Year: 2016
Nigerians: Let’s change the system
Nigeria it’s time to “shine your eyes”. It is time to look into that big foxes that is spoiling our…
Lagos signs MOU with AWIEF on $300M to empower women entrepreneurs
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum…
Reps move to reverse airport access charge
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to reverse its decision to increase…
Benue govt. to reposition tourism
Benue Government says it is repositioning the tourism sector in the state to boost its revenue base. The state Commissioner…
Mrs Ajimobi canvasses regular medical screening
The wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, has urged residents of the state to always go for…
NICO boss tasks staff on team work
Dr Barclays Ayakoroma, the Executive Secretary, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), has urged members of staff of the organisation…
FG launches first national HIV improvement projects
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, will on Oct. 4, launch the first National HIV quality improvement projects in…
Araba of Osogbo cautions FG on sale of national assets
The Araba of Osogbo land, Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon, has advised the Federal Government to be wary of the call for…
Police rescue 84-year-old, daughter rescued from abductors
The police in Enugu State on Tuesday said that they have rescued an octogenarian, Mrs Roseline Odoh, and her daughter,…
NNPC moves to exit JV cash call arrears
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is set to work out modalities that would enable it exit Joint Venture cash…
Six feared dead in Akwa Ibom petrol tanker crash
At least six persons were feared dead in a petrol tanker crash which occurred at Kilometre 8, Obong Itam, along…
NYSC introduces biometric clearance to check fraud
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has introduced Biometric Clearance System for corps members in all local government areas of…
Pictures: Buhari meets Indian Vice President
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday 27 September received the Indian Vice President Hon. Mohammad Hamid Ansari at the Statehouse.
DPR warns against blending of lubricants in Kwara
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kwara, has warned against the practice of blending lubricants in the state. The…
Emir tells FRSC to license motorcyclists
The Emir of Dutse, in Jigawa, Alhaji Nuhu Muhammad, has called on the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to license…
Edo poll: Benin residents observe last-minute shopping
Residents of Benin have embarked on last-minute shopping ahead of Wednesday’s governorship election in the state. Investigations at Ediekel Market,…
Imo govt. to concession Heartland, others
Imo Government says it is ready to concession sports, including Heartland FC to enable the sector to be more effective.…
NAFDAC shut down water factory in Niger
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Niger, has sealed a sachet water factory in…
Buhari’s biography to be lauched Oct. 3
A biography on President Muhammadu Buhari will be launched on Oct. 3 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. The…
Lagos CJ frees 20 inmates at Ikoyi Prisons
In exercise of her constitutional powers, the Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Oluwafumilayo Atilade, on Tuesday released 20 inmates of…
NCAA to meet foreign airlines over alleged rejection of Naira
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) says it will soon convene a meeting with foreign airline operators over their alleged…
Edo Poll: Workers observe public holidays
Public offices in Edo were shut on Tuesday as workers observed the two-day public holiday declared by the state government…
NURTW warns drivers against reckless driving
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Nasarawa State chapter, has warned its members against reckless driving and wrongful…
Edo poll: Journalists face accreditation challenge
Less than 24 hours to Wednesday’s gubernatorial election in Edo, many journalists who had arrived the state for coverage of…
Couple bags 14 years jail term for human trafficking
Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced a couple to 14 years imprisonment without an…
Farmers association creates cooperative for farmers
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Osun State says it has established cooperatives to cater for financial needs…
My wife’s dirtiness is disgusting, husband testifies
A 40-year-old man, Olarewaju Osasonna, on Tuesday, told an Ikole Customary Court, Ekiti, that he could no longer cope with…
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Breaking: Senate opposes sale of national assets
The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to reject moves by the federal government to sell some national assets to reflate the…
Teenager sentenced to 10 strokes for stealing generator
A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced an 18-year-old artisan, Daniel Jatau, to 10 strokes of cane and…
SAHCOL management to meet with aviation union
The management of Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCOL) on Tuesday said it was willing to meet with the National Union…