Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and other research and development institutions, has commenced a five-day national training workshop aimed at strengthening agricultural extension services and accelerating the...
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned allottees of gas flaring sites about revoking their awards if they do not show progress in the utilization of the sites.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Commission (CCE), Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan,...
Former US President Joe Biden has said the radiation treatment he underwent last year for prostate cancer “worked as intended”, while urging American men to talk to their doctors about cancer screening.
Biden, 83, revealed this in a lengthy social...
A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State and the party’s House of Assembly aspirant in the 2013 elections, Prince Seun Odeyemi, has expressed confidence that the party will make a strong comeback in the state...
Heavy vehicular traffic paralyzed movements on the popular Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday as the Federal Ministry of Works commenced repair of the expansion joints of the damaged Kara Bridge.
The traffic jam, which started before noon, spread to Ojota, Lagos,...
Fourteen men have been tried in Paris for the deaths of more than 30 migrants who drowned while trying to cross the English Channel from France to Britain in November 2021.
The case concerns the deadliest recorded disaster involving small...
Nigerian universities must urgently embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) while establishing strong barriers against its irresponsible use or risk being left behind in global development. This was the central position of leading academics on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of...
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has said it is monitoring the digital space effectively to ensure that advertising materials published there comply with the rules and regulations guiding the practice.
This was revealed by the Director General of...
Kasey Fitton, a 20-year-old child sex offender who targeted girls on Snapchat, has been jailed for seven and a half years after admitting more than 40 offenses against children.
Fitton, of no fixed address, committed the offenses between May 2024...
Supporters of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), known as Integrity Group, from Zamfara State have warned against electoral fraud during the 2027 general elections, saying polls will be widely monitored across the state.
In a statement issued today in Gusau,...
