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Kano state government has earmarked the sum of N345 million for this year’s Ramadan feeding programme. The state Commissioner of Information, Youth and Culture, who is also the state chairman Ramadan Feeding Monitoring Committee Malam Muhammad Garba disclosed this while flagging off this...

Gernot Rohr is disappointed following the decision of Jordan Torunarigha to turn down an opportunity to feature for Nigeria at the 2018 World Cup. The German-born Nigerian has represented Germany youth sides but has yet to make his debut for the senior … read more via Yahoo Sports | Sports...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has come under attack from the Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum over his campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the 2019 general eections. Olusegun Obasanjo In a strongly worded statement signed by … Read more via Vanguard News –...

The nation’s oil and gas sector attracted about $12.9 billion in investment commitments in the first quarter of the year. Executive Secretary, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, NIPC, Yewande Sadiku, disclosed this in a chat with journalists, in Abuja, yesterday. She put the total...

Increased oil prices and production dynamics are expected to sustain economic recovery into 2019 at least, says Moody’s cross-sector Nigeria report released last Tuesday. Economic recovery should lead to improvements in asset quality and dollar liquidity, both of which deteriorated...

The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States (U.S.) to conduct national health indicator and impact survey to determine the accurate number of people infected with HIV in Nigeria. The survey, which will … Read more via allAfrica.com –...

Boko Haram‘s nine-year battle to destroy the education system in northern Nigeria has left hundreds of teachers and children killed or kidnapped. Thousands of classrooms have also been blown up or set on fire. Many parents are now keeping their children at home. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris...

Nigerian health workers’ unions on Friday threatened to withhold help for emergency measures against Ebola because of an ongoing strike over pay and conditions. “The strike will go on as long as the government refuses to honour the existing agreement with us,” chairman of the … Read more...

Nigeria’s airports, seaports and land borders have been placed on high alert after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola this week. CNN Africa’s most populous country is taking no chances and Health Minister Isaac Adewole told CNN that people traveling from the...

The Hamburg Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (MKG) is confronting the uncomfortable history of three bronzes in its collection, which it says were unquestionably looted from the Kingdom of Benin, now part of Nigeria, by British troops in 1897. Since February, the objects have been the focus …...

The co-pilot of a Sichuan Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing on Monday was “sucked halfway” out of the plane after a cockpit windshield blew out, local media reported citing the aircraft’s captain. Workers inspect a Sichuan Airlines aircraft that made an … Read...

With Donald Trump’s decision to shred the Iran nuclear agreement, announced last Tuesday, it’s time for the rest of us to start thinking about what a Third Gulf War would mean. The answer, based on the last 16 years of American experience in the Greater … Read more via Alternet –...

If you can recall during the BBNaija Show, Alex reveal that she had an abortion at the age of 16. The photo of the guy and Alex as surfaced on twitter. See photo below……. The post Photo Of Alex And The Guy She Did Abortion For At The … via Nollyzone News » Feed – https://ift.tt/2IlcgpN...

Former Manchester City and Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini has been given the job of reviving the fortunes of Italy’s national team, the Italian football federation (FIGC) confirmed on Monday. Italy have been without a permanent coach since Gian … read more via Channels Television –...

Oil price is now trending towards $80 per barrel following bullish trading that heightened yesterday in the international market which saw the price leap to $78 yesterday, up from $67 April average. Oil This followed stepped up tension in the Middle East after the opening … Read more via...

WORLD Bank Group has invested about $10.734 billion in projects and programmes in Nigeria. The bank’s delegation of 10 executive directors which visited the country last week, said it was excited with the economy’s return to growth and pledged more collaboration to … Read more via Vanguard...

FSDH Merchant Bank has estimated that Nigeria’s economy, measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), grew by 3.55 percent in the first quarter of 2018 (Q1’18) from 1.92 percent in Q4’17. Speaking at a media briefing on the May 2018 edition of its monthly economic … Read more via Vanguard...

United States First Lady Melania Trump had surgery on Monday for what aides called a “benign” kidney condition and will remain in the hospital for the rest of the week. The Slovenia-born wife of Donald Trump underwent an embolization procedure, said her communications director Stephanie...

South Africa recalled its ambassador to Israel on Monday after at least 52 Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli forces during protests over the US embassy opening in Jerusalem. “Given the indiscriminate and grave manner of the latest Israeli attack....... Read more via Channels...

The White House blamed Hamas for violent protests in Gaza that saw 52 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces Monday, saying the Jewish state has the right to defend itself. At least 52 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in clashes prompted ........... Read more via Channels...