Year: 2017
NSE moves 361.05m shares worth N3.68bn in positive trading
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday moved 362.05 million shares valued at N3.68 billion in 4,396 deals.
INEC registers 36,000 voters in Abia
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 36,000 eligible voters during the second quarter of the Continuous Voter Registration…
Gov. pledges to provide quality medical services for indigenes
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said that no resident will seek medical treatment outside the state by 2021…
Nigeria, ECOWAS, Major World Economies Adopt Abuja Statement
Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), World Trade Organisation (WTO), Friends of Investment Facilitation for Development (FIFD)…
I wish I could bring my son back, Tinubu laments
Grieving Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday broke his silence on the…
Federal Government to distribute 13m malaria nets – Minister
The Federal Government says it will distribute 13 million Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) in collaboration with other stakeholders in…
21,000 policemen, helicopters for Anambra poll
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Friday disclosed that about 21,000 policemen, water boats and helicopters would be…
Workers in Oyo higher institutions begin strike
Workers’ unions across Oyo State-owned tertiary institutions on Friday began an indefinite strike, demanding the payment of over 15 months…
MultiChoice Announces Special GOtv Offer at Lagos International Trade Affair
Leading video entertainment company, MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a special offer on its GOtv platform at the ongoing 37th Lagos…
Obafemi Martins Donates 200 Wheel Chairs, 3,240 Crutches, Others To LASG
Nigeria Football international, Obafemi Martins on Thursday donated health equipment worth several millions of naira to the Lagos State Government,…
Tony Elumelu marks foundation’s 7th anniversary
It is seven years since our Foundation was created, time to reflect on the speed in which we have institutionalised…
White House on lockdown due to “suspicious activity”
The White House went under lock-down Friday morning due to “suspicious activity,” the U.S. Secret Service said.
Nigeria In Trouble Again As Niger Delta Avengers End Ceasefire
If the threat by the Niger Delta Avengers to resume hostilities with the Nigerian government anytime from now is anything…
Girl, 16, stabs lover to death
An Ebuta-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 16-year-old Hannah Osazuwa in Ikoyi Prison for allegedly…
Scottish police seek ‘Jesus’ over Halloween attack
Scottish police on Friday launched an appeal for information after a man reportedly dressed as Jesus attacked another man wearing…
Billionaire kidnapper, Evans seeks freedom
Billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, on Friday filed an application to be released on bail and for his case…
JAMB begins construction of 500-seat CBT Centre in Benin
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Friday laid the foundation stone for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB’s) 500-seat…
Africa Check builds website to check election promises by presidents
Africa Check, the continent’s first, independent fact-checking organisation launched in 2012, is building a promise tracker - the African Election…
4 Kidnappers Escape Police Custody
The Commissioner of Police (CP), Ebonyi Command, Mr Titus Lamorde, said on Friday that four kidnap suspects escaped from the…
Cleric cautions men on sexual, domestic violence
A Cleric, Mr Tunji Atolagbe, on Friday advised men to stop domestic and sexual violence against women and treat them…
Hundreds of foreign migrants abscond in Britain
Tens of thousands of foreign migrants who are supposed to report to British authorities have gone missing in the country,…
Ambode Appoints Five New Permanent Secretaries
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries in the State Public Service.
2019 Presidency: Atiku denies formal declaration on video
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denounced a video making the rounds on social media in which he is purportedly…
Repair Sango-Ota roads, FRSC begs Gov Amosun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has appealed to the Ogun Government to repair roads in Sango-Ota and its environs,…
Atiku Abubakar dares Buhari for 2019 presidency
The race for the 2019 presidency is on and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his hat into the…
Dankwambo expresses commitment to reduce child mortality
Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has assured government commitment toward reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in the state to…
Gombe state tasked on pneumonia prevention
An international non-governmental organisation, Save the Children, has called on Gombe State Government to set guidelines for the prevention and…
21 Corps members to repeat service year in Kano
No fewer than 21 Corps members from Batch ‘B’ Streams I and II serving in Kano State would repeat their…
Population commission assures Nigerians of credible, accurate census
The National Population Commission (NPopC) has assured Nigerians of accurate and reliable figures in the forthcoming national census.
Bank Drags 2 Staff To Court Over Alleged N6.4m Fraud
The management of Infinity Microfinance Bank Limited Headquarters located in Ketu area of Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria has dragge\d two of…