Year: 2017
6 die, 4 injured in Lagos-Sagamu road crash
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun said six persons died while four were injured in an accident on…
CBN boosts foreign exchange supply with $195m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, intervened in inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market with the supply of 195 million…
BOI disburses N50, 000 loans to 1000 women in Abuja
The Bank of Industry (BOI) in collaboration with the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) on Monday disbursed N50,000 loan…
Vargas Says McGregor Was KO’d During Sparring for Mayweather
While Conor McGregor spent the last week going toe to toe with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the microphone, former world…
Lagos LG Poll: No stopping APC from victory on Saturday
As Lagos prepares for Saturday's Local Government election, the All Progressives Congress, APC, says the coast is clear for the…
Creative Industry gets $1m boost
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday announced the establishment of a one million dollar Venture…
LG Polls: Candidates’ Emergence Process Not Strange To APC Members – NIJ Chief
Deputy Provost of the Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Dr. Jide Johnson on Monday backed the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
5 arrested over friend’s death in Jigawa
The Police in Jigawa have arrested five suspects over the death of their friend in Ringim Local Government Area of…
Investors to get tax relief to boost Creative Industry – Osibanjo
Acting President Yemi Osibanjo on Monday in Lagos said that the Federal Government would grant tax relief to investors in…
SIECs seek financial autonomy
Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions (FOSIECON) has called for financial autonomy for State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) to ensure…
State earmarks N200m for pilot health insurance scheme
Anambra State Government has earmarked N200 million for the commencement of the Anambra State Health Insurance pilot scheme.
How prayers at my grandfather’s grave gave me victory at poll – Obaseki
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that prayers and supplications made at his late grandfather's grave led to…
Federal Government to fix signage on federal roads
Mr Chukwuwike Uzo, the Director of Highways Planning and Development, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing on Monday said…
NNPC cautions consumers against panic buying
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday in Abuja advised consumers of petroleum products not to engage in panic…
Flooding: Nasarawa governor warns against blockage of water channels
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has warned residents of the state against indiscriminate refuse disposal and blocking of water…
Fadama lll trains unemployed graduates in Ondo
The Fadama lll Additional Financing Project has trained no fewer than 300 unemployed graduates in Ondo State to acquire vocational…
CAN calls for more religious dialogue to curb conflicts
The Kaduna State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for more inter-religious dialogue, describing it as…
Ambode gives 150 First Aid kits to RRS
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday handed over 150 First Aid Kits to the operatives of Rapid Response…
I-G tells community leaders to expose criminals
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has urged community leaders in Zuba and environs to collaborate with the…
Lagos NUJ Guest House project 90% completed
The Lagos Council of The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos Council, said on Monday that its Guest House building…
Floods kill 18 in China, 18 missing
Eighteen people have died and another 18 remain missing after floods in China's northeastern city of Jilin, local authorities said…
Nigeria’s inflation eases, but still above 16 percent
Annual inflation in Nigeria eased for a fifth straight month in June, slowing to 16.1 percent, the National Bureau of…
EU extends border assistance mission in Libya
The EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday prolonged the Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM) until December 2018.
Pregnant, nursing mothers warned against consuming food supplements
A Kwara-based paediatrician, Dr Opeyemi Akinwande, has warned pregnant and nursing mothers against the consumption of food supplements not prescribed…
Vaccines: 2.9m infants did not get any in 2016 – UN
UN agencies on Monday warned that no fewer than 2.9 million infants did not get any vaccines in 2016.
NAF signs MOU with varsity on research, development
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) on…
Oil theft: Court affirms five-year jail term for convicted foreigners
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Monday, affirmed the judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos which sentenced…
FIRS Seals Four Firms Over Tax Debt Of N630m
The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, on Monday, sealed four companies in Lagos and Port Harcourt over their failure to…
Senate to investigate rice smuggling into Nigeria
The Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, on Monday commenced an investigation into rice smuggling in the country, with…
Kogi Police arrests kidnappers, rescue kidnap victim
Kogi State Police Command said on Monday that it had arrested nine suspected kidnappers and rescued a victim, Pastor Oliver…