The United Nations has appointed Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun into the Investments Committee of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF). In a statement signed by Adeosun’s Special Adviser, Media and Communication, Oluyinka Akintunde, on Sunday in Abuja, it was disclosed that the minister will serve a one-year term effective
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has asked that the Federal Government pay compensation to herdsmen affected by all forms of crisis in the country. The National Secretary of MACBAN, Baba Ngelzarma, made the appeal while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Sunday on the position
Telecommunications company, Glo, has distanced itself from media reports which claim that it was the preferred bidder to acquire telecommunications company, 9Mobile. A press statement issued in Lagos on Friday said: “Globacom has not acquired 9Mobile as widely reported in the media.” According to the company, “We are
The Federal Government has appealed to the media and public commentators to exercise utmost restraint in their coverage of the fallouts of the recent Fulani herdsmen killings in Benue. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who made the appeal in a statement in Abuja
Governor Ayo Fayose, has in a series of tweets, expressed his displeasure about Benue killings by Fulani herdsmen. His tweets came after the news that President Buhari‘s son, Yusuf, was to be discharged from the hospital following his head injury. See the tweets below
Female football fans entered a stadium in Saudi Arabia’s western city of Jeddah on Friday, becoming the first women to attend a football match in the conservative kingdom. Women wearing green and white scarves to represent their team colours lined up to enter the stadium,
The 2017 Soundcity MVP Awards held last night at the Eko Convention Centre and the center of attraction was definitely Davido. The superstar grabbed headlines for scoring what can be termed an “hat-trick”, three awards. His massive 2017 hit “IF” won Song of the Year
Tennis champion, Serena Williams is all about her mum and sisters and she won’t stop gushing about them. The Vogue Cover girl took to her Instagram to appreciate the women in her life, posting a photo of herself, her daughter Olympia Ohanian, Venus Williams, Isha Price, Lyndrea Price,
Forbes has released the annual list of the richest persons in Africa and Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, is sitting on the no 1 for the 7th time in a row. Cement and commodities tycoon has his net worth penned at
Ibrahim El-Zakzaky The Department of State Services (DSS) has on Friday in Abuja said that the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is not dead, contrary to rumours. An official of the service who preferred to remain anonymous, told the
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong says he had advised his Benue counterpart, Sam Ortom, against implementing the anti-grazing law. Lalong said this in an interview with State House correspondents shortly today after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Recently, herdsmen had reportedly killed scores of people
Families have a pretty bad reputation when it comes to aeroplane etiquette. In a survey of 1,019 American holidaymakers, 59 per cent said that inattentive parents were the most infuriating to travel with, coming second only to rear seat kickers (61 per cent). Just over half
One thing that all sides agree on, according to the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) news agency, is that the country’s climate target of reducing CO2 levels by 40% from their 1990 levels is un-doable. (The goal had been was set by the coalition government back
In the early hours of this morning, the 75th Golden Globe awards took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel located in Beverly Hills with Seth Meyers as the host. The night’s ceremony saw stars such as Sterling K. Brown, Nicole Kidman, Elizabeth Moss and more take home an award. See full
Minister of Health Isaac Adewole has been revealed to chair the medical team attending to the son of the president Yusuf Buhari. Yusuf Buhari had suffered a head injury and broken a limb after he was involved in a bike accident in Abuja. The presidency