Merkel faces YouTubers’ questions in bid to canvass young voters
NAN-F-6 Campaign Berlin, Aug. 16, 2017 (dpa/NAN) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday took her campaign trail online with a live-streamed interview as she…
Month: August 2017
NGO to train FCT teenage girls on skills acquisition
NGO to train FCT teenage girls on skills acquisition NAN-HG-7 Teenagers By Olasunkanmi Onifade Abuja, Aug. 15, 2017 (NAN) The Complete Woman, an NGO,…
Oversight function: Speaker warns colleagues against compromise
NAN-H-81 Compromise By Mohammed Baba Busu Lafia, Aug. 15, 2017 (NAN) Chairmen and members of committees in the Nasarawa House of Assembly have been…
Saraki promises quick passage of Anti-Hate Speech, Jungle Justice Bills
NAN-H-86 Bills By Cecilia Ijuo Abuja, Aug. 15, 2017 (NAN) Senate President Bukola Saraki, says the Upper Chamber will speed up the passage of…
Female Genital Mutilation violates Child Rights Act — Consultant
NAN-HG-13 Circumcision By Chukwuemeka Opara Abakaliki, Aug. 15, 2017 (NAN) Dr Peter Okereke, Lead Consultant with Save Visions Africa, has said that the continued…
Grace Mugabe back in Zimbabwe after being accused of assault in South Africa
NAN-F-55 Mugabe Johannesburg, Aug. 15, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, returned home on Tuesday from South Africa after failing to turn herself…
China calls on U.S. to tackle Korean Peninsula issues
China calls on U.S. to address Korean Peninsula issues NAN-F-53 Settlement Beijing, Aug. 15, 2017 (Xinhua/NAN) China on Tuesday called on the U.S. to…
Localised thunderstorms, cloudy weather to prevail on Wednesday – NiMet
NAN-AE-10 Weather By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Aug. 15, 2017 (NAN) The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted morning thunderstorms over the Central states…
Stakeholders urge govt. to improve citizens’ access to water via good policies
NAN-AE-9 Water By Tosin Kolade Abuja, Aug. 15, 2017 (NAN) Stakeholders in the water resources sector have called on the three tiers of government…
Championship Qualifier: National women volleyball team heads for Abidjan
NAN-S-18 Volleyball By Dorcas Jonah Abuja, Aug. 15, 2017 (NAN) The Nigerian female volleyball team will depart the country on Thursday for Abidjan, Cote…