Year: 2017
UN Decries Insecurity For Aid Workers
The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about increased insecurity for civilians and humanitarian workers along major access roads in…
Naira Stabilises Against Dollar
The naira on Monday stabilised against the dollar at the parallel market.
U.S. Committed To Ending Malaria
The Deputy Head of Mission, U.S. Embassy, David Young, on Monday said that his country was committed to ending the…
China Destroys 17.3m Illegal Publications
Authorities across China destroyed 17.3 million illegal publications on Monday, ahead of World Intellectual Property Day, which falls on Wednesday.
Tanker with 33,000 litres of diesel explodes in Lagos
A tanker, with 33,000 litres of diesel has exploded in Lagos after the tanker collided with a BMW car along…
Lagos recommends re-opening of Queens College
Following the satisfactory result from analysis of water samples from all water delivery points at the Queens College, Yaba, the…
LG Boss Counsels Youths Against Drug Abuse
The Overseer of Akun Development Area of Nasarawa State, Mr Moses Malle, has cautioned youths in the area against consumption…
25m Children Kept Out Of School – UNICEF
No fewer than 25 million children are kept out of school by violent conflicts, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said…
Ambode approves N1.25 billion for workers training
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the sum of N1.25 billion to train civil servants this year.
Lagos Redeems N57.5 billion programme bond
The Lagos State Government says it has redeemed the N57.5 billion bond, which is the second series under the State’s…
Ambode issues contractors 2-week ultimatum to begin work On Bariga-Ilaje Link Roads
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday expressed displeasure with the state of roads in Bariga axis of the…
Redevelopment of Ilubirin Housing Estate to gulp N200 billion-LASG
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that the government, in partnership with the private sector will spend about N200 billion…
Voters Registration : INEC trains 105 staff in Adamawa
Ahead of the nationwide continuous Voters Registration exercise, the Adamawa office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced…
CBN to empower 20,000 farmers in 2017
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will empower 20,000 farmers in Enugu State in 2017 under its Anchor…
Prof. stresses need for technical competence to promote development
A don at the Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Prof. Bun’yamin Abdulkareem, has decried what he called the glorification of…
Board expresses shock over death of Nollywood actor Olumide Bakare
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has expressed shock over the death of popular veteran Nollywood actor, Chief…
Police arrest 8 persons over Mushin clash
The Lagos Police Command says it has arrested eight persons alleged to be involved in a clash that led to…
Davido mourns late Uncle Senator Isiaka Adeleke
Talented Nigeria song writer, singer and performer, David Adeleke also known as Davido, is currently heartbroken over the death of…
Photos: How Amosun saved Aregbesola’s aide from instant death
See graphic pictures of how Governor Amosun rescued Ms Idia Babalola, an aide of Governor Rauf Aregbesola and Commissioner-nominee in…
Court dismisses Obanikoro’s bid to restrain EFCC’s right to search
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday struck out a suit by a former Minister of State for Defence,…
Police arrest 113 suspected criminals
The Nasarawa State Police command says it has arrested 113 persons suspected to have committed various offences in the past…
6 killed, 12 injured in auto crash in Kogi
Six persons on Monday lost their lives while 12 others were injured in an auto crash at Osara village on…
Tenant slaps landlady over rent
A 28-year old fashion designer, Chizoba Nwakuro, who allegedly slapped his landlady over unsettled house rent, was on Monday hauled…
Lagos generates N436.328 billion in 2016
The Lagos State Government generated N436.328 billion as revenue in 2016, says Commissioner for Finance Akinyemi Ashade.
Police arraign 7 persons for allegedly selling day-old baby
Seven persons including six women were on Monday brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly conspiring…
Trump Should Revoke the Visas of Corrupt Nigerian Rulers
On April 12, Nigeria’s principal anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), announced that it had found $43.4…
Photos: Senator Adeleke buried amidst tears.
The remains of Senator Isiaka Adeleke has been buried at his residence in Ede on Monday , the News Agency…
Cultists storm viewing centre, critically wound EBSU student
Dare-devil cultists on Sunday night, stormed a soccer viewing centre in Abakaliki during the Spanish League’s El Classico match between…
Preparations for Adeleke’s burial begin in Ede
Preparations for the burial rites of Sen. Isiaka Adeleke, who died on Sunday, has commenced at his residence in Ede,…
Ambode: Adeleke’s death a big loss for Southwest Region
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday expressed shock and sadness over the death of former Governor of Osun…