Year: 2017
Gallant Leicester crash out of Champions League
Leicester City's Champions League adventure ended in disappointment as they were edged out by Atletico Madrid at the quarter-final stage…
Forum says Nigeria’s peace non-negotiable
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Tuesday reaffirmed its resolve to ensure peace in Northern Nigeria and other parts of…
First Bank assures customers of secure, convenient money transfer services
First Bank of Nigeria has re-affirmed its commitment to the best financial solutions to promote convenience and support lifestyles of…
Housing, service strategic plan a priority to FG- Oyo-Ita
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF), Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, on Monday updated President Muhammadu Buhari on…
UNDP ranks Nigeria 152nd in Human Development Index 2016
Nigeria has been ranked 152nd among the 188 UN member states in the Human Development Index (HDI).
Presidency lauds Ministries, Security Agencies, others over re-opening of Abuja Airport
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Ministries of Transport, Power, Works and Housing and the security agencies over the successful…
Gov. Akeredolu appoints 7 Senior Special Assistants
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, on Tuesday, approved the appointments of seven Senior Special Assistants (SSA).
IGP: We are committed to protection of human rights
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, on Tuesday restated the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to the protection…
NAPTIP new D-G tasks staff on agency’s mandate
Ms Julie Okah-Donli, the newly appointed Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has charged staff…
Cloudy skies, hazy weather to prevail on Wednesday – NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy to partly cloudy skies over the central states of the country on…
Abuja Airport: Group commends FG
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria, (MMWGN) on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for the completion and re-opening of…
Customs distributes 136, 476 bags of rice to IDPs camps in a year
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has distributed 136, 476 bags of rice in the last one year to Internally Displaced…
Journalists protest against killing of colleague in Bayelsa
Journalists at Radio Bayelsa on Tuesday marched round Yenagoa to protest against the killing of their colleague, Famous Giobaro, the…
NSE resumes after Easter holidays with 1.19% loss
Activities resumed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday after the Easter holidays on a negative, with major blue…
Police arrest Nigerian for robbing 4 US banks
A Nigerian journalist and former United Nations employee was busted for robbing four Manhattan banks — all during his lunch…
Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps not competing with police – Chairman
Israel Ajao, Chairman, Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), has said that the government-sponsored vigilante organisation was not in competition with…
Gov. Bindow orders payment of pension arrears
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Tuesday directed the state Pension Board to commence the payment of pension and gratuity…
Police kill militant involved in Ikorodu killing
The police on Tuesday announced that one of the gunmen, who killed four policemen and an army captain at Isawo…
Reps member offers free medical care to border communities
Mr Zakari Mohammed, a member representing Baruten/Kaiama Federal Constituency of Kwara, have bankrolled a free medical care for more than…
Residents protest over poor power supply, high charges
Some residents of Kaduna on Tuesday protested over what they termed as “triple billing and poor power supply” by Kaduna…
1,000 benefit from navy’s free eye treatment
More than 1,000 people from community in Rivers benefitted from free eye treatment and some other healthcare services organised by…
12 killed as Saudi military helicopter crashes in Yemen
A Saudi military Black Hawk helicopter has crashed in Yemen, leaving at least 12 servicemen dead. Saudi Press Agency said…
3 suspected armed robbers lynched in Benue
The Police in Benue have confirmed the lynching of three suspected armed robbers by a mob in Adikpo in Kawabde…
Residents call for removal of waste from gutters
Some residents of Abuja suburbs have called on Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEBP) and waste management agencies in area councils…
UN: Diaspora plays key role in economic transformation
Africa’s diaspora is playing a big role in the economic transformation of the continent, the UN said on Tuesday.
Police kill militant involved in killing of Army captain
The police on Tuesday announced that one of the gunmen, who killed four policemen and an army captain at Isawo…
4 men docked for robbing motorist on Lagos bridge
Four men were on Tuesday brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly robbing a motorist of…
Angry electricity consumers drop charms, block PHEDC office in Port Harcourt
Angry customers of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution (PHED) Tuesday, protested to its Aggrey road office in Port Harcourt and…
26 Killed As Bus Plunges Into Ravine
The number of people who died on Tuesday when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in northern Philippines had…
Lagos Public Service Remains Most Progressive In Nigeria – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday described the State Public Service as the most progressive in Nigeria, just…