On Wednesday , January 20, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) opened its case in the ongoing trial of Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to...
The Supreme Court will later this morning, Tuesday, January 19, 2021, conduct a pre-trial conference for parties in the 2020 election petition case. The pre-trial conference...
By Lucas Ajanaku The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has started probing data depletion in the telecoms industry in line with its mandate of consumer protection. Its...
Brazil has kicked off a nationwide COVID-19 immunisation programme by distributing doses of a vaccine from China’s Sinovac Biotech following an emergency-use authorisation, although the pace...
The Rivers State Government-owned Real Madrid Football Academy in Port Harcourt will today begin a four-day process towards admitting the first set of students for...
The Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, has commenced registration and payment for the year 2021 Holy pilgrimage to Mecca and Medinah. A release signed by the Executive...
A sanitation worker became the first Indian to receive a Covid vaccine as the country began the world’s largest inoculation drive. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched...
The Plateau State University chapter, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has commenced an indefinite strike action over insecurity, poor infrastructural development and arrears...
The Plateau State University chapter, of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has commenced an indefinite strike action over insecurity, poor infrastructural development and arrears...
Germany’s Christian Democrats will elect a new chairman on Saturday, aiming to unite their conservative party behind a new leader who they hope can succeed Angela...
By Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has begun the distribution of 104,000 free meters allotted to the state under the Federal...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee in Southwest is in Ogun State. The committee met with former Governor Gbenga Daniel and some PDP leaders on...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it has commenced the e-ticketing for train services on the Abuja-Kaduna route. Mr Fidet Okhiria, the NRC Managing Director, told...
The Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike. “We think that the feet dragging and delays are becoming too much,” the...
Italy’s largest mafia trial in more than 30 years begins Wednesday, as prosecutors hope to strike a blow to the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate, whose tentacles reach...
The management of The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State has described the indefinite strike embarked upon by workers in the institution as counterproductive. The institution made this...
The National Youth Council of Nigeria, Kogi State Chapter has mandated its stakeholders to begin the process of conducting elections for the...
Our Reporter The Remix Sports Management Grassroots Camp Football Grassroots Development activities for youth players have been scheduled to begin on January 15, 2021 in...
Islamic organization, Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has asked the Nigerian Government to, without further delay, place a travel ban on outgoing US President Donald Trump. The...
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has won the certificate forgery case instituted against him by the All Progressives Congress, APC. A Federal High Court sitting...
Sam Egburonu, Associate Editor and ‘Dare Odufowokan, Assistant Editor, in this preview, report on the political outlook for the year 2021 Who will be gearing up...
A new era has dawned in the United Kingdom, which has turned its back on a 48-year liaison with the European project for an uncertain post-Brexit...
Kwara State Government has advertised vacancies for 2,701 teachers in its basic schools across specific subjects, saying applicants must have Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and...
Katsina State Police Command, Wednesday evening announced the commencement of its Community Policing Program with the recruitment and subsequent training of 554 Katsina State Indigenes. A...
A health worker takes a nasal swab test sample from an essential worker to detect the COVID-19 novel coronavirus before the workers return to work in...
Police in the Volta Region say they have begun investigations into the assault of a court bailiff identified as Emmanuel Aziaka in the Hohoe municipality. The...
Nearly 1,000 refugees to be relocated to remote island in Bay of Bengal amid opposition from rights groups. Bangladesh has started moving a second group of...
A nurse prepares a dose of the Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 corona virus vaccine at the ‘Am Birkenwaeldchen’ senior citizens’ park in Zeulenroda-Triebes, eastern Germany, on December 27,...
Move comes weeks after US President Donald Trump’s administration recognised Morocco’s claim to the disputed territory. The United States has started the process of establishing a...
In this file photo taken on November 23, 2020 is pictured a bottle reading “Vaccine Covid-19” next to US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German biotechnology company...
Umabor, Eha-Alumonah community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State has commenced a week-long long activity aimed at discovering new talents and reviving good cultural...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has shut down all bars, night clubs, pubs, events and recreational venues in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT for the...
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has commenced the rehabilitation of dilapidated Oyo-Ogbomoso Road. GCFRNG recalls that the repair of the damaged portion of the road...
