Year: 2017
4 stock brokers arraigned over $500, 000 fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned four staff of First Marina Trust Limited before Justice J.…
Anti-open Grazing Bill: Taraba Assembly begins public hearing
The Taraba House of Assembly on Tuesday commenced public hearing on the proposed Anti- open Grazing and Ranches Establishment Bill.
Melaye’s recall: Only legitimate court order can stop process – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said only a legitimate court order could stop the process for the…
NLNG commends NIPCO over storage facility project
The Managing Director, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Mr Tony Attah, has commended the management of NIPCO Plc for building…
Pressure mounts on Buhari to address nation by Thursday
Today makes it 58 days since President Muhammadu Buhari left the country for medical vacation in the United Kingdom.
Osinbajo tasks nurses, midwives on values of profession
The Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has urged nurses and midwives in West Africa to return to upholding the core…
Reps to probe MDAs’ contracts award
The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated its standing committees overseeing Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to verify assets from…
Maitama Sule last symbol of golden era – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described the death of the elder statesman, Alhaji Maitama Sule as one of the…
N-Power deployment: FG gives Akwa Ibom 2-week ultimatum
The Federal Government on Tuesday issued a two-week ultimatum to the Akwa Ibom government to fully deploy N-Power volunteers in…
Boost state’s socio-economy, SSG tells LASU
The Secretary to the Lagos State Government (SSG), Mr Tunji Bello, has urged the Lagos State University (LASU), to come…
Not all Nigerians in South Africa are bad – High Commissioner
The Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Amb. Martin Cobham, says some Nigerians are contributing positively to the economic development…
3 arrested for beheading 400L varsity student
The Osun Police Command on Tuesday paraded three persons arrested in Osogbo for allegedly beheading a 400 level student of…
Troops neutralise Boko Haram mercenaries
The Nigerian Army said its troops in the North East have neutralised a number of mercenaries hired by the Mamman…
College of Veterinary Surgeons inducts 121 fellows, members
The College of Veterinary Surgeon of Nigeria (CVSN) in Abuja on Tuesday inducted 108 fellows and 13 members at its…
Femi Adesina mourns David Attah
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has described the death of Chief David Attah, former Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the late…
PFN advocates restructuring of Nigeria
Rev. Isaac Komolafe, FCT Chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), FCT Chapter, has urged the Federal Government to restructure and…
Senior Lawyer Denies Bribing Court Staff
Senior Lawyer, Dr. Joseph Nwobike, Tuesday denied bribing court officials in other to pervert the course of justice as alleged…
Desperate Saraki moves to become president, says Magu must go
A mild drama occurred on the floor of the Senate, on Tuesday, when a point of order was raised, that…
Edo teachers kick against move to handover primary education to LGs
As the call for the autonomy for Local Governments gathers momentum, hundreds of teachers, under the Nigeria Union of Teachers,…
Akeredolu assures varsity of support
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu said on Tuesday that his administration would support the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH),…
Voters Registration: State gets additional centres
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced on Tuesday that it had created seven additional voter’s registration centres in Plateau.
Insurgency: 900 widows receive goats from FOA in Borno
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), on Tuesday, distributed 3, 600 goats to 900 widows, who were affected by Boko…
Ex-bank MD, 4 others arraigned over N1 billion fraud
The former Managing Director of Mainstreet Bank Registrars Limited, Lagos, Oluwadare Akingbola, 40, and four others have been arraigned before…
NDLEA arrests 1000 drug suspects in Anambra
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in Anambra, has said that no fewer than 1000 people were arrested for…
FG to invest N9bn in health facilities upgrade
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, said Federal Government would invest N9 billion in upgrade of…
Fishery, Aquaculture can create 100m jobs in ECOWAS
Stefania Marrone, Head, Regional Cooperation Section, EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said developing framework on Fishery and Aquaculture for…
Senate suspends confirmation of nominees
The Senate, on Tuesday resumed from its two-week vacation, and resolved to suspended all issues relating to the confirmation of…
Lagos begins evacuation of refuse heaps from streets
The Lagos State Government has begun the evacuation of heaps of refuse from the streets of Lagos.
Minister hails council on election of FAAN boss as president
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has hailed Airports Council International (ACI), Africa, for electing Mr Salem…
Gov. assures sustainable funding for basic education
The Edo Gov., Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said that the core of his administration was to revamp the state’s basic…