Year: 2017
Police declare prime suspect in Benue killings wanted
The police on Friday declared one Terwase Akwaza a.k.a `Ghana’, wanted, in connection with the March 20 killing of 17…
CBN creates forex window for investors, exporters
Two weeks after opening a special Forex window for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
NUGA: 25 universities arrive Markurdi
No fewer than 25 universities have so far arrived at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (UAM) for the 25th…
NUGA: UAM spends N500 million on facilities
Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Markurdi said on Friday that his institution spent N500 million in upgrading facilities for…
Human trafficking: 43 victims rescued in Kano, Katsina
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says 43 victims of human trafficking have been rescued…
Air Peace condemns attacks on employees
Air Peace has condemned the attacks on its staff by some passengers in Abuja, Lagos, Calabar and other parts of…
Dana Air plane aborts trip after mid-air collision with bird
A Dana Air aircraft en-route Port Harcourt on Friday morning, made an ‘air return’, some minutes after take-off from the…
LG polls: APC primaries spark off protests in Benue
The APC primary elections held on Thursday and Friday, ahead of the June 3 Local Government polls in Benue, have…
3 docked over illegal road block
Three persons on Friday appeared before a Minna Magistrate’s Court for allegedly mounting an illegal road block.
ECOWAS, Gambian soldiers clash
West African forces clashed with Gambian soldiers loyal to former leader Yahya Jammeh, shooting and injuring three who were guarding…
19 school children, driver roasted in bus crash
A driver and 19 school children were killed in South Africa when the minibus they were travelling in collided with…
‘Ikoyigate’ Latest And The Conspiratorial Silence Of Wike, Fayose And FFK
Following the EFCC discovery and recovery of about $43 million from a private apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos state recently, tongues…
ICAO confirms support for new aviation policy on Africa
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has confirmed its support for a new Declaration on the Improvement of Search and Rescue…
CBN suspends charges on large withdrawals
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Deposit Money Banks to suspend charges on over-the-counter or ATM withdrawals of…
Bariga: Lagos Water Corporation Denies Alum In Water
The Lagos Water Corporation, LWC, has denied the feel of Alum in water supplied to the residents of Bariga, Lagos,…
Immunisation: LGC inaugurates task force to ensure compliance
The Doma Local Government Council of Nasarawa State has inaugurated a taskforce on the implementation of polio immunisation in the…
LCCI wants N’ Assembly to pass real estate bills to boost growth
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has appealed to the National Assembly to pass the numerous real estate…
Discovered N6bn belongs to Niger State – Gov. Bello
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Friday said that the N6 billion discovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Expert calls for increased awareness on colon cancer
An Ibadan radiologist, Dr Samuel Awotunde, on Friday called for increased enlightenment on colon cancer, which he described as the…
NGO says strengthening family structure addresses ageing problems
Dr Emem Omokaro, the Executive Director, Dave Omokaro Foundation, says that strengthening the family structure will help solve some of…
EFCC may declare Ex-Commissioner wanted over N6bn discovery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it may declare a former Commissioner of Local Government in Niger wanted…
We’re addressing problem of poverty in Lagos with empowerment-LASG
The Lagos State Government says several training and empowerment programmes it had embarked upon in the last two years have…
Nigeria Army organises medical outreach in Southern Kaduna
The 1 Div of Nigerian Army, Kaduna, has so far attended to over 5000 cases in its medical outreach exercise…
Poor funding stalls PEN/Jewel Estate project for journalists
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is on the way to speed up the construction of the ongoing PEN/Jewel Estate…
Varsity students criticise telecom operators for poor service delivery
Some students of Abuja University on Friday criticised telecom operators for poor service delivery and failure to abide by the…
NIMASA boss elected Chairman, AAMA
The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, was on Friday elected the new Chairman and…
UNHCR sends relief items for Congolese IDPS
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is shipping tents, mosquito nets and other essential relief items to Angola, where…
President nominates Prof. as Chairman, NERC
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Prof. James Momoh for the position of Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
S/African Artiste Paints Zuma Raping Nelson Mandela
A South African artist has caused outrage over a controversial painting which shows Nelson Mandela involved in a sex act…
State Govt. targets 3.5 m children for Polio immunisation
The Kano State Government said it is targeting 3.5 million children for the fourth round of the National Polio Immunisation…