The Federal Government on Tuesday directed civil servants from grade level 12 and below to stay at home. They are to remain at home for five...
Moses Emorinken, Abuja THE Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has commenced the closure of 42 Microfinance Banks (MfBs), which licences were revoked by the Central...
President Muhammadu Buhari will meet with members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 today. The Presidency announced this on Tuesday via its official handle....
This is to inform the depositors, creditors, shareholders and the general public that the operating licenses of the under listed Forty-Two (42) Microfinance Banks (MFBs) have...
Ahead of 2023 presidency, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has inaugurated his support groups across the 36 states of the federation. The Atiku Support Group was launched...
The counting of the disputed ballots in the Sene West constituency has begun at the Techiman Divisional Headquarters after confusion between the National Democratic Congress and...
A 15-member transition team constituted by President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo following his re-election to serve a second term begun work on Wednesday, December 16, 2020....
Taofik Salako, Deputy Group Business Editor ACCESS Bank Plc has started nationwide payout of dollars to beneficiaries of international remittances, in response to the recent...
Our Reporter THE second phase of camping for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games began yesterday in three locations across the country. According to the Acting...
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu on Tuesday announced that Aba shoe factor has begun production. Ikpeazu in a tweet said the kind of shoes produced can...
Our Reporter In an effort to provide cleaner and safer energy alternatives for its customers, Enyo Retail and Supply, has commenced its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)...
In this file photo taken on December 8, 2020 a member of staff draws the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine out of a phial at the Southmead Hospital,...
By Olaitan Ganiu FORTY years after the death of Apala genre of music icon Ayinla Omowura, ace filmmaker Tunde Kelani has begun shooting a biopic...
The National Population Commission, NPC, on Thursday, called for support from Nigerians to ensure the success of the nationwide enumeration of demarcation areas preparatory to the...
President Buhari Swears-In INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu before Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council Meeting, in Abuja
The National Assembly has commenced the process of Electoral Act amendment, ahead of the 2023 general election. The joint Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission...
The Nadowli Kaleo Constituency has gotten its first legislator not named Alban Bagbin since Ghana returned to a multiparty system in 1992. Mr. Bagbin decided to...
Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on Tuesday confirmed that the United Kingdom has commenced vaccination against COVID-19. Britain is the first country in the world to grant...
The second phase of camping for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games began yesterday in three locations across the country. According to the Acting Director Of Field...
The Kaduna State Government has commenced screening of youths for community policing as part of its efforts to tackle the general insecurity in the state. The...
The Director of Elections of the opposition National Democratic Congress Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has called on polling agents of the party to stay alert during the...
Voting has officially ended across the country as at 0500 GMT on December 7, 2020, as 17 million Ghanaians voted to choose a new president. GhanaWeb...
The Government of Kaduna state has started screening of youths as parts of its preparation to commence community policing in the state. This was disclosed on...
Seyi Makinde The Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency has commenced the removal of unauthorised and debtors’ billboards across the state. The Director-General of the Agency,...
Ghanaians are voting today in the presidential and parliamentary elections. The poll is being conducted under strict COVID-19 protocols. Around 17 million voters are on the...
Emerging reports revealed that there is a low turnout of voters in Shomolu and Kosofe local government areas of Lagos state. GCFRNG gathered that the Lagos east...
A nurse proceeds to vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine at a clinic in Moscow on December 5, 2020, amid the...
Electoral materials for the Cross River Northern/Senatorial/State House of Assembly bye-election slated for 5th of December, 2020 have been distributed as early as 7am. GCFRNG, while...
Financial technology company, expressPay, as part of its expansion drive, has launched its innovative remittance service from the UK to Ghana. The service allows users in...
The organised labour in Niger State has begun an indefinite strike over the state government’s action to slash November salaries of workers by 30 percent. The...
By Gbenga Bada Netflix has begun the search for indigenous screenwriters that will be rewarded with a total sum of N13.6million and empowered with global...
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has begun a six-day tour of the Central and Western Regions respectively....
By Jide Orintunsin, Abuja The Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday announced the commencement of the party membership...
The Ministry of Energy has begun community engagement for the acquisition of 20,000-acre plot of land for the Petroleum Hub to be situated at Bonyere in...
