Monthly Archives: August, 2014

August heavy rainfall good for farmers, says NiMet

Mr Joseph Alozie, General Manager, Climate Services, Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMet), on Friday said that the heavy rainfall recorded since the beginning of August...

Ribadu lacks political value, says Edwin Clark

‎Former minister of Information and political, Edwin Clark, has spoken against the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in considering a waiver grant to...

AfDB says over 57% of West Africans lack access to electricity

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that more than 57 per cent of the people in West Africa were without access to electricity.   The...

NFA says no suspension of Premier League matches

The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has insisted that matches in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) would go on as scheduled this weekend.   In a...

Islamic State executes dozens of soldiers

Jihadist militants from Islamic State (IS) appear to have executed "dozens" of Syrian army soldiers, activists say.   The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the...

Nigeria confirms Ebola death in Port Harcourt

A doctor who treated one of those who had direct contact with Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, has died from the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The doctor,...

NAFDAC confiscates contraband products in Kano

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed off seven shops and confiscated contraband food products worth millions of...

UN chief seeks support for Paris 2015 climate agreement

At the Health and Climate Conference organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO), executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...

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Abuja technology forum to convene youth, CSOs, media

PROMAD, a civic innovation organisation, says it will convene a one-day Hybrid Youth, CSO & Media Roundtable on Youth,...
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Nigeria unveils plan to lift 50m out of poverty by 2030

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, has inaugurated the “One Humanitarian-One Poverty Response System...

Ikeja Electric cites generation drop for Lagos outages

Ikeja Electric (IE) says residents and businesses across Lagos are experiencing reduced electricity supply following a nationwide drop in...

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Abuja technology forum to convene youth, CSOs, media

PROMAD, a civic innovation organisation, says it will convene...

Nigeria unveils plan to lift 50m out of poverty by 2030

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr...