Year: 2017
Tragedy at Lagos Assembly as Technician is electrocuted
An Air Condition technician, identified as Tobi has been electrocuted while working at the Chamber of the Lagos State House…
Mother of 4 Jailed 10 Years For Cocaine Trafficking
A Federal High Court in Lagos, South West Nigeria on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a mother of four to 10…
Artisans storm Lagos Assembly, protest demolition
Hundreds of artisans on Tuesday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly to protest massive demolition of their buildings in…
Nigeria’s Access Bank eschews M&A in Ghana growth strategy
Nigeria’s Access Bank plans to pursue organic growth in Ghana rather than mergers or acquisitions after the central bank raised…
NGO launches 6 new variants of condoms in Lagos
An NGO, Society for Family Health (SFH) Nigeria, on Tuesday launched six new variants of condoms-Flex Classic- to help prevent…
Italy judge expected to rule on Eni, Shell indictment over Nigeria Dec. 20
An Italian judge is expected to decide on December 20 whether to send oil majors Eni and Shell to trial…
Nigeria moves up 24 points on World Bank Ease of Doing Business
The World Bank on Tuesday said that Nigeria now ranked 145th position out of 190 countries in the Ease of…
Noise pollution: Lagos issues 90-day ultimatum to religious houses to abate nuisance
The Lagos State Government has issued 90-day ultimatum to religious houses located in residential areas in the state to soundproof…
FG to expand Federal Executive Council to bring in fresh ideas
President Muhammadu Buhari says the compressed Federal Executive Council will be expanded to bring in more of the party´s supporters…
Queen Of Netherlands Visits Ambode, Lauds LASG’s Health Policy
Queen of Netherlands, Her Majesty, Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor, Mr…
Buhari to appoint more ministers, reshuffle cabinet
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday announced that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) would be expanded so as to inject fresh…
National Wrestling Championships to feature 90 weight classes – Director
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) on Tuesday said that it had increased the weight categories from eight to 10 for…
NJC replaces Justice Salami on corruption monitoring committee
Former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami has been replaced as the head of the Corruption and…
New Abuja airport terminal building 80% completed – CCECC
The China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) handling the new terminal building at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,…
Anambra guber polls: Police to deploy 28, 000 personnel for security
Mr Garba Umar, Commissioner of Police in Anambra, says it will deploy 28,000 of its personnel to ensure hitch-free state…
Dad sets teenage son on fire over quarrel with brother
For setting his 15-year old son, Bello Musa, ablaze, a 43-year old father, Malam Musa Mohammed, has been arrested by…
12 wounded as Boko Haram attack travelers in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said four passengers were killed and six others wounded when Boko Haram insurgents attacked travelers…
ICRC calls for proper care of cities to curb slum rise
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on Tuesday called for proper planning of Nigerian cities to address the challenge of…
United Nations to upgrade slums in Nigeria
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola says that the Federal Government is partnering with the UN…
SGF-Designate pledges better life for Nigerians
Newly appointed Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has pledged to implement programmes and policies…
BoI, 2 others to partner on financial inclusion
The Bank of Industry (BoI), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) have gone…
Oyo arrests 39 for violating environmental sanitation laws
The Oyo State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Isaac Ishola on Tuesday revealed the arrest of 39 people…
We’ve not cancelled $600m loan to Nigeria – AfDB
The African Development Bank says it has not called off loans to Nigeria as reported by the international media.
Crime wave: AIG Zone 5 meets police commissioners
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 5, Benin, Abubakar Mohammed, on Tuesday met with the Commissioners of Police in…
Dismissed soldier beats lady in Lekki for refusing to sleep with him
The Police at the Ilasan Division, Lekki have arrested a dismissed Soldier, Mohammed Abdul, 29, a native of Anyangba area…
Bolanle Ambode And COWLSO’s Defining Milestones
The Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWSLO has, no doubt, become a worthy partner in the progress of…
Federation Account recorded N797bn VAT revenue in 10 months – Adeosun
Revenue from Value Added Tax (VAT) grossed N797.51 billion into the Federation Account between January and October 2017, the Minister…
100-year-old dies from being raped in northern India
A 100-year-old woman died after being raped by a drunk man in northern India, police said on Tuesday. The crime…
New Zealand bans foreigners from buying houses
New Zealand’s new Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, on Tuesday said her government would ban foreign investors from buying houses in…
NGO tells AEDC to provide prepaid meters to FCT satellite communities
The Downtrodden People’s Empowerment Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has appealed to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to accelerate metering…