Day: July 29, 2015
Bayelsa govt empowers 600 market traders
As part of efforts to grow micro and small enterprises, Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Wednesday disbursed the…
Nigerian sets record, scores 5.0 GPA in Russia
The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday in Abuja honoured Dr Victor Olalusi who scored 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average…
Buhari lands in Cameroon, strategises against Boko Haram
YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began a two-day visit to Cameroon on Wednesday in a bid to soothe…
Anambra to commence free registration for motorcycle, tricycle operators
Anambra State Government will commence free registration and issuance of identity cards for all commercial and private motorcycles and vehicles…
Ambode urges compliance with safety laws
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged health, environment and safety practitioners, as well as enforcement agencies, to…
Herdsmen bag 3 months imprisonment for stealing chickens
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Wednesday sentenced two Fulani herdsmen, Ali Yusuf and Buhari Saleh, to three months imprisonment…
Plateau assembly constitutes committee to investigate gas explosion
The Plateau House of Assembly has constituted a committee to investigate the cause of gas explosion at the Laminga water…
Buhari, APC will not fail Nigerians, says Sokoto Chairman
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, Alhaji Usman Danmadamin-Isa, has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari…
Senate to screen Service Chiefs Thursday
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, announced that the Senate would commence screening of newly appointed Service…
Ile-Ife mourns Ooni of Ife, markets shut, commercial activities halted
Nicholas Ojo-Awo/Ile-Ife As news of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade demise continues to circulate, his subjects, admirers and…
Uzo Spirit set for European tour
Versatile R&B and reggae singer, Uzochukwu Innocent, famously known as Uzo Spirit, is billed to commence his musical tour of…
Zamfara Govt. donates N450 million to university
Zamfara Government has donated N450 million to the Federal University in Gusau for the construction of additional lecture theatres and…
Idris Wada: Governor “Zero” Propaganda By Danladi Danjuma
Criss Jami, author of Kilosophy, opined in his book that, “a rumour is a social cancer: it is difficult to…
American Business Council elects GE’s Lazarus Angbazo as President
Lazarus Angbazo, the President and CEO of GE Nigeria has been elected president of the American Business Council (ABC) in…
UN expert urges FG to ban importation, use of asbestos
Mr Urs Wagner, Senior International Environmental Expert in the United Nations, has called on the Federal Government to ban the…