Year: 2017
Edo to tackle housing sector challenges
Gov.Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration will tackle the lingering challenges confronting the housing and real estate sector in…
Libya captures 2 oil-smuggling tankers
Libyan Naval forces say they have captured two vessels suspected of smuggling oil from the North African country, after a…
North Korea: UN chief warns against ‘miscalculation’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned against miscalculation in the ongoing efforts to deal with the Democratic Peoples Republic…
U.S., UK give conditions for peace
The U.S. and UK, as well as their allies, have given conditions for the peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict…
UN chief supports Western Sahara
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has declared support for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.
Customs impound bags of imported rice in Jigawa
The Kano/Jigawa Area Command of Nigerian Customs Services (NCS) has impounded a trailer carrying 377 bags of imported rice concealed…
Nigeria: The Rotten Barrel?
‘A rotten apple spoils the whole barrel’ is the proverbial saying that has been used by many to describe how…
Judicial staff to die by hanging in Delta
A Delta State High Court in Ughelli, has sentenced a former Counsellor and staff of Delta State Judiciary, Narebor Stephen…
Sarah Alade retires as FMDQ OTC Securities chairman
Dr Sarah Alade on Friday retired as the Chairman, FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange following her retirement from the Central Bank…
One worker dies every 15 seconds – ILO
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), on Friday, said that one worker dies every 15 seconds and 153 are involved in…
350 models compete for Africa Fashion Week
No fewer than 350 models converged at Lekki, Lagos on Friday to showcase their skills at the Models Casting Call,…
NAF destroys illegal oil storage facility
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday said it destroyed an illegal oil storage facility and other related items in…
Court affirms robber’s death sentence
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed death sentence passed on Daniel Kekong for armed robbery.
Sokoto residents alerted on kidnappers’ activities
The Sokoto State Command of the Department of State Security (DSS) has alerted residents of the state on the activities…
Rivers presents Navy assault gunboats
The Nigerian Navy has received eight assault gunboats from Rivers State government that it says will boost its fight against…
Lagos pays N1.6 billion to 311 retirees
The Lagos State Government has released the sum of N1.6 billion to be paid to 311 retirees from the Mainstream…
FIRS generates N3.30trn revenue
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Friday said it collected N3.30 trillion revenue from taxes in 2016.
Protect dignity of victims during emergency response- Red Cross
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) on Friday urged Nigerians to protect the dignity of victims during emergency response to…
FIRS adopts technology to drive tax collection – Fowler
Mr Tunde Fowler, the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Friday said the service was adopting technology…
Gov. vows to pay arrears of LG staff salaries, pensions soon
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa has expressed his determination to pay all arrears of local government staff salaries, pensions and…
Photos: IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu Freed At Last!
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi has been released from prison.
Niger Delta Basin Development Authority re-inaugurates SERVICOM
Mr Tonye David-West, Managing Director, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority (NDBDA), on Friday, re-inaugurated SERVICOM in the organisation to enhance…
Ambode Unveils Lagos Digital Library
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday formally unveiled the State Digital Library, reiterating his administration’s commitment to providing…
Pope urges religious leaders must unite to defeat “barbarity”
Leaders of all faiths should unite in renouncing religious extremism and counter the “barbarity of those who foment hatred and…
Mass sack in BusinessDay, The Guardian as recession bites harder
BusinessDay and The Guardian newspapers on Thursday and Friday did another mass sack of its employees.
Anti-graft crusade, a potent tool for positive national image – former Amb.
Nigeria’s former envoy to the Republic of Congo, Amb.Yerima Isa, said on Friday that the anti-graft crusade of the present…
China to share experiences with Nigeria
The People’s Government of Guandong Province in China on Friday expressed the Chinese government’s readiness to share her socio-economic development…
Red Cross advocates first aid training for employers
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), has advised employers to provide adequate first aid training to employees on handling small…
Normalcy returning to foreign exchange market – LCCI
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the establishment of separate window for investors and exporters in the…
Declare your health status to Nigerians now, Soyinka tells Buhari
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has told President Muhammadu Buhari to declare his health status to Nigerians, wondering why the…