Year: 2017
Price of rice to fall as minister meets Osinbajo, Kemi Adeosun
Concerned about the high price of local rice, the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that they…
Prophet caught with human skull remanded in prison
A prophet of the Cherubim and Seraphim (C & S) Church in Lagos, Mr. Alimi Isaiah, 55, has been arraigned…
UN partners with Microsoft on Human Rights
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday announced a “landmark” five-year partnership with Microsoft.
Danfo to get new number plates – Commissioner
Lagos State Government says it plans to introduce new number plate for commercial vehicles in the state.
Ministers defend Buhari’s anti-graft war
The Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and Finance, Kemi Adeosun say the anti-corruption fight of the Federal Government…
IGP urged to dislodge herdsmen in Delta
The House of Representatives has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, to dislodge herdsmen who have…
174,160 youths benefit from N-power programme
The Ministry of Budget and National Planning had empowered no fewer than 174,160 youths out of 200,000 selected for N-power…
Osinbajo seeks partnership in Africa’s infrastructure financing
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday solicited private and public sector partnership to boost infrastructure financing in Africa.
200 IDPs enroll for UTME, WAEC, NECO in Edo
No fewer than 200 students at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Edo, have registered for the 2017 basic…
Nigerian Government releases N1.2trn in 2016 budget to finance infrastructure
The Federal Government says it has released N1.2 trillion from the 2016 budget to finance critical infrastructure and to meet…
Nigerian government to bridge infrastructure deficit through PPP – Minister
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said the Federal Government would make the Public-Private Partnerships work in spite of…
NSCDC nabs 120 suspected vandals in 5 months
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, said it had arrested 120 suspected pipelines vandals in…
Ministry of Works has created 193,469 jobs in in 2years – Minister
The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has created 193, 469 jobs, with 40,429 direct and 153,040 indirect jobs, within…
PDP caucus constitutes committee on party crisis
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday constituted a 13-member ad hoc committee to…
Take fresh vegetables to stay healthy, NYSC Coordinator tells rural dwellers
The Ekiti State Coordinator for the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC), Mrs Nwano Ukagha, has urged rural dwellers to feed…
JAMB commended for hitch-free exams in Enugu
Some candidates in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Enugu, have applauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board…
Ministry of Health to offer free cancer screening vouchers
The Federal Ministry of Health in support of National Orientation Agency (NOA) Health week programme has given free cancer screening…
Oshiomhole’s Wife, 334 Foreign Nationals Get Nigerian Citizenship
A total of 335 foreign nationals were on Tuesday in Abuja granted citizenship by the Federal Government after statutory clearance…
Ambode commissions Ojodu-Berger Bridge, lay-by, slip road
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday commissioned the newly built Pedestrian Bridge, lay-by and slip road…
Police Arraign 2 Security Guards
Two security guards were on Tuesday arraigned before Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing 165 iron rods…
Divorce Is Detrimental To Children’s Future – Lawyer
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Yusuf Ahmed, says the high rate of divorce in the country is detrimental to the…
DSS keeps Dasuki in detention, refuses to bring him to court
The trial of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), for the alleged criminal diversion of funds meant…
Senate angry over government agencies refusal to submit budget
The Senate has expressed concern over the failure of Government agencies to submit their 2017 budget proposal to the National…
Varsity workers fry bean cakes (Akara) to celebrate VC’s suspension
The Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) may be making history as first varsity workers in the country to hold…
Syrian Government Denies U.S. Accusation
The Syrian government on Tuesday denied U.S. accusations that a crematorium had been built at one of its prisons that…
Mechanic Bags N200,000 Bail For Theft
A Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted bail in the sum of N200,000 to 47-year-old mechanic,…
Varsity expels 2, rusticates 15 students over exam malpractice
The Federal University Gusau in Zamfara, has rusticated 15 students and expelled two others over examination misconduct.
Defiant Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to share intelligence with Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had an “absolute right” to share intelligence information with Russia.
Kaduna Prison Command Constructs New Facilities
The Controller, Kaduna Prison Command, Mr Yazid Alhassan, says the command has commenced the construction of three facilities to decongest…
Duterte Dares Lawmaker
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday dared a lawmaker who filed a failed impeachment bid against him, over alleged extrajudicial…