The federal government has stated that it will commence the installation of N140 billion off-grid solar home systems in rural communities across the country from the...
A sign is placed on a wall at the sports hall of the University of St. Andrews, where a mass later-flow COVID-19 test centre has been...
Daniel Essiet THE Lagos State government has started the recruitment of eligible and interested candidates for the Batches 4, 5 and 6 of its Lagos...
The Federal Government has reached out to Niger Republic and the United States of America, in a bid to execute the arrest warrant issued by an...
The Nigeria Medical Association in Imo State has commenced an indefinite strike in the state. The group, NMA announced the commencement of the strike on Wednesday...
Kofoworola Belo-Osagie THE Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has begun tracking about 20,993 pupils in its 1016 primary schools who have not returned...
Lagos State Government has commenced the recruitment of eligible candidates for the Batches 4, 5 and 6 of Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (LAP). The initiative is under...
Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, who died in 2012, was found guilty but his family have made a posthumous appeal against his conviction. Scotland’s High Court began hearing...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday began training no fewer than 9,000 ad hoc staff for the forthcoming Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe Constituency...
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, will today, Saturday, November 21, 2020, begin a two (2) day campaign...
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development have confirmed the commencement of the first phase of national camping for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games...
Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has started putting its house in order to retain government in the state following the 2023 general...
The Lagos State House of Assembly has met with some EndSARS victims from the Lagos Central Senatorial district to determine the level of compensation for the...
The Federal Government has commenced payment to beneficiaries of the payroll support scheme track under the MSME Survival Fund. A statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday...
Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday commenced a public hearing on the civil disorder that trailed the End SARS protest. The Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, had...
Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, Nigerian Ambassador to Germany. Photo: [email protected] Embassy, Berlin. The Nigerian Embassy in Germany has suspended one of its staff accused of demanding...
Enugu State Government has commenced the aintenance of facilities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, the Commissioner for Youths and Sport, Manfred Nzekwe, has said. Nzekwe said...
A bill to amend the Ebonyi Rural Water and Sanitation Agency Establishment Edict, 1998 has passed public hearing in the Ebonyi House of Assembly. The bill...
Peter Eromosele Adene during the #EndSARS protests. Tempers flared on Tuesday morning when security operatives prevented family members of an #EndSARS protester, Eromosele Adene, from...
Peter Eromosele Adene during the #EndSARS protests. Tempers flared on Tuesday morning when security operatives prevented family members of an #EndSARS protester, Eromosele Adene, from...
The South African government says it has contacted Malawi to hand over controversial preacher, Shepherd Bushiri, and his wife, Mary after the couple skipped bail. The...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will today begin hearing in the certificate forgery suit instituted against Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki by the All Progressives Congress...
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Paulen Tallen, distributing the funds to rural women in Bauchi State. The Federal government has commenced the disbursement...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki says he will use his second term in office to bring about technology-driven state which level of growth and development will help reduce...
Ghanaians will today, Friday, November 13, 2020, begin a seven-day mourning period for demised revolutionary and political leader, Jerry John Rawlings. All national flags will also...
By Olalekan Okusan Quadri Aruna will today begin his quest for glory at the 2020 ITTF World Cup against German Patrick Franziska in the first...
Police in the Philippines said the death toll from Typhoon Vamco has risen to 26, with dozens still missing or injured after the storm deluged Manila...
Jakarta, Indonesia – In the centre of the vast Indonesian archipelago – hundreds of giant lizards roam Rinca Island. The Komodo dragon – or Komodo monitor –...
The Panel of Enquiry instituted to investigate alleged brutality of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, has commenced hearing in Osun State. The panel consists of...
Investigations are underway to unravel circumstances that led to Wednesday morning’s fire at the premises of the Mighty Gas Station in Ho in the Volta Region....
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama will today begin his campaign tour of the Ashanti region. Mr. Mahama will tour the region...
Defending Women’s singles champions Oyinlomo Quadri will begin the defence of her title Monday as the main draws of the 42nd edition of the Central Bank...
US President-elect Joe Biden gestures in celebration after delivering remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020, after being declared the winners of the presidential election. PHOTO:...
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