Year: 2016
ECOWAS seeks more Police support in fighting terrorism
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in West Africa(GIABA), on Tuesday, sought more support from the…
Update: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in Lagos
Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is in Lagos on his first trip to Africa, using his time in the…
NIMASA to fully enforce ISPS Code
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to ensure full implementation and enforcement of the International Ships and…
RTEAN president advocates local government autonomy
Alhaji Isiwele Shehu, President of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), has called on state governments to allow…
No prepaid meter, no payment of electricity bill, consumers threaten EKEDC
Electricity consumers in Ijeshatedo in SuruLere Local Government Area, Lagos State, have threatened not to pay their monthly electricity bills…
Cross River House of Assembly to address multiple taxation
The Cross River House of Assembly (CRHA) on Tuesday assured operators in the transport sector that it was working on…
Prophet nabbed for defiling minor
The Police in Anambra have arrested an acclaimed Prophet with Jesus Miracle Ministry, Ifite-Awka, Ekene Aboji, 35, for allegedly defiling…
Court discharges Catholic priest charged with rape
The Parish Priest of Church of Assumption, Asokoro, Abuja, Rev. Fr. Anthony Ochigbo, charged with the rape of a 10-year-old…
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Ezekwesili, others protest with sealed lips at Aso Rock road
Dr Oby Ezekwesili and other members of the BringBackOurGirls campaigners on Tuesday staged a dramatic protest at the road leading…
Nigerian Brewery workers docked for stealing malt drink
Two workers of the Nigerian Brewery, who allegedly stole 30 cartons of canned Amstel Malta, on Tuesday appeared before an…
Covenant University to offer post-career jobs to retired soldiers
The Covenant University, Ota in Ogun, said on Monday that it planned to offer post-career jobs to retired Armed Forces…
Oyo to establish ranches for herdsmen
The Oyo State Government says it plans to establish cattle ranches for herdsmen to stem the increasing waves of clashes…
Sokoto State to recruit 500 Teachers
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, said on Tuesday that the state government would employ 500 teachers to be deployed…
Adamawa generates over N7m revenue from timber sale
From January 2016 to date, the Adamawa government has generated over N7 million revenue from the sale of timber, Mr…
Nigerians lament challenges of e-payment
Worried by the myriad of problems associated with the use of e-payment channels in Nigeria, some Lagos residents lamenting the…
NAGAFF wants customs to stabilise import duty
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Tuesday said that the constant upward review of duty on…
Omotayo wins silver at Westchester Open tournament
A national table tennis player, Olajide Omotayo, on Tuesday attributed the silver medal he won at the Westchester Open tournament…
IOM delivers aid to 12,000 IDPs in Borno
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Nigeria, has distributed 3,000 non-food relief item (NFI) kits to internally displaced people (IDPs)…
Clearing and forwarding agent docked over N3.5m fraud
A 34-year-old clearing and forwarding agent, Taiwo Orerere, was on Tuesday docked at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court over…
Kaduna govt appoints sole administrators of state-owned institutions
The Kaduna State Government has appointed, Prof. Shehu Dalhatu and Prof. Emmanuel Chom, as sole administrators of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic,…
FRSC ready for Ember months
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Tuesday said it had concluded arrangements to ensure the safety of the nation’s…
1.2m farmers trained on vitamin A cassava production
Harvestplus Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Tuesday, said it had trained more than 1.2 million farmers in parts of…
KDSG interdicts LGA chair, two other staff
The Kaduna State Government has sacked the Chairman, Interim Management Committee of Kaduna South Local Government, Alhaji Yahaya Shinko, with…
Ex-NTA boss complains of neglect
The former Director General of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Mr Patrick Ityoher, has cried out for being neglected by…
Spain imports N1.38trillion products from Nigeria
Mr Pablo Segrelles, Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Spain in Nigeria, on Tuesday, announced that Spain had…
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Breaking: Militants blow up another pipeline in Delta
Niger Delta militants have blown up another major pipeline in Delta State despite the ongoing military “Operation Crocodile Smile” in…
Italy rescues 6,500 migrants from Mediterranean
The Italian coast guard has saved 6,500 migrants most believed to be Africans, off the Libyan coast in 40 separate…
FG to replicate RUFIN programme nationwide
The Federal Government has expressed its determination to replicate the Rural Institution Building Programme across the country. Mr Appeh Auta,…
5 killed as suicide bomber attacks presidential palace
ive persons were confirmed killed when a suicide car bomb exploded close to the Somali president’s residence in Mogadishu Tuesday,…
Borno govt. to relocate IDPs from 3 LGAs
The Borno Government announced on Tuesday that it planned to immediately relocate Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Konduga, Mafa and…