Year: 2017
Benue Assembly passes open grazing prohibition bill
The Benue State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the bill for the prohibition of open grazing and rearing of…
Nigerien President reschedules visit to Buhari
The President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou, has rescheduled his proposed visit to President Muhammadu Buhari.
CVR: INEC registers 57,737 voters
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that no fewer than 57,737 people were registered in first three days of…
FG approves $186m to combat piracy
The Federal Government has approved $186million (N56.73 billion) in its efforts to combat piracy on Nigerian waters.
Customs donate relief materials to Benin IDPs
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday donated 7,312 bags of rice and other relief materials to Uhogua IDPs in…
House annuls Obamacare, passes Trumpcare bill
U.S. House Republicans on Thursday narrowly approved a sweeping health care bill aimed at fulfilling their campaign promise to overturned…
CBN re-admits Keystone Bank to forex market
Keystone Bank on Thursday said the Central bank of Nigeria(CBN) had readmitted it into the spot and wholesale forwards segment…
Nasarawa varsity records 113 fake certificates
The Vice Chancellor, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Prof. Muhammed Akaro-Mainoma, said the institution has recorded 113 cases of fake certificates…
Osinbajo tells Christians to persevere in faith
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday urged Christians to persevere in their faith in order to live the life that…
Naira rallies around N390 per Dollar
The naira on Thursday appreciated marginally against the dollar at the parallel market at N390 to the dollar.
Edo to massively invest in Oil palm
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Thursday said that his administration, in its quest to diversify the state’s economy, would…
BBNaija’s Bisola stylish in new beauty portraits
Ex-BBNija housemate, actress and OAP, Bisola Aiyeola serves us a breath of fresh air in these recent beauty portraits.
Lagos not part of Yorubaland – Oba Akiolu
The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, has claimed that Lagos State is not part of Yoruba land.
Nigerian Embassy in Washington pays workers, ends impasse
Local workers at the Embassy of Nigeria in Washington have been paid their three-month arrears, ending their one-day sit-in on…
RCCG’s Assistant GO dies at 65
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, on Thursday announced the death of the Assistant General Overseer and Pastor-in-charge of…
SEC dissolves Ikeja hotels board over lingering issues
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the dissolution of the Board of Ikeja Hotels Plc due to unresolved…
N30trn Customs Probe: Senate uncovers more leakages
The Senate on Thursday expanded its panel currently investigating alleged N30 trillion revenue leakage in the Nigeria Customs Service following…
Road crashes: FRSC tasks institutions on enlightenment
Mrs Patricia Emeordi, Plateau FRSC Sector Commander, has tasked educational institutions on public enlightening to avoid factors leading to road…
Meningitis: WHO deploys 190 Polio personnel to Sokoto State
The World Health Organisation (WHO), says it has deployed 190 Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) officers to Sokoto State to support…
Group urges media influencers to lead reforms in oil, gas sectors.
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has urged social media influencers in the country to lead the advocacy for…
Group gives free food, clothes to less privilege
A group, Voice of Divine Truth International Outreach, aka Voice of Change Network, the convener of Project-Help-a-Child Global Campaign has…
S/Court fixes May 25 to entertain PDP’s appeal
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 25 to hear application for the withdrawal of appeal filed against the National…
Google settles Italy tax evasion case, will pay 306 million euros
Google has agreed to pay a near-record fine of over 306 million Euros (334 million dollars) to settle a tax…
NAN, NPA to foster relationship in news dissemination
The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, says the agency will partner with the Nigerian Ports…
Fidelity Bank shareholders endorse 2016 N4.05bn dividend
Fidelity Bank Plc shareholders on Thursday endorsed the bank’s N4.05 billion dividend for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2016.
Lagos LG Polls: Elect trustworthy candidates – Aspirant
A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Surulere area of Lagos State, Mr Afeez Kasunmu, on Thursday urged…
Reps propose N100, 000 fine for National flag abuse
A Bill for a law to provide N100, 000 fine for people who distort the country’s national flag passed second…
Forex: Buhari happy with market stability
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the stability in…
State Govt. donates 2,000 doses of vaccines to NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Thursday said it had received 2,000 doses of meningitis vaccines donated to it…
Cardinal advises political leaders to protect citizens
The Catholic Archbishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Lagos, Anthony Okogie has advised the country’s leadership to give special attention to the…