Year: 2017
Many feared dead as train falls on US motorway
Train carriages have plummeted on to a motorway in Washington state, causing "multiple" fatalities, police say.
Solar-powered boreholes commissioned in Kwali
The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammed Bello, on Monday commissioned the five solar-powered boreholes recently rehabilitated and upgraded at…
Niger Govt. losing N15bn annually to wrongful tax remittances — Bello
The Governor of Niger, Mr Abubakar Bello, on Monday, says the state government loses N15 billion annually to Federal Capital…
President Buhari extends tenure of chief of defence staff, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the tenure of the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin, and…
Rohr, Oshoala among top three for Africa’s best awards
The top three nominees for all the seven categories of the Aiteo CAF Awards 2017 were unveiled on Monday in…
Plateau journalists trained on basic security threats
The Department of State Services (DSS) has organised a one-day training exercise on basic security threats for journalists in Plateau.
DPR close 12 violating fuel stations in Borno state
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Monday said it sealed 12 erring fuel dispensing stations in Borno for various…
NAMA assures airlines of seamless operations ahead of Yuletide
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has assured airlines and stakeholders on the provision of seamless and uninterrupted air navigation…
72 centres approved for 2018 UTME in Lagos
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has accredited 72 centres in Lagos State for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Tax bodies tasked on public enlightenment on tax compliance
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar,on Monday advised the Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS) and the Joint Tax Board(JTB) to…
2018 Budget: Lagos Assembly sets up 7-man Committee for scrutiny
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday set up a seven-man committee to scrutinise Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode’s N1.046 trillion…
300,000 homes benefit from Cash Transfer Programme
No fewer than 300,000 households have so far benefitted from the Federal Government’s Condition Cash Transfer Programme in 20 states…
Mikel confirms China stay amid Everton transfer rumours
Former Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi has denied he would return to the English Premier League in January from Chinese Super…
State Govt. urged to remit workers’ NHF contributions
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has appealed to Enugu State Government to remit funds deducted from workers salaries…
NBC to go digital in Kwara, Kaduna states
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it will migrate from analogue transmission to Digital Terrestrial Television transmission in Kwara on…
Mortage bank approves loan for civil servants in Adamawa
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has approved N360 million loan for 451 civil servants of Adamawa, an official…
First Northern female Commodore decorated
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas, on Monday in Abuja, decorated the first female Commodore from…
NAFDAC seeks full branding of rice products
The National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Agency (NAFDAC) has called for full branding of rice to save consumers…
Civil servants urged to register for e-dividend
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged civil servants in Lagos State to take advantage of the free e-dividend registration…
Gridlock: Lagos Cp Orders Deployment Of Officers To Ease Traffic
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal has ordered the deployment of a sizable chunk of police workforce in the…
How to Locate Classic Cars
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EU commission to ban 7 psychoactive drugs
The European Commission is to ban seven new psychoactive drugs, a local media reported.
Long queues resurface at Lagos filling stations
Lagos residents on Monday saw the return of long queues at petrol filling stations, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Nasarawa Govt. secures N1.5bn loan to pay LG workers’ salaries
Nasarawa State Government says it has secured a N1.5-billion-loan from a commercial bank to pay local government workers’ December salary.
PENGASSAN Suspends nationwide strike
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide strike.
Kano State Govt. destroys illicit drugs worth N4.1bn
The Kano State Government said on Monday that it had destroyed illicit drugs worth N4.1 billion confiscated in the state…
Drug abuse becoming pandemic in Nigeria – Medical Director
Dr Oluyemi Ogun, Medical Director, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, on Monday, said that drug abuse was fast becoming a…
2019: Doors are open to returnees, new members – AD
The Alliance for Democracy (AD) says its doors are open to returnees and new members ahead of 2019 general elections.
380 NSCDC officers trained on criminal prosecution in courts
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Nasarawa State on Monday in Lafia began the training of 380…
Nigerian Govt offers N10.69bn Green Bonds at 13.48% per annum – DMO
The Federal Government on Monday offered for subscription by auction N10.69 billion worth of sovereign green bonds, the Debt Management…