California power cutoff begins as wildfire risks rise
(Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of California homes and businesses started to lose electric power early Wednesday as part of an unprecedented effort by Pacific […]
Month: October 2019
South African university offers courses in Nigeria
Nigerian and South African flag The University of Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa, is to start offering short professional courses in Nigeria by 2020. […]
Ecuador halts major oil pipeline due to protests, eyes force majeure
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Ecuador’s state-run Esmeraldas refinery complex in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, August 15, 2017, REUTERS/Daniel Tapia QUITO (Reuters) – Petroecuador halted operations […]
Nigeria to save N3.6tr via competiveness strategy
By Chikodi Okereocha Nigeria will save N3.6 trillion in five years through proper implementation of the National Strategy for Competitiveness in Raw Materials and Product […]
2020 Budget: Ijaw Youths laud Buhari over Amnesty funds
2020 Budget: Ijaw Youths laud Buhari over Amnesty Budget President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended for his continued support and sustainance of the Amnesty programme […]
I’ll do my best to carry everyone along, Buhari assures
Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured that his administration will do its best to carry everyone in the country along as […]
Gunman kills two in livestreamed attack at German synagogue
BERLIN/HALLE, Germany (Reuters) – A gunman who denounced Jews opened fire outside a German synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, […]
NAF commences training of special forces to boost internal security
NAF INAUGURATES ANOTHER BATCH OF SPECIAL FORCES TO BOOST INTERNAL SECURITY OPERATIONS, TRAINS OVER 1,000 IN FOUR YEARS In continuation of its capacity building initiatives […]
Focus on data collection, Buhari tells Economic Advisory Council
Abdullahi Muhammed President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja administered oaths of office on members of the newly constituted Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), and also […]
Civilians flee Syrian border towns as Turkish warplanes, artillery kick off offensive
AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey attacked Kurdish militia positions in northeast Syria on Wednesday, pounding them with air strikes and artillery barrages in a cross-border […]
Pegi residents protest in Abuja over kidnapping
By: Gbenga Omokhunu and Jennifer Obasuke, Abuja Worried by the recent rate of insecurity in Pegi community, a resettlement in Kuje Area Council, some residents […]
NYSC opens South West office in Osun
NYSC members By Victor Adeoti The National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) has established a South-West Area Office in Osun. Mr Adewale Adegoke, the NYSC Coordinator in […]
Turkey launches push into Syria, people flee as air raids, artillery hit border town
AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday just days after U.S. troops pulled back from […]
Woman bags 10-year imprisonment for killing fiance during a fight
By Agency Reporter A 27-year-old woman, Blessing Edet, was on Wednesday sentenced to 10 years in prison for stabbing Edet Ebong, her 33-year-old fiance, to […]
UAW union pushes GM to boost U.S. auto production
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) union’s top negotiator in talks with General Motors Co (GM) to resolve a more than three-week strike […]