Japan pledges $50m humanitarian assistance for northeast
NAN-H-123 Pledge Isaac Aregbesola Abuja, Feb. 23, 2017 (NAN) Japan on Thursday pledged 50 million dollars (about N26.2 billion) for humanitarian assistance in the…
Month: February 2017
Audio Attached: Bwari council chairman seeks partnership on tourism devt, revenue generation
NAN-H-121 Tourism By Fortune Abang Bwari (FCT), Feb. 23, 2017 (NAN) The Bwari Area Council of FCT says it will work closely with stakeholders…
NSE tasks Highway Engineers on opportunities in transportation sector
NAN-H-122 Opportunities By Monday Ijeh Abuja, Feb. 23, 2017 (NAN) Mr Chris Okoye, Chairman, Board of Fellows, Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), has called…
Cleric urges parents to invest on girl-child education to bridge gender gap
NAN-H-124 Education By Toba Ajayi Ilorin, Feb. 23, 2017 (NAN) A cleric, Simon Adegoke has called on parents to educate their girl-child in…
Rights violations in Vietnam puts EU trade deal at risk
NAN-F-50 Trade Hanoi, Feb. 23, 2017 (dpa/NAN) Pier Panzeri, the Chairman of European Parliament's Human Rights Subcommittee, on Thursday, said it would be "extremely…
8 jostle for Milo Secondary School Basketball tickets in Kwara
NAN-S-16 Basketball By Olayinka Owolewa Ilorin, Feb. 23, 2017 (NAN) Eight schools are currently jostling for tickets to represent Kwara in the male and…
Sweden jails man six-month for terrorism fund-raising
NAN-F-49 Terrorism Stockholm, Feb. 23, 2017 (dpa/NAN) A Swedish court on Thursday sentenced a man to a six-month prison term for encouraging fund-raising for…
Man bags 70 years jail term for abducting, molesting girls in Spain
NAN-F-47 Jail Madrid, Feb. 23, 2017 (dpa/NAN) A serial paedophile who abducted and molested at least four girls in Spain had been sentenced to…
Italy quake kids in educational desert,’ Save the Children warns
NAN-F-46 Children Rome, Feb. 23, 2017 (dpa/NAN) More than 84,000 children remain in an "educational desert" after a deadly earthquake that devastated central Italy…
Audio Attached: Reps frown at poor funding of AGF’s office
NAN-H-108 Budget By EricJames Ochigbo Abuja, Feb. 23, 2017 (NAN) The public accounts committee of the House of Representatives has expressed dissatisfaction over the…