Year: 2017
FG to improve access of MSMEs in Nigeria – Minister
The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says the government is committed to improving access of Micro, Small, and…
Obaseki says administration for all Edo people
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration is for all Edo people irrespective of party affiliations and ethnic backgrounds.
NLC calls for urgent review of minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) on Thursday in Abuja called on the Federal Government to urgently review the National Minimum Wage.
NBS: 1, 466 Nigerians died in road accidents in 1st quarter
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said 1, 466 Nigerians died in road accidents in the first quarter of 2017,…
ERGP: FG begins development of cost analysis
The Federal Government says it has commenced a detailed cost analysis and financing plan, to achieve the Economic Recovery and…
Lagos to partner northern governors on beggars influx
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it would partner with the state governments in the northern part of the…
Commission records over 6,000 pupils in Nomadic Schools
A total of 6, 170 pupils have been enrolled into existing 45 nomadic schools in Zamfara, the National Commission for…
Buhari mourns Prof. Borishade
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of former Minister of Education, Prof. Babalola Borishade, who died on Wednesday.
Kano CJ frees 12 prison inmates
The Kano State Acting Chief Judge, Justice Nuradeen Sagir, has freed 12 inmates who overstayed in captivity to decongest Kano…
CD advocates confirmation of Magu as EFCC boss
The Campaign for Democracy (CD) has urged the National Assembly to confirm Mr Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of…
Association tasks State Govt on town planning regulation
Mr Omotayo Awomosu, Chairman, Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON), has urged the Lagos State Government to update…
Corps members to access soft loans for 2017 farming season – DG
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.- Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, said on Thursday that arrangements were being made to…
Register to vote in 2019 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged eligible voters in Kogi, Plateau and Nasarawa States to participate effectively in…
Naira dips slightly against dollar
The Naira on Thursday depreciated slightly against the dollar at the parallel market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
State assemblies’ fail to grant LG autonomy – Sani
Senator Shehu Sani, the Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign and Domestic Debts has blamed State Houses of Assembly for failing…
Borno Police recovers livestock stolen by insurgents
The Borno Police Command on Thursday said that it had taken custody of 536 livestock suspected to have been stolen…
Alaba: Newly-elected chairman sets up task force, vows to end touting
The newly-inaugurated Chairman of the Industrial Materials Association (IMA), Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos, Mr Patrick Iwuagwu, on Thursday pledged…
Shopkeeper, guard bolt with employer’s N1.8m
A shopkeeper, Ebe Onyekozuru, and a security guard, Chijioke Anyagham, who allegedly stole his employer’s N1.8 million, was on Thursday…
British police arrest man with knives in Westminster
British police on Thursday said armed officers arrested a man carrying knives near Prime Minister Theresa May’s office in Westminster…
Why we demolished Flyover Market – Commissioner
The Rivers Government says the demolition of the Flyover Market at Mile One area of the state was to complement…
AfDB commits $1m to rebuild Chibok school
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $1 million for the rebuilding of the Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok,…
State receives 1.8m doses of meningitis vaccines from FG
The Federal Government has donated 1.8 million doses of type ”C” strain of meningitis to the Sokoto State Government.
Meningitis cases declining – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the number of new cases of suspected Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) is…
Amosun approves payment of withheld workers’ salaries
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has approved the payment of withheld salaries of the state workers who embarked on industrial…
FAO targets 10m youths in aquaculture programme
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) says its Youth Empowerment in Aquaculture Programme is targeting 10 million youths in West…
Reps probe missing N11bn petroleum products
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, mandated its committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to investigate the disappearance of N11 billion…
2017 Appropriation Bill: Senate to conclude next week
Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan says the Senate will conclude legislative work on the 2017 Appropriation Bill next week and pass…
INEC introduces voter registration innovations
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has introduced innovations, known as e-collation, e-tracking and e-transmission, to make the registration process…
Ogun CJ pardons 59 prison inmates
The Chief Judge of Ogun, Mrs Olatokunbo Olopade, on Thursday, pardoned 59 inmates of the five prisons in the State.
Eckankar Seeks Partnership With NAN
Mr Emeka Ezeh, the leader of Eckankar delegation, Abuja chapter, has appealed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) for…