Year: 2017
World Bank to rank Nigerian states on Ease of Doing Business
Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will be ranked based on an assessment of the ease of…
TSA: No hidden funds in Keystone Bank -Management
Keystone Bank Limited has denied concealing funds meant to be transferred into the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account.
Lagos Council Elections: Governor Ambode, deputy cast votes
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Saturday cast his vote in the state local council polls at 9.44a.m. with…
Indonesian President orders officers to shoot drug traffickers
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia on Saturday instructed law enforcement officers to shoot drug traffickers to deal with a narcotics…
Lagos council polls: Police arrest 5 with incriminating materials
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday arrested five men with incriminating materials in Ikeja,…
You must capture Shekau dead or alive within 40 days, Army Chief orders men
The Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, has directed the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole,…
Lagos Council Polls: Rain, thunderstorm delay commencement
Downpour which began at 5a.m. in many parts of Lagos State left many areas flooded and affected early commencement of…
Femi Adesina: PMB and the descendants of Shimei
We would always have scumbags around. It is inevitable. They are the descendants of Shimei, the son of Gera, whom…
Nigerian Army Major General demoted to Brigadier General
A special military court martial led by , AVM James Gbum has demoted Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Sani, one time Chief of…
Police rescue 2 judiciary staff, 6 others after 16 days in captivity
Tactical and anti-kidnapping units of the Rivers Police Command have rescued the two Staff of the Rivers State Judiciary, Carols…
EFCC ready to tackle fraud in petroleum depots
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it had a strategy in place to check fraudulent activities…
Police College suspends 5 recruits for indiscipline
The authorities of the Nigerian Police College, Oji River in Enugu State have suspended five recruits for indiscipline.
“Never Look an American in The Eye”
Author, essayist and speaker Okey Ndibe, is currently on a tour of Nigeria, promoting his memoir, "Never Look an American…
Nigerian govt orders immediate separation of CRK, IRK in new curriculum
The Nigerian government has bowed to pressure and directed the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) to separate the…
SME Legal Clinic kicks off 27 July
A Lagos-based legal services firm will be hosting a Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs businesses to a free legal workshop:…
Abuja to host Zuma Film Festival in December – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced on Friday in Jos that the revived Zuma Film Festival…
Gratification: More damning evidence released to nail Nwobike (SAN)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday at an Ikeja High Court gave more incriminating evidence to establish…
LG council polls: Security beefed up at LASIEC headquarters
Security has been beefed up around the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) headquarters in Yaba ahead of Saturday’s council…
Sean Spicer, White House press secretary, resigns
White House press secretary Sean Spicer resigned Friday morning, according to three White House officials.
Data journalism: NAN committed to staff training
Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday restated the commitment of the agency to…
Innoson to export 400 locally made vehicles to Mali
The Charge‘d Affair of Nigeria in Mali, Yara Abdulsalam, says an indigenous motor manufacturing company, Innoson Motors, has signed MoU…
188 bag 1st Class degree at Covenant University
A total of 188 students of Covenant University in Ota, Ogun, on Friday graduated with first class degree at the…
Extortion: Immigration boss denies practice at border towns
Mohammed Kyari, the Comptroller of Immigration in Jigawa has denied extortion of cattle breeders in border towns by officials of…
Army issue ultimatum to cultists in Rivers
The 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, has warned cultists terrorising some Rivers communities to desist forthwith or face the…
Man arrainged for alleged fraud in Lagos
A sexagenarian, Modiu Alao, who allegedly obtained N5 million on the pretext of selling a house, was arraigned before a…
State approves N2bn for UBEC, SDGs
The Bayelsa Government has approved N2 billion counterpart funds to the offices of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the…
Hajj: We are not selling dollars to anyone at N200, CBN tells senators
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN on Friday says it is not going to sell dollars to anyone at N200…
Minister directs information managers to boycott hate speeches
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has directed government information managers to “boycott any medium that engages in…
Council advocates adequate budgetary provisions for signage infrastructure
The National Council on Works on Friday called for adequate budgetary provisions by the government at all levels for the…
Olu Onagoruwa is dead
Former Attorney-General of Nigeria and human rights activist, Dr. Olu Onagoruwa is dead. He died early Friday morning at the…