Nigeria: Universities Commission uncovers 100 fake professors in varsities
NUC Executive Secretary, Prof Abubakar Rasheed ABUJA, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The National Universities Commission has said it has uncovered…
Burkina Faso: 20 militants, 3 soldiers killed in clashes near Mali border
OUAGADOUGOU, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burkina Faso’s armed forces says soldiers have killed at least 20 militants after gunmen launched two simultaneous overnight attacks on military positions.…
US Pres Trump blasts French counter-part Macron ‘brain dead’ comments as ‘nasty’
LONDON, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has accused his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron of being “nasty” for…
‘Internet fraud academy’ busted in Nigeria: anti-corruption agency
ABUJA, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency says it has arrested 23 people undergoing training in internet fraud scams…
Anger, hope and pleas for action at UN climate meet
MADRID, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Confronted with a climate crisis threatening civilisation itself, humanity must choose between hope and surrender,…
Sudan: 16 killed as fire hits factory – doctors
KHARTOUM, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire triggered by an explosion torethrough a factory in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday,…
Colombia faces another week of anti-government protests
BOGOTA, Dec 3 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Colombia is currently facing another week of anti-government protests as a reflection of social…
Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has lowest approval rating ever
SANTIAGO, Dec 3 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Many Chileans are wondering just how much further Chilean President Sebastian Piñera’s popularity can…
Cameroonian government rules out postponing general elections
YAOUNDE, Dec 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Cameroonian government ruled out the possibility of postponing general elections scheduled for February 2020,…
Nigeria: No date yet to re-open land borders – Pres Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari DAURA (Nigeria), Dec 3 (NNN-NAN) — President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s domestic fuel consumption has dropped by…