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NUC approves Law, 13 other programmes for Atiba varsity
National Universities Commission NUC) The National Universities Commission, NUC, has granted approval to Atiba University, Oyo, Oyo State for the establishment of a full time mode of Law programme and
Agribusiness: IITA, NASC, NRCRI to meet farmers’ demand of over N10bn on cassava stems
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Nigeria remains the largest producer of cassava in the world, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, National Agricultural Seed Council, NASC, and National
CNG mourns Junaid Mohammed, Dikko
By Victor Ajihromanus The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has mourned the passage of Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed and a former Comptroller General of Customs, Alhaji Abdullahi Inde
Uganda Jails Seven Soldiers For Assaulting Journalists
Seven soldiers have been given jail sentences by a disciplinary committee for beating up journalists outside the United Nations Human rights office on Wednesday, the Ugandan military has said. They
Zanzibar’s Vice-president Sharif Buried
Zanzibar’s Vice President Seif Sharif Hamad has been buried in his home village in Tanzania’s Pemba Island, following his death on Wednesday at the age of 77. His cause of
Breaking: Second Republic Lawmaker, Dr Junaid Mohammed dies at 73
Dr. Mohammed Junaid By Bashir Bello KANO – Second Republic Lawmaker representing Kano, Dr. Junaid Mohammed is dead. The deceased son, Suleiman who confirmed the death, said Junaid died on
Seven-month-old baby, 64-year-old man die, 6 others injured, in Jigawa auto crash – Police
The Police in Jigawa have confirmed the death of a seven-month-old baby boy and a 64-year-old man in a lone car accident that occurred along Hadejia-Gumel road, in Gumel Local
Former Nigeria Customs Boss Dikko Inde is Dead
A former Comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Abdullahi Dikko Inde has died. The cause of his death remains uncertain but Mr Dikko had been facing several corruption charges
US Busts ‘$50m Ghana-based Cyber Fraud Scam’
US investigators say they have busted a “Ghana-based criminal enterprise”, with the arrest of six of its “ringleaders” in the US on charges of laundering more than $50 million. “The
New Tokyo 2020 Chief ‘Deeply Regrets’ Unwanted Advances Towards Sportsman
Seiko Hashimoto, the new head of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, has said she deeply regrets her behavior from seven years ago, when she faced scrutiny over reports she’d made
