end of a two-day Presidential Retreat for designate
President Muhammadu Buhari will assign portfolios to his new cabinet members on Wednesday. This was confirmed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, today
Scores of traditional religion adherents under the umbrella of Traditional Religion Worshippers’ Association in Oyo State (TRWASSO) on Tuesday appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde of the state to declare August
No fewer than 400 farm lands have been destroyed by flood in Jama’are local government area of Bauchi State. The Caretaker Chairman of the local government, Samalia Jirma disclosed this
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state, Monday warned civil servants in the state against lateness and poor attitude to work. He said late coming and poor attitude to work certainly
The Benue State Government has suspended Two 3rd Class Chiefs from Katsina-Ala, Chief Tivlumun Ubugh, Mue Ter Chongo and Chief Ayoleve Ornguga, Mue Ter Ipusu as well as the District
Ambassador Ibrahim Kasai, a Northern elder and former Ambassador of Nigeria to Ukraine, has advised the federal government to continue keeping the detained leader of ‘Revolution Now’ movement, Omoyele Sowore,
Elder statesman and northern politician, Dr Junaid Mohammed, has faulted the controversial letters published by former President Olusegun Obasanjo regarding the state of the nation. Chief Obasanjo wrote some open
Dr. Junaid Mohammed, a Second Republic lawmaker, has expressed reservations about former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s public letters to President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking as a guest on ChannelsTV’s ‘News Night’, the
The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade said his rival, Gov Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State had admitted before the tribunal that his election was not
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday night, visited former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, at his residence in Abuja. On his entourage was former Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, among
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that calls for a revolution in Nigeria is not new. Falana stated this at a symposium organised by the Coalition for Revolution, which
Anambra State Commissioner of Police, John Abang, has denied releasing the Eke Awka market leader, Emeka Agummadu on the order of the state government. AREWA.NG recalls that the market leader,
A uman rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, has defied heavy security at the venue of a planned symposium by #RevolutionNow organizers. Falana stormed the venue at 11:40 pm leading to
At least four persons were killed on Monday in attacks by bandits in Tsayu Village under Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to the spokesperson for the Katsina
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says he will lift at least one hundred million Nigerians out of extreme poverty, though many Nigerians think he is incapable of doing so. That figure
