Seoul court to rule on Samsung boss, Lee in bribery trial
NAN-F-37 Trial Seoul, Aug. 24, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) A South Korean court will on Friday rule on corruption charges against Jay Lee, Head of Samsung…
Month: August 2017
Washington will keep up pressure on Russia over “aggressive behaviour”: Mattis
NAN-F-34 Support Kiev, Aug. 24, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday in Kiev said Washington would keep up pressure on Russia…
Lagos State Govt. to recruit 150 firemen, as 12 retire
NAN-DS-6 Recruitment By Moses Omorogieva Lagos , Aug. 24, 017 (NAN) Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved the recruitment of 150 men…
UNICEF pledges to tackle malnutrition, poor hygiene, school enrollment in Sokoto
NAN-H-26 UNICEF By Muhammad Nasir Bello Sokoto Aug. 24, 2017 (NAN) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday pledged its support…
NSE: Market capitalisation shed N167bn in spite interim dividends
NAN-HE-21 Shares By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, Aug. 24, 2017 (NAN) The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation on Thursday shed N167 billion in spite…
Monarch, cleric appeal to Nigerians to eschew unguarded utterances
NAN-H-77 Monarch By Yinusa Ishola Omu-Aran (Kwara) Aug. 24, 2017 (NAN) Oba Charles Ibitoye, the Olomu of Omu-Aran in Kwara on Thursday appealed…
Nigeria will achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030-Director
NAN-AE-76 Land Vivian Emoni Abuja, Aug. 24, 2017 (NAN) Mr Aliyu Bananda, Director, Drought and Desertification Amelioration Department, Federal Ministry of Environment says the…
Macron gets “lukewarm” support from Romania to tighten EU rule on workers
NAN-F-33 Support Bucharest, Aug. 24, 2017(Reuters/NAN) French President Emmanuel Macron got lukewarm support from Romania on Thursday for his push to tighten EU rules…
Illegal recruitment: Senate to accelerate passage of Vacancies Bill
NAN-H-72 Recruitment By Cecilia Ijuo Abuja, Aug. 24, 2017(NAN) The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says the Senate will accelerate passage of…
Court dissolves 2-yr-old marriage over frequent quarrels
NAN-H-59 Dissolution By Adedeji Egbebi Ado-Ekiti, Aug. 24, 2017 (NAN) An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Thursday dissolved the two-year-old marriage between one Mercy Oluwadare…