Year: 2017
National ID card: Committee proposes 3 years to complete exercise
The National Database Harmonization Committee has proposed three years for the capture of 180 million Nigerians and other residents in…
Aluu four: Victim’s father hails judgment
Mr Messiah Obuzor, father of one of the four University of Port Harcourt students murdered in 2012 has hailed the…
100 housing units inaugurated in Akwa Ibom
A privately-owned firm, Oriental Energy Resources Ltd, has launched the building of 100 units of one bedroom houses in Enwang…
Suspected child traffickers nabbed in Ekiti
The Ekiti Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said it had arrested two “notorious”…
Benue people urged to demand for unpaid 12 months salaries
The Benue chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday expressed surprise that workers were owed 12 months salaries,…
“Lunatic” allegedly kills step-sister
The Enugu State Police Command said on Tuesday it had arrested one Chima Odo, suspected to be a lunatic, over…
Osinbajo Commissions Africa’s Largest Parboiled Rice Mill in Kebbi,
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday commissioned the multi-billion Naira Wacot Rice Mill in Argungu, Kebbi State, the…
Hoodlums sack Kogi assembly, beat legislators silly
The Kogi State House of Assembly was on Tuesday invaded by hoodlums, who disrupted its plenary sitting and beat up…
Osinbajo names Bolaji Owasanoye as new ICPC boss
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has approved the redeployment of Ekpo Nta, chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…
Medview Airline to airlift 3,200 Kaduna pilgrims
Med-View Airline on Tuesday pledged to complete the airlift of over 3,200 intending pilgrims for the 2017 Hajj operation from…
Public pressure forces Saraki to stop collecting pension
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said he has stopped collecting pension in Kwara as a former governor of…
Nigerian Army begs for information on Boko Haram hideout
The Nigeria Army on Tuesday called on Nigerians to volunteer useful information to assist the military succeed in the counter-insurgency…
Senate quizzes 60 firms over alleged N30trn revenue leakage
The Senate Joint Committee on Customs and Marine Transport investigating alleged N30 trillion revenue leakage in the import and export…
$8.8m fraud allegation: Truth About the Persecution of Deepak Khilani, Sushil Chandra
Thursday July 13, 2017, a Lagos High Court presided over by Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye struck out frivolous fraud charges brought…
Assault on electricity consumer: Right groups threaten to shut BEDC
Edo State-based Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), have threatened showdown with the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), over alleged assault on…
Greener Lagos: Ambode solicits support from private sector
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has attributed the success recorded in the greener Lagos initiative to the active involvement…
Council boss advocates massive investment in Agric production
Mr Olusegun Awolowo, Executive Director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), says Nigeria can benefit from African Development Bank’s (AfDB) prediction…
Ethiopian Airlines begin flight operations to Kaduna
Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday commenced flight operations to Kaduna with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which landed at the Kaduna International Airport…
Party decries attack on journalists in Kaduna
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday decried rising spate of attacks on journalists while on duty and urged security…
Mining a toll for wealth creation and destruction
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development says mining development can create wealth and also cause considerable destruction.
Blood donation: NBTS calls for more efforts
The National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) on Tuesday, advised Nigerians to redouble effort in donating blood and not wait until…
Dangote cement sell 410m shares
Dangote Industries on Tuesday on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sold 410 million shares of Dangote Cement valued at N86.1…
Enugu LG polls: ENSIEC releases timetable
The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) on Tuesday fixed Nov. 4 for local government elections in all the 17…
Protest in Abuja over killing, abduction of NNPC staff
The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) movement today in Abuja undertook a peaceful protest to demand the release of the remaining 113 Chibok…
Nigeria government begs Dangote to complete refinery before 2019
The Federal Government has said it relies heavily on the Dangote refinery to fulfill its promise to Nigerians to end…
Commissioner tasks journalists on balanced reportage
Mr David Akinremi, the new Commissioner of Police, Taraba Command has advised journalists to adhere strictly to the principle of…
Police arrest 3 over killing of customs officers
Police in Katsina State said they had arrested three suspects in connection with the recent killing of two Customs Officers…
Cleaner Lagos Initiative Takes Off Next Month – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said that the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI), which is a major reform…
Road accidents claim 2,673 Nigerians in 6 months
No fewer than 2,673 people died in road accidents in Nigeria in the last six months, according to National Bureau…
Insurgency: Military chiefs to relocate to Maiduguri
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Burutai, and the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddiq Abubakar, have…