Year: 2017
Road Infrastructure: FEC Approves Tax Relief Scheme for Private Sector
The Federal Executive Council on Thursday approved a tax relief scheme to attract private sector involvement in the provision of…
Airport Road: Ply one-way, face prosecution, LASTMA warns motorists
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday warned stakeholders in the aviation sector and members of the public…
Why Lagos cultural values must be preserved – Indigenes
Lagos Indigenes have advocated the need to preserve the cultural heritage and values of State, saying that all hands must…
Nigerian govt. urged to declare state of emergency on dilapidated roads
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged Federal Government to declare state of emergency on dilapidated federal roads in the…
Magu seeks media support on anti-corruption war
Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has called on Nigerians especially the media…
Carabao quarter-finals fixtures released
The Carabao Cup quarter-final draw paired Bristol City with Manchester United after technical problems kept fans waiting almost two hours…
Enugu council elections: Police cautions trouble makers
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Mohammed Danmallam, has urged trouble makers to steer clear of the state…
UN: 2,000 refugees fled Cameroon to Nigeria in 2 weeks
More than 2,000 people have fled southern Cameroon and entered Nigeria over the past two weeks, fallout from renewed oppression…
FEC approves 2018 budget draft
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Thursday approved a draft 2018 budget that will now be sent to lawmakers, the…
Senate passes Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs bill
The Bill for an Act to establish the Chartered Institute of Entrepreneurs to Regulate and Control the Practice of Entrepreneurship…
Access Bank announce profit of N56.4bn in 9 months
Access Bank Plc has announced a profit after tax of N56.4 billion for nine months ended Sept. 30, 2017, the…
Wenger: Arsenal Board decides my fate at end of season
Arsene Wenger has confirmed that the Arsenal board will review his position as manager at the end of the season.
Venus beats Muguruza to reach WTA Semi-finals
Venus Williams beat Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza in straight sets to reach the last four at the WTA Finals, ending…
I Just Love You – Russell Wilson Tells Ciara
American singer and songwriter, Ciara received the sweetest birthday message from her football hubby Russell Wilson.
Why we disqualified 73 APC candidates for council poll – ENSIEC
The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), says it disqualified 73 candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the…
Federal Government cash transfer scheme benefits IDPs in Borno
Federal Government’s Conditional Cash Transfer had supported more than 1,800 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Borno, Alhaji Ba-zanna Abdulkareem, the…
Biotechnology has potential to revive textile industry – Food Scientist
Prof. Ogugua Aworh, Head of Department of Food Technology, University of Ibadan, has appealed to the Federal Government to use…
Third Party Motor Vehicle Insurance operations to be investigated
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Insurance and Actuarial Matters to investigate the operations of the Third…
24.2 percent of Lagos women have sexual intercourse before age 18 – LASG
Lagos State Government on Thursday disclosed that 24.2 percent of women in Lagos State have their first sexual intercourse before…
Gombe State University of Science, Technology approved by commission
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the Gombe State University of Science and Technology, Kumo, as the 154th university…
I’m The Best Thing That Happened To Nigerian Music- Brymo
Nigerian songwriter and singer Olawale Ashimi, better known as Brymo has said he is the best thing to happen to…
War against Boko Haram terrorists coming to an end – CAS
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, on Thursday said results from the sustained onslaught on Boko Haram insurgents…
Kcee Features Sauti Sol In ”Wine For Me” Visuals
Five Star Music artiste, Kcee, has released visuals for “Wine For Me” featuring Kenyan Afro-pop band Sauti Sol.
RED ALERT as NSE indices drop further in third quarter results
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) ended in red on Thursday after increasing for two-consecutive days due to mixed…
Experts call on stakeholders participation for effective mother, child healthcare
Experts in the health sector have called for a multi-stakeholder participation to address maternal and child healthcare to ensure the…
Germany investigating reports of asylum seekers forced into prostitution
German authorities are investigating reports that asylum seekers in a Berlin refugee camp were forced into prostitution, officials said, adding…
Daddy Freeze, Toni Payne Come For Timi Dakolo
Yesterday musician Timi Dakolo said marriage will not make an incomplete person complete, and divorce is way not cool either.
Bayelsa criticize low participation in National Identity Card scheme
The Bayelsa government on Thursday described the residents’ apathy to the ongoing enrolment in the National Identity Card scheme as…
Insurance contributes less than 1% to Nigeria’s GDP – Lawyer
The contribution of insurance to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is less than one per cent, a business lawyer, Mr…
Community appeals for assistance as it embarks on road rehabilitation
Feferuwa Community in Lafia North Development Area of Nasarawa State has appealed to the state government to reconstruct the road…