Year: 2017
Insurgency: USAID trains 7,169 teachers in Borno
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has trained 7, 169 teachers in Borno to mitigate the shortages…
Federal Govt advises civil servants on regular exercises
The Federal Government has advised civil servants to embrace regular exercise so as to be physically and mentally fit to…
8 Nigerian fashion designers to kit 2017 Queen Moremi in London
A veteran fashion designer in London, Mary Martin will join eight Nigerian fashion designers to kit the 2017 Queen Moremi…
Change of guards at NAFDAC, Magbojuri takes over
Dr. Abubakar Jimoh, the Spokesperson of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says Mr Ademola…
Nnamdi Kanu not in our custody – DHQ
Nigerian military authorities have refuted claims of having the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB; Nnamdi Kanu in…
Where is Nnamdi Kanu? UK asks Buhari
The United Kingdom has asked the Federal Government to clarify the status and whereabouts of the leader of the Indigenous…
Vice Chancellor identifies problems facing higher education
The Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, UI, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka has identified inadequate funding as the main problem…
Dr. Akinreti emerges new Lagos NUJ Chairman
Dr Qasim Olalere Akinreti of the Voice of Nigeria, VON on Friday emerged the new Chairman of the Nigeria Union…
Corruption: Ofili-Ajumogobia’s salary details revealed in court
Mr Awoyemi Kazeem, a Chief Accountant at the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday revealed at an Ikeja High Court…
Oil rises to $58
Oil prices rose on Friday as investors bet that efforts to cut a global glut are working and that the…
Bishop arraigned in Lagos over N9m fraud
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Friday admitted a self-acclaimed bishop, Bankole Jefferson, to a N1.5 million…
President Trump’s health minister resigns
Tom Price, secretary of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, resigned Friday amid a furor over his taking more…
Judge orders Google to shut down mobile app on Catalonia referendum
Google must take down a mobile phone app that tells Catalan voters where they could vote for Sunday’s independence referendum,…
2 Nigerian Mfbs receive international certification
Operations of microfinance banks in Nigeria received a boost as two microfinance institutions, Grooming Centre and Fortis Microfinance bank were…
Independence: NSCDC deploys 2,500 personnel in Niger
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger Command, on Friday said it had deployed 2,500 security personnel to…
National electricity grid records temporary collapse – TCN
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said a total system collapse of the national electricity grid was recorded on Sept.…
Exam fraud: Edo government sacks permanent secretary
The Edo Government has sacked Dr Osayuware Idahosa, Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Youth and Special Duties, over…
Metuh: Court orders DSS to produce Dasuki
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce former National Security…
Minister calls for cooperation to boost tourism
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on states to emulate Edo in collaborating with the…
Rivers’ health workers join nationwide strike
All public hospitals in Rivers State have been deserted as health workers in the state under the aegies of Joint…
2nd Niger Bridge will be a reality – Osinbajo
The Federal Government has restated its resolve to complete work on the second Niger Bridge as well as other federal…
VAIDS Deploys 700 Community Tax Liaison Officers To 9 States
The Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) has deployed over 700 graduates as Community Tax Liaison Officers(CTLOs) to nine…
La Mode’s Bidemi Kevin Koya & Photons Photography presents Green October Editorial
By Funmilola Olukomaiya In line with the Green October Event Cerebral palsy awareness championed by La Mode, Fashion and Celebrity…
N283m Exam budget padding: Obaseki sacks Perm Sec, suspends 3
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State Friday ordered the sack of a permanent secretary in the State Ministry of Youth…
Corruption: EFCC Presents More Witnesses Against Ex-Gov Goje
The trial of Senator Danjuma Goje, a former governor of Gombe State, on charges bordering on conspiracy and money laundering,…
Visionscape led consortium lists bond on FMDQ, wins award for Sustainable Finance
Municipality Waste Management Contractors Limited (MWMCL), a consortium led by Visionscape Sanitation Solutions Limited, has been recognized for its socio-economic…
Lagos sensitizes residents on free legal service
The Lagos State Government has sensitized residents of the state to explore its free legal service whenever their fundamental human…
Fashion Blogger Ifeanyi Okafor Jr back with “The Opposite Of Naive”
By Funmilola Olukomaiya Style enthusiast/Men’s Style blogger Ifeanyi Okafor Jr. who we all know to have a thing for brightly…
Court adjourns Omokore, Aluko’s $1.7 billion loot suit to Nov. 10
A loot recovery suit filed by the Federal Republic of Nigerian and two of its agencies Nigerian Petroleum Development Company…
Deportation of Nigerian refugees worrisome – Dabiri-Erewa
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, says alleged forced deportation of…