Year: 2017
2017 Budget: National Assembly to spend N125bn
The 2017 budget of the National Assembly has increased to N125 billion from the 2016 figure of N115 billion.
More vaccines arrive as Meningitis outbreak declines
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of new cases of suspected Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) is…
Lagos Launches Free Public Wi-Fi At Parks
Lagos State Government has launched free public Wi-Fi at parks and gardens starting with Ndubuisi kanu Park,Alausa,Ikeja as part of…
Remembering the late Bob Marley
Legendary musician, Robert Nesta Marley, 36, passed away on this day 1981.
State Govt. terminates contract with waste contractors
The Oyo State Government on Thursday announced the termination of its contract with all private waste contractors effective from May…
2019 elections: INEC inaugurates planning committee
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday inaugurated an Election Project Plan Committee (EPPC), charged with the responsibility of…
Nigerians urged to embrace dialogue as peace building component
The Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Mrs Buka Ibrahim has on called on Nigerians to embrace dialogue as a primary…
Chibok Girls: FG ready to negotiate for release of captives
The Federal Government on Thursday renewed its resolve to negotiate for the release of the remaining abducted Chibok schoolgirls and…
Northern Elders lauds Buhari for securing the North from Boko Haram
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for securing the northern part of the country from the…
Naira strengthens against dollar
The naira on Thursday gained N2 against the dollar at the parallel market as it was traded at N386 to…
NYSC donates wheelchairs to physically challenged
The National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) in Kano, has donated wheelchairs to four physically challenged students in the state.
PDP chieftain urges INEC to decentralise CVR centres
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Abia, Chief Johnson Onuigbo, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to…
Dasuki: Again court to rule on FG’s application on witness protection
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday fixed June 15 to rule on a fresh application by the Federal Government…
SERVICOM urges public servants to adopt time management
The National Coordinator, SERVICOM, Mrs Nnenna Akajemeli, has urged civil servants to imbibe the culture of time management for enhanced…
Minister urges Nigerians to support ERGP
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma has urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government’s Economic…
Turkey is safe country for ‘real journalists’ – Minister
Turkey is a safe country for reporters who are truly practicing journalism and not engaging in terrorist activities, the minister…
Oyelowo to star in racism movie “Arc of Justice”
Nigerian-born British actor, David Oyelowo is set to star in ‘Arc of Justice’, a race movie based on a true…
Rumours of financial distress in Banks not true – NDIC boss
The Managing Director of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, has urged the public to ignore rumours of…
FG is making efforts to address challenges facing NPF — acting President
The Federal Government is making efforts to address the challenges confronting the operations of the Nigeria Police Force, acting President,…
NEMA urged to provide rainstorm victims with relief materials
The House of Representatives has urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials for rainstorm victims at…
LASIEC Seeks Support Of Security Agencies Ahead July 22 Council Poll
The Chairman, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, Justice Ayotunde Phillips (Rtd), has appealed to security agencies in the State…
Woman remanded in Kirikiri prison for assaulting lawyer
A mother of five was on Thursday remanded in Kirikiri Prison by an Igbosere Magistrate Court over a case of…
N500m Disability fund: Lagos to Disburse fund to PLDs for SMEs
The Lagos State Government says it will soon begin the disbursement of funds to People Living with Disabilities, PLD, who…
My Husband Was Sleeping With A Girl – Mercy Aigbe
Mercy Aigbe-Gentry Nollywood actress, who has since removed ‘Gentry’ (her husband’s name) from her social media accounts have revealed in…
Senate passes 2017 budget of N7.44 trillion
The Senate has passed the 2017 Appropriation Bill with a total budget estimates of ₦7,441,175,486,758.
9-Yr-Old Marriage Dissolved Over Adultery
An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Thursday dissolved the nine-year-old marriage between one Akeem Alesinloye and his wife, Bosede.
Court Jails Man For Criminal Force
A Grade 1 Area Court, Karmo, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a man, Mustapha Ibrahim, 20, to one-month imprisonment for criminal…
Tight Security As Osinbajo Visits Katsina
Security is tight in and around Katsina metropolis following the arrival of the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo for a…
Linda Ikeji’s Kid Sister Is Engaged
Younger sister to Linda Ikeji, Benita Ikeji has gotten engaged.
Segun Arinze Blasted For Incorrectly Spelling Wife’s Name
Ace Nollywood actor Segun Arinze popularly known as black arrow Yesterday took to his Instagram page to celebrate his daughter,…