Boko Haram ruins Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission The demarcation of the Cameroon-Nigeria border and the pillar construction continued to face challenges due to insecurity in areas affected by the presence of Boko Haram, the United Nations (UN) has said. This is contained in a ‘Report of the...

NPS Wins Global PR Award on Crisis Management The Nigeria Prison Service (NPS), Nigeria’s apex reformatory agency, has won the Golden World Award (GWA) on Crisis Management instituted by the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) for a media campaign on Prison Decongestion and the plight...

Greece Bans Mobile Phones in Schools Greece’s Education Ministry has banned mobile phones in primary and secondary schools and will also prohibit the operation of security cameras during school hours. According to Education Minister, Kostas Gavroglou, teachers will be allowed to carry mobile phones only for...

World Bank Expects Global Growth At 3.1 Per Cent ...Warns of slow growth ahead, urges govts to prepare   The World Bank has assured that the global economy would return a growth of 3.1 per cent in 2018, despite recent softening and headwinds.But it also warned in...

Kenya Votes $50m for floods, Droughts response Kenya has set aside 50 million dollars in the next financial year, starting July, to mitigate the effects of drought and floods that are now considered national disasters. “It is evident that when drought and floods occur, they typically...

Nwankwo Kanu robbed of $11,000 in Russia Former Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu had $11,000 (9,300 euros) stolen from his suitcase at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on his way to playing in a friendly match organised by FIFA, TASS reported. Kanu, 41, who captained the Nigerian national team...