Year: 2017
Gov., Emir call for unity, peace among Nigerians
Against the backdrop of socio-religious crises plaguing the country, Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun and the Emir of Borgu, Muhammed…
Senate votes for LG autonomy, Independent Candidacy, Single term for president, governors
The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday concluded the process of amending the 1999 constitution and voted in support of the Local…
Photos: President Buhari receives 7 governors in London
President Muhammadu Buhari this afternoon received some governors from the six geo-political regions in the country including two from the…
Court martial sentences 3 soldiers to 33 years imprisonment
The Army General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri Borno State has sentenced two soldiers to 23 years imprisonment.
Gov. commends FG on N-power programme
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended the Federal Government for its efforts to create jobs for the teeming unemployed…
385,654 uncollected PVCs in Imo State– INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo says it has 385, 654 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) yet to be…
Measles Drive: UN targets 4.2m Somali children
Two UN agencies are to launch a measles campaign in November, targeting 4.2 million children aged from six months to…
Council commends Acting President on inauguration of Ocheni as Minister
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kogi Council on Wednesday, applauded President Muhammad Buhari and the Acting President, Prof. Yemi…
UN ordered to ensure aid convoys reach millions of needy Syrians
The U.S., Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and other nations in a letter on Wednesday, demanded that the UN Security Council…
SERVICOM tasks ministries on quality service delivery
Service Compact (SERVICOM) has urged Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure that citizens are given quality and timely services…
NHIS services to be available for Federal workers after retirement – Official
Dr Salawadeen Sikiru, the Gombe State Coordinator, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has said that federal workers currently benefiting from…
NCC records increase in Internet subscribers in Nigeria
The number of internet users in Nigeria’s telecommunications networks has increased to 91.6 million in June, the Nigerian Communications Commission…
UN seeks $9.5m for returnees from Cameroon
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is seeking additional 9.5 million dollars to scale up its…
State spends over N6bn on schools infrastructure
Alhaji Fatai Kolawole, the Permanent Secretary, Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Wednesday said the state government had…
NEITI calls for transfer ofoil revenue savings to Sovereign Wealth Fund
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has called for the transfer of all the country’s oil revenue savings into…
Customs Service (NCS) records N486b revenue in 6 months
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded a revenue figure of N486 billion from January to June, as against the…
NASS tasked on passage of other segments of PIGB before December
Dr Osten Olorunsola, a former Director, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has appealed to the National Assembly to expedite the…
CVR: 69,000 eligible voters registered in Bayelsa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it had registered about 69,000 eligible voters during the ongoing continuous…
Reps defer review report to test run electronic voting device
The House of Representatives on Wednesday differed consideration of the report of the Ad hoc Committee on Constitution Review to…
Shettima tells governors to stop stealing from public treasury
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has advised governors in the country to stop pilfering from the public treasury with the…
Abattoirs Mgt: FG Calls For Public Private Partnership
The Federal Government has advised state and local governments to adopt a Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the management of…
Fake Soldier Bailed For Extortion
A Grade 1 Area Court at Karu in Abuja on Wednesday granted bail to one Godwin Sunday, 25, charged with…
Osinbajo Swears In 2 New Ministers
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday in Abuja swore-in two new ministers, Stephen Ocheni from Kogi state and Suleiman Hassan…
We’ve empowered 4000 businesses to boost Lagos economy – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said that the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF) set up by…
Truck Owners To Be Prosecuted With Their Drivers — FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Wednesday that tankers and trucks owners would now be prosecuted alongside their…
Sokoto Govt Recruits 550 Youths For Township Sanitation
The Sokoto State Government has recruited 550 youths for routine township sanitation, as part of its efforts to prevent flooding…
Trump Declares Ban On Transgender People In Military
Transgender individuals will not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military “in any capacity,” President Donald Trump said on…
NCS Impounds 3,200 Bags Of Rice, Poultry Products
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Command, on Wednesday said it had impounded 3,200 bags of rice, 1,000 cartons of…
Katsina Govt, Maradi Sign Agreement On Pastoralists Movement
The Katsina State Government and Maradi, a state in Niger Republic, on Wednesday signed an agreement on pastoralists movement between…
NYSC Deploys 2, 000 Corps Members To Zamfara
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), has deployed 2, 000 corps members to Zamfara for the 2017 Batch A, Stream…