Year: 2017
Lawmaker tells surveyors to upgrade skills
Mr Sikiru Osinowo, Chairman, House Committee on Land, Lagos State House of Assembly, on Thursday urged surveyors to continually upgrade…
Timaya Nominated For Grammy Awards
Nigeria’s Inetimi Alfred Odon known as Timaya has been nominated for Grammy Awards for his feature on Morgan Heritage’s “Avrakedabra”.
Zamfara bought 421 security vehicles in 6 years
The Zamfara Government said that it had purchased 421 security vehicles from 2011 to date to tackle security challenges in…
Army boss says army to remain responsive, apolitical
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the army would remain responsive and apolitical…
Nightclub manager dishes successful business tips
Tobi Ashiru, Manager, Rumor Nightclub Ikeja, on Thursday said that re-invention and thinking outside of the box was the best…
CJN to Judges: Remain firm as public perception of judiciary improves
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has urged judges to be strong, courageous, fair but firm to…
Fuel distribution: NSCDC inaugurates Task Force
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kano State Command, on Thursday, inaugurated a Task Force Committee to monitor…
Policeman remanded in prison for alleged murder
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded in prison a 30-year-old police officer, Famodimu Ayo, over alleged murder and…
U.S. suspends aid to Somalia’s military
The U.S. is suspending food and fuel aid for most of Somalia’s armed forces over corruption concerns, a blow to…
50 prison inmates to write 2018 UTME
No fewer than 50 prison inmates will sit for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), according to an official.…
Eradicating female genital mutilation for better reproductive health
Zainab Shola at first meeting will strike you as a happily married woman in her late-twenties; a full housewife. As…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa calls for end to Western sanctions
Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Thursday called for the removal of Western sanctions on his government during a speech to…
Revenue: Ogun Water Corporation generates N145.3m in 10 months
Alhaja Monsurat Agboola, the General Manager, Ogun Water Corporation said on Thursday that the corporation generated N145million as Internally Generated…
‘Army must sustain investment in personnel management’
The Nigerian Army must sustain its investment in personnel management by continuously creating responsibilities, providing direction as well as inspiration…
ISIS threatens to attack U.S. over Jerusalem decision
Islamic State has threatened attacks on U.S. soil in retaliation for the Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the…
Nigerian Govt urged to reform developmental banks
An entrepreneur, Mr Nerus Ekezie, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to reform developmental banks to ensure they grant loans…
It is cheaper to prevent corruption than fight it – Magu
Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is cheaper to prevent corruption than to…
Plateau LG Polls: NGO trains 80 election observers
Community Action for Popular Participation (CAPP), an NGO based in Jos, is organising a training programme for 80 participants that…
Police arrest former Britain First leader
The leader of the far-right group, Britain First, was arrested on Thursday as he was supporting his deputy at her…
Court orders woman’s psychiatric evaluation
A 32-year-old woman, Faith Ayegwalo, who battered her niece with hot pressing iron on two arms and forehead, was on…
Police rescue 2 abducted boys, arrest 8 suspects
The Police Command in Kebbi, said on Thursday that it had rescued two boys from suspected kidnappers who demanded N2.5…
Yuletide: NSCDC deploys over 1,000 personnel to Osun
The Osun Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has deployed over 1,000 personnel across the…
Gunmen kill ex-union leader in Bayelsa fresh attack
Another ferry operator has been killed by gunmen on the Yenagoa-Akassa waterway in Bayelsa. The incident occurred barely 24 hours…
South Korea president advocates ‘new era’ relationship with China
South Korean President, Moon Jae-in and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday called for a “new era” in relations…
Sports development: Ogun to spend N2.7bn
The Ministry of Youths and Sports in Ogun said it needed N2.5 billion for capital development in its activities in…
Nigeria remains our business destination priority – French Delegation
A Delegation of the Movement of French Business (MEDEF), the first network of entrepreneurs in France, on Wednesday said that…
Stakeholders urged to stop treating teachers like “Libyan Slaves”
Prof. Peter Okebukola, the Pro-Chancellor, Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun, on Thursday chided stakeholders in education industry to stop treating teachers…
Nasarawa sponsors 12 teachers for Christian pilgrimage
Mr Musa Aloko, the Executive Secretary, Nasarawa State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board says 12 Christian religious studies teachers are part…
Visegrad group countries offer 35m euros for Libyan border protection
The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have offered 35 million euros (41 million dollars) to assist an EU project…
Illegal Migration: Nigerian Govt urged to improve living standards
A university lecturer, Dr Olawale Lawal, has urged the Nigerian government to take urgent steps to address living conditions in…