Year: 2017
NCAA suspends airline’s automation of payment systems
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has temporarily suspended its introduction of the Aviation Revenue Automation Project (ARAP) for revenue…
Nasarawa residents demand closure of illegal health facilities
Some residents of Nasarawa State have called on the State Government to close down all illegal health facilities to prevent…
Ember Months: FRSC positions breathalysers on Lagos highways
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it has stationed five breathalysers in major highways to detect any driver driving under…
We employ qualified teachers in Police School – NPF
The Nigeria Police Force said on Wednesday that it only recruited well-qualified specialised teachers in various fields, to teach specific…
INEC registers 69,526 new voters in Niger – REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 69, 526 new voters in Niger in the on-going Continuous Voters Registration…
Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD): NPC begins 4th phase in Bayelsa
Ahead of the 2018 Census, the National Population Commission (NPC) on Wednesday commenced the fourth phase of Enumeration Area Demarcation…
Nigeria better as one nation – M.O.Kanu
Eze Maxwell Omeire Kanu, Grand Patron of Igbo Traditional Rulers in the Diaspora, says Nigeria will be better of economically…
UNAIDS, NNPA collaborate to empower journalists
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in collaboration with National Newspapers Publishers Association (NNPA), USA, has pledged to empower…
Ogun speaker lauds journalists
Mr Suraj Adekunbi, the Speaker, Ogun House of Assembly, on Wednesday, lauded journalists for their effective media reportage of the…
Police smash notorious robbery gang in Plateau
The Police in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau have smashed a notorious robbery gang that operates around Chip District…
Ikeja, Maryland, Ketu, Ojota to suffer blackout for 8 days
Ikeja Electric (IE) Plc on Wednesday said there would be interruption of power supply to some parts of Lagos from…
Media girl, Vimbai slays in Davido’s New Music Video
By Funmilola Olukomaiya It’s getting hot in here! Zimbabwean media personality, model and actress, Vimbai Mutinhiri is about to heat…
Buhari administers oath of office on SGF
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in the newly appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss…
15m girls forced into sex by partners, relatives, friends – UN
The United Nations on Wednesday said 15 million teenage girls worldwide have been forced into sex, often by partners, relatives…
NNPC to create 1 million jobs
For millions of Nigerians looking for jobs there is a ray of hope as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)…
You can’t return to Nigeria now, court tells Alison-Madueke
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke has been told in clear terms that she cannot return to the…
Ex-militants protest non payment of allowances at National Assembly
More than 200 former militants from the Niger Delta on Wednesday protested the non payment of their allowances in front…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe re-elected
Shinzo Abe has been re-elected Prime Minister by the Japanese parliament after his Liberal Democratic Party won a resounding victory…
Govt obeys court order, brings Sambo Dasuki to court
The Muhammadu Buhari administration on Wednesday bowed to pressure and brought former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd)…
Wizkid Gifts Physically Challenged People 100k Each
Nigeria's Star boy and Ojuelegba crooner, Wizkid who visited his childhood neighborhood in Surulere area of Lagos State on Monday,…
Wendy Williams Collapses On Stage
American Talk Show Host, Wendy Williams left her staff and viewers during her talk show Tuesday morning in shock and…
Kurzawa bags hat-trick as PSG put five goals past Anderlecht
Layvin Kurzawa hit a second-half hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League…
Celtic crash out of Champions League after loss to Bayern
Celtic's Champions League hopes are over for another year after goals from Kingsley Coman and Javi Martinez gave Bayern Munich…
Own goal, penalty give United 2-0 victory over Benfica
Manchester United are on the verge of reaching the Champions League knockout stages for the first time in four years…
Roma demolish Chelsea 3-0 in Champions league
Chelsea became the first English team to lose a Champions League game this season as they were well beaten by…
6 dead after truck rams bikers in New York
At least six people have been killed in New York after the driver of a truck mowed down people on…
Accelerating Nigeria’s Progress
Who is denying that Nigeria has structural problem? It is quite evident that the major issues with our country revolve…
Towards An Improved Abattoir Service
Activities in a typical Nigerian slaughter house no doubt pose a serious threat to the environment. This is because of…
N2bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Oronsaye’s Case to Nov 14
The case of a N2 billion fraud brought against Stephen Oronsaye, a former Head of Service, HoS to the Federation,…
Female Rice Dealer Sent To Prison Over Alleged N4.1m Fraud
A businesswoman and dealer in rice at Eko Akete area of Ajah, Lagos, Olufunmilayo Daramola, 41, has been arrested and…