The Federal Government says it will inject N500 billion into the Federal Mortgage Bank to enable it meet the housing needs of Nigerians. Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Alhaji Mustapha Baba, who disclosed this on Monday in…
A Gudu Upper Area Court in FCT on Wednesday remanded a 35-year-old teacher, Modibo Akin, in prison for alleged rape of a pupil in the toilet. The Upper Area Court judge, Mr Umar Kagarko, remanded the defendant till March 6…
According to latest reports, about 150,000 Nigerian women suffer from uncontrolled urination and defecation, otherwise known as obstetric fistula. This health condition reportedly makes its victim commit suicide or run away from people because of the humiliation, shame and mystery…
Language is culture and a way of life. Little wonder it was all fun and fanfare in Lagos: Traditional drummers in their elements, display of traditional dance steps, oral poetry rendition in Yoruba language, participants in gorgeous traditional attires, educational…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, identified two key reasons responsible for the black carbon emissions witnessed in some parts of Rivers. The command blamed the unusual incidence on illegal refiners and oil thieves. The NSCDC Spokesman in Rivers,…
A World Bank-funded Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA) in Nigeria has disclosed that the international bank has provided about $320 million credit to assist the poor and vulnerable groups in the country. It is hoped that the latest move…
The United Nations Children’s Fund says some 1.4 million children are at “imminent risk” of dying from severe acute malnutrition this year as famine looms across Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. “Time is running out for more than a…
The International Press Centre IPC, Lagos-Nigeria has described as unwarranted and unhealthy for democracy, the denial of access to information and the call on the London Police to arrest a Guardian reporter who was making enquiries about the President of…
The United Nations Children Agency, UNICEF says about 1.4 million children in Africa suffering from severe malnutrition could die in 2017. According to the UN report, most of the countries likely to be affected by the famine include; Nigeria, Somalia,…
While President Muhammadu Buhari has in the past repeated his dedication towards giving human services to poor Nigerians, it appears that the turnaround by the Ministry of Finance for the expansion in assessment on imported medicaments to 20 percent will…
