Year: 2016
Finance Ministry trains 50 unemployed graduates in Nasarawa
The Federal Ministry of Finance has begun the training of about 50 unemployed graduates in Nasarawa state in career development…
Sunderland Didier Ndong for £13.6m #DeadlineDay
Sunderland have signed Gabon international midfielder Didier Ndong from Lorient for £13.6m (16m euros). The 22-year-old has signed a five-year…
CBN re-instates banks banned from foreign exchange market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has re-instated all the banks that were banned from the foreign exchange market, the…
Adamawa lagging behind in birth registration-Official
Adamawa has been described as the ‘least’ among the six states in the North-East in the area of Birth Registration.…
Court remands Pastor over rape, robbery
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered one Korede Olamide, 37, a pastor, to be remanded in prison…
Pope not involved in Colombian peace deal- Vatican
Pope Francis has turned down a request to play a role in the peace deal between the Colombian government and…
NLC calls for policy response to address unemployment
Dr Peter Eson-Ozo, the General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has urged the Federal Government to develop a policy that…
370 kilos of cocaine found at Coca-Cola plant
A report on Wednesday in Paris said 370 kilogrammes of cocaine worth 55.6 million dollars street value was found at…
Court dissolves 23-year-old marriage over battery
Mr Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Wednesday, dissolved a 23-year-old marriage between Rukayat…
Kwara residents decry craze for ‘aso ebi’
Some residents of Ilorin have decried the craze over uniforms popularly called ‘Aso Ebi’ during ceremonies, saying it is exploitative.…
Love trending this week- Google
Love is in the air this week. Love for queen, country, music, football, love of self, neighbour and love for…
Businessman drags girlfriend to court
A 35-year-old businessman, Ahile Solomon, on Wednesday, dragged his girlfriend, Ada Joseph, to a Mararaba Upper Area Court for alleged…
Police to deploy massive personnel for Edo, Ondo elections
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has said that the police will deploy massive personnel and equipment for the…
Lagos driver docked for knocking down pedestrian
A 38-year-old driver, Olugbade Adeyemi, who allegedly drove and knocked down a pedestrian while crossing the highway in Lagos, was…
Facebook to embrace more Nigerian languages- Zuckerberg
The Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has pledged to use Nigerian languages in offering services on Facebook. Zuckerberg, who is…
Court revokes bail of accused for jumping bail
A Mararaba Upper Area Court on Wednesday revoked the bail of a 27-year-old estate agent, Emerson Chris, for jumping bail.…
Paralympics: We’ll retain our top spot- power-lifting official
The Nigeria Powerlifting Federation has assured Nigerians that it would maintain its excellent performance at the Paralympics when the Rio…
Police nab dismissed duo for impersonation
The Police say they have arrested two dismissed policemen in Lagos for using police uniforms to harass and extort money…
Worldremit commends CBN on re-launch of IMOTS
WorldRemit, a digital remittance service, has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the re-launch of the International Money…
Consumers lament hike in bread prices in Jigawa
Residents of Hadejia in Jigawa have expressed concern over hike in prices of bread, in spite of increasing demand for…
Council inaugurates 16-member mass wedding committee
Auyo Local Government Council of Jigawa, on Wednesday, said it had set up a 16-member screening committee for the Widows…
Group lauds FG’s readiness to dialogue with Boko Haram
A socio-cultural group under the aegis of Kubaku Area Development Association has commended the willingness of the federal government to…
Annular eclipse hits Nigeria tomorrow, don’t panic – Agency
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NSRDA) has urged the public not to panic over the Annular Eclipse which…
Malaysia’s bilateral trade with Nigeria hits $766.8m
Malaysian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Datuk Lim Juay Jin said his country’s bilateral trade with Nigeria in 2015 stood…
Cement price hits roof top
The prices of different brands of cement have increased astronomically leaving builders and home owners complaining seriously about the high…
Update: Chris Brown released on $250K bail after arrest
Chris Brown has been released from police custody after being arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.…
NADDP to launch interest-free automobile credit scheme
The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) says the Federal Government is to launch a Vehicle Credit Acquisition Scheme…
Court rejects Kashamu’s request to stop arrest, extradition
A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused an application by Senator Buruji Kashamu to stop the Department of State…
Rivers defends amnesty programme for cultists, criminals
The Rivers Government says it has no regrets initiating the ongoing amnesty programme for repentant cultists and criminals in the…
Osinbajo urges youths to key into multi-tasking age
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday advised Nigerian youths to see the present age as one that offers them an…