Jigawa Govt. grants N133m scholarships for 53 foreign students
NAN-H-72 Scholarships By Muhammad Nasir Bashir Dutse, Dec. 15, 2016 (NAN) The Jigawa Government says it has paid N133 million as scholarships for 53…
Month: December 2016
Minister declares Obanliku LG first Open Defecation-Free Council in Nigeria
NAN-AE-5 Defecation By Tosin Kolade Calabar, Dec. 15, 2016 (NAN) The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, on Thursday declared Obanliku Local Government…
Analyst expresses optimism on 2017 budget
NAN-HE-12 Budget Kano, Dec. 15, 2016 (NAN) A Kano-based Public Affairs Analyst, Malam Bashir Mohammed, has expressed optimism that the 2017 budget would improve…
Battered wife, 24, cries to court for dissolution of 7-year-old marriage
NAN-H-33 Battery By Tomisin Erogbogbo Lagos, Dec. 15, 2016 (NAN) A 24-year-old woman, Aminat Ibrahim, on Thursday approached a Lagos Island Customary Court for…
FG to enforce ban on importation of 2-stroke engines – DG
NAN-AE-4 Ban By Vivian Emoni Abuja, Dec. 15, 2016 (NAN) The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) says the Federal Government…
Court grants N50,000 bail each to motorcyclists charged with theft
NAN-H-79 Motorcyclists By Blessing Ibegbu Mararaba (Nasarawa State), Dec. 15, 2016 (NAN) An Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, on Thursday, granted N50,000…
Jigawa Govt. earmarks N14m for Qur’anic recitation competition
NAN-H-69 Competition By Muhammad Nasir Bashir Dutse, Dec. 15, 2016 (NAN) The Jigawa Government said it had earmarked N14 million for the conduct of the…
Teen Jackie Evancho first singer confirmed for Trump inauguration
NAN-ELS-5 Inauguration New York, Dec.15, 2016 (Reuters/NAN) Classical crossover singer, Jackie Evancho, who charmed TV audiences as a child on "America's Got Talent"…
Elders call for restoration of sound value systems
NAN-H-34 Elders By Taiye Baiyerohi Lagos, Dec. 15, 2016 (NAN) Some elders on a visit to the National Museum, Lagos, for sightseeing have called…
Crawford University Lecture: Don says calling Lagos “No Man’s Land’’ inciting
NAN-H-32 Lagos By Olanrewaju Akojede Lagos, Dec. 15, 2016 (NAN) Prof. Ayodeji Olukoju, former Vice-Chancellor, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, has said that referring…