The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, says the African continent is determined to empower its marginalised communities through its natural resources.
Alake described Africa as endowed with natural resources, capable of driving it…
Prof. Babatunde Salako, Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Thursday said no fewer than 25,000 Nigerians have benefited from the institute’s HIV clinic programme and research.
Salako disclosed this during a news …
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 70 per cent of Nigerians refused to pay bribes in 2023 on at least one occasion.
This is according to the NBS Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends Report released in Abuja on Thursday.
The report sa…
The Federal Government has revealed plans to set up a Presidential Initiative for Youth Enterprise Cluster worth N110 billion.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima made this known on Thursday at the commemoration of the 2024 World Population Day (WPD), org…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says improved data collection and analysis is key to national development, especially in guiding government’ decisions.
Shettima stated this on Thursday at the commemoration of the 2024 World Population Day, organised b…
A 69-year-old man at Okahandja died on Friday morning after he was allegedly attacked by his girlfriend on Wednesday at their house in Five Rand informal area at the town.
Namibian Police Force head of community affairs in the Otjozondjupa Region, Se…
The Director-General of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shuaibu Hussaini, has commended President Bola Tinubu for renaming the National Arts Theatre in Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka.
Hussaini, in an interview with the N…
The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Oshikoto Region arrested a 46-year-old Namibian man for allegedly being found in possession of duiker meat and pieces of Kori bustard bird meat.
According to Oshikoto NamPol crime investigations coordinator D…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and justice minister Lateef Fagbemi, have applauded the Supreme Court judgement granting autonomy to local governments.
The legislators and the minister spoke on Thurs…
OSHAKATI: The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Oshana Region Thursday night arrested two men aged 33 and 35 years who were found in possession of unregistered hunting rifles at Oshakati.
NamPol Oshana Regional Commander, Commissioner Naftal Lung…
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the National Theatre, Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos, as Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts.
The President disclosed this in a tribute personally written and signed by him on Friday in Abuja to mark Soyin…
Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) says efficient airspace and airport management is vital to economic development in Africa.
Mr Farouk Umar, NAMA Managing Director made the assertion on Wednesday in Abuja at the opening of a 5-day internatio…
The drought relief programme will cost the government over N.dollars 1.307 billion to fully implement.
This is according to Rhingo Mutambo, spokesperson in the Office of the Prime Minister, who was responding to questions from the media on the nation…
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her biological father at Uukuvu village in the Okahao Constituency of the Omusati Region recently.
The Namibian Police Force’s Regional Commander for Omusati, Commissioner Ismael Basson, said the matter was r…
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all projects that require additional funding, especially major projects of the Ministry of Works, be reviewed to ensure probity, proficiency and diligence in execution.
Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Inform…
