Haiti postpones presidential election in wake of Matthew
NAN-F-21 Election Washington, Oct. 5, 2016 (dpa/NAN) Haiti has postponed presidential election planned for Sunday in the wake of a devastating strike by Hurricane…
Month: October 2016
Paris Climate Agreement triggered to come into force in 30 days
NAN-F-20 Climate New York, Oct. 5, 2016 (dpa/NAN) The Paris Climate Agreement will go into force in 30-days after 72 countries accounting for more…
UN confirms airstrike hit Syrian aid convoy near Aleppo
NAN-F-19 Airstrike Istanbul, Oct. 5, 2016 (dpa/NAN) An attack on an aid convoy that killed more than 20 civilians in September near Aleppo, shattering…
Education: Oyo teachers demand 26 percent of annual budget
NAN-H-123 Demand By Suleiman Shehu Ibadan, Oct. 5, 2016 (NAN) The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State on Wednesday demanded that 26…
NiMet predicts cloudy, hazy weather for Thursday
NiMet predicts cloudy, hazy weather for Thursday NAN-AE-14 Forecast By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Oct. 5, 2016 (NAN) The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet),…
World Court rejects Marshall Islands suit seeking nuclear disarmament
NAN-F-18 Suit Amsterdam, Oct. 5, 2016 (Reuters/NAN) The International Court of Justice in the Hague, on Wednesday rejected suits filed by Marshall Islands against…
Association to honour 8 Nigerians for safeguarding environment
NAN-H-121 Award By Olayinka Olawale Lagos, Oct. 5, 2016 (NAN) The Board of Trustees, Society for Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation (SETPOM) says it…
Agency accuses ex-governor Shema’s govt. of allegedly misappropriating N14.2bn
Agency accuses ex-governor Shema's govt. of allegedly misappropriating N14.2bn NAN-H-110 Misappropriation By Zubauri Idris Katsina, Oct. 5, 2016 (NAN) The Katsina Road Maintenance Agency…
Group urges entrepreneurs to proffer solutions to economic recession
NAN-HE-19 Summit By Olawunmi Ashafa Lagos, Oct. 5, 2016 (NAN) Mr Emeka Ugwu-Oju, Founder of the Nigerian Entrepreneurship Summit and Honours (NESH), has called on…
EFCC quizzes FUTA VC, bursar for alleged fraud, corruption
NAN-H-119 EFCC By Akeem Abas Ibadan, Oct. 5, 2016 (NAN) Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology (FUTA) Akure and the Bursar,…