Year: 2017
Bishop nabbed over multi-million Naira fraud in Enugu
Police in Enugu State have arrested Bishop Ginika Obi for allegedly defrauding members of the public of over N500 million.
YABATECH: NASS to address funding challenges
The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education and Services says it will work with its Senate counterpart to address…
Minister unveils Technology and Innovation Road Map
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, the Minister of Science and Technology, has unveiled the National Science, Technology and Innovation Road Map from…
Gov. attributes challenges in the North to illiteracy, poverty
Gov Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State on Monday attributed the security challenges bedeviling the Northern part of the country to…
Jakande backs Ambode on New Waste Management Initiative
First civilian Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande has urged residents of the State to cooperate with the present…
Paris Club refund: State clarifies N10bn disbursement
Delta Government on Monday made clarifications on the utilisation and disbursement of the N10 billion Paris Club refund accruing to…
Civil servants receive N643m home renovation loan from FMBN
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on Monday disbursed N643 million loan to 740 federal civil servants who benefited…
FG vows to take action against attacks on security agencies
The Federal Government on Monday said it would no longer tolerate the spate of lawlessness and attacks on law enforcement…
Lagos begins sensitisation on installation of pre-paid meters
The Lagos Water Corporation, LWC, has begun sensitization of the public on the installation of Pre-paid Meters across Lagos State.
NNPC re-constitutes anti-corruption committee
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday restated its commitment to fighting corruption in the nation’s oil and gas…
325 students rewarded with certificates of excellence
No fewer than 325 students of Federal University Dutsin-ma, Katsina State, have been awarded certificates of excellence for their outstanding…
Erdogan accuses Germany of abetting terrorists
President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey accused Germany on Monday of assisting terrorists by not responding to thousands of files sent…
56 Jigawa youths selected for IFAD entrepreneurship training
The Jigawa office of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Monday said it had selected 56 youths to…
Minister advocates ICT training for secondary school students
The Minister of Communication, Mr Adebayo Shittu, on Monday said no Nigerian child should graduate from secondary school without knowledge…
Misconduct: Police receive 657 cases against personnel
The Nigeria Police Force said it had received 657 cases of professional misconduct against its personnel across the country, from…
Aisha goes to London to bring back Buhari
The wife of the president, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has gone back to the United Kingdom where her husband is on…
Refinery: Tycoon wants FG to compel banks to fund indigenous companies
Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho, the Chairman, Integrated Oil and Gas Ltd., has appealed to Federal Government to compel financial institutions to…
Gov. calls for support for cultural festivals
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Monday urged the people of the state to support the state government’s policies and…
Swimming championships to hold in September – Federation
Babatunde Fatayi-Williams, President of the Nigeria Aquatics Federation (NAF), on Monday said that the 8th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS)…
Ammo depot in Syria’s Aleppo bombed
A large explosion rocked an arms depot in Syria’s Northern City of Aleppo on Monday, local media reported.
7 Dangote staff, businessman arraigned over alleged N451m theft
Seven employees of Dangote Sugar Refinery Company and a businessman were on Monday hauled up before an Ikeja High Court…
Anambra Church Killing: Police arrest suspects
The Police have apprehended some suspects allegedly involved in the killing of 12 people at the St. Philips Catholic Church…
South Africa to allow secret ballot in Zuma no-confidence vote
The speaker of South Africa’s parliament ruled on Monday that a motion of no-confidence in President Jacob Zuma brought by…
Edo Govt approves bursary for visually impaired students
The Edo Government on Monday approved the payment of bursary for the visually impaired students of Edo origin studying in…
Nigerians urged to patronise locally made goods
Hajia A’isha Hassan, the Director-General, Sokoto State Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Development Agency (SOSMEDA) on Monday advised Nigerians to…
Customs Service generates N111.75m in Adamawa
The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Monday said it generated N111.75 million as revenue between…
Buhari must come back now or resign, Charly Boy, others protest
A coalition of civil society and pro democracy group under the aegis of Concerned Nigerians have staged a peaceful protest…
Anambra guber polls: Don’t listen to IPOB, APGA advises electorate
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Monday advised the electorate in Anambra to shun the call by the Indigenous…
We are now ready for business with Nigeria – Brazil
The Consul-General of Brazil in Lagos, Amb. Maria Figueiredo, on Monday announced the new interest of Brazilian companies in doing…
EFCC Intensifies Probe of Suspect Caught With 849 ATM Cards
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has stepped up investigation to determine how a suspect, Yasir Salihu Abdullahi came by…