Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has described the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme as an important instrument of national unity and integration. Ganduje made the remark at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2018 Batch B Corps members held at the NYSC permanent orientation camp Kusalla, Karaye local governmentContinue Reading
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa cannot afford large-scale expansion of its nuclear power capacity but would still be open to future deals with Russia, a senior ruling party official said on Thursday, shortly before the arrival of President Vladimir Putin for a summit. Russian state firm Rosatom was one ofContinue Reading
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Leaders of the BRICS bloc of emerging economies, meeting in the wake of tariff threats by U.S. President Donald Trump, signed a declaration supporting an open and inclusive multilateral trading system under World Trade Organisation rules at their summit in South Africa on Thursday. Brazil, Russia, India,Continue Reading
The first batch of 540 Kano State intending pilgrims have been transported to Saudi Arabia for the 2018 hajj. The pilgrims departed the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport on board a Max Air Boeing 747 aircraft at exactly 12:23a.m. on Saturday. Hajiya Hadiza Abbas, the Public Relations Officer of theContinue Reading
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has fined DAAR Communications (owner of AIT/Raypower) N500,000 for persistent violation of the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. NBC’s Head of Public Affair, Mrs Maimuna Jimada, via a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, said comments made on Raypower’s programme `Political Platform’ was againstContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The Special Assistant to the President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa has urged Nigerians in Diaspora to support the president in his fight against corruption. Dabiri Erewa made the call in Abuja on Saturday at a meeting with the Nigerians in DiasporaContinue Reading
By Monday Ajogun Samuel Adegboyega University in Edo has conferred an honorary doctorate degree in Public Administration on Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Ben Aigbokhan at a special convocation held on Saturday extolled the qualities of Aregbesola, which he said stood him outContinue Reading
By Mustapha Sumaila The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has fined DAAR Communications (owner of AIT/Raypower) N500,000 for persistent violation of the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. NBC’s Head of Public Affair, Mrs Maimuna Jimada, via a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, said comments made on Raypower’s programme `PoliticalContinue Reading
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sued for a peaceful presidential election in Mali as the country goes to the poll to elect a new president on Sunday. Guterres, in a statement in New York by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said he was closely following developments in MaliContinue Reading
