Sri Lanka to reverse minimum wage decision for travelling workers
NAN-F-8 Wages Colombo, Feb. 20, 2017 (dpa/NAN) Sri Lanka is seeking to reverse a decision to impose a minimum wage requirement for the country's…
Month: February 2017
Cambodia passes bill easing requirements to abolish political parties
NAN-F-7 Bill Phnom Penh, Feb. 20, 2017 (dpa/NAN) The Cambodia's parliament on Monday passed a controversial bill allowing the government to abolish political parties…
NEWS ANALYSIS: Peace Corps of Nigeria: Voluntary or governmental organisation?
NANFeatures/Vol.11/No.35/2017 (Feb. 19) Peace Corps of Nigeria: Voluntary or governmental organisation? A News Analysis by Abdullahi Yusuf and Kayode Olaitan, News Agency of Nigeria…
New Zealand Court orders extradition of internet entrepreneur, 3 others to U.S.
NAN-F-6 Ruling Wellington, Feb. 20, 2017 (dpa/NAN) German-born internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues can be extradited to the U.S. to…
Expert advocates establishment of more cancer screening centres
NAN-HG-1 Cancer By Maureen Ojinaka-Nwanosike Enugu, Feb. 20, 2017(NAN) Prof. Chioma Okoye, a Lecturer at College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH),…
Bush meat hunters risk 10-yr jail term in Oyo
NAN-H-64 By Oluwabukola Akanni Ibadan, Feb. 19, 2017 (NAN) The Nigerian Conservation Federation (NCF) on Saturday warned that anyone found guilty of exploitation and…
Man sets family house on fire, 5 die including 4 kids
Man, 26 sets family of 7 ablaze in Kisi. NAN- DS Tragedy By Akeem Abas Kisi(Oyo State), Feb. 19, 2017(NAN) Police in Oyo state…
1 killed as tanker rams into couple’s car, tricycle
NAN-H-62 Accident By Akeem Abas Ibadan, Feb. 19, 2017 (NAN) A tanker on Sunday crushed a Toyota Camry car belonging to a couple…
IPMAN holds special prayer session for speedy recovery of President Buhari
NAN-H-65 Prayer Kano, Feb. 19, 2017 (NAN) The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Monday in Kano conducted a special prayer session…
No allocation for new VP’s residence in 2016, 2017 budget – Akande
NAN-H-61 Residence Abuja, Feb. 19, 2017(NAN) The Vice Presidential Spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande, has again clarified that there is no budgetary allocation for the…