Year: 2017
Man Docked For Giving False Information To Police
A 40-year-old man, Murisiku Adejuwon, on Thursday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court on Lagos island for allegedly giving false…
Homicide: Court Remands Farmer In Prison
A Minna Magistrate’s court on Thursday ordered the remand in prison custody of a farmer, Hassan Usman, over alleged culpable…
Nigeria Customs Elevates An Officer By Four Ranks
Comptroller Yusuf Bashir, the Customs Area Controller of Tin-Can Island Customs Command, has told Mr Abba Aliyu, who was promoted…
Gov Ortom Inaugurates 23 LG Sole Administrators
Benue Governor Samuel Ortom on Thursday inaugurated 23 Sole Administrators to manage the affairs of the local governments pending the…
Niger Assembly Urges Creation Of JAMB Centre
The Niger State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), to…
NNPC moves to stem pipeline vandalism
The NNPC says it will adopt security measures to address issues affecting its operations in host communities to stabilise the…
FG approves appointment of Chief Executives for 23 federal agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executives for 23 Federal Government agencies.
Benue Govt Leases Land To Obasanjo Farms
The Benue Government says it has leased a total of 2,599 hectares of land to Obasanjo Farms for mango plantation…
Gunmen kill 3 policemen in Lagos again, kidnap 4 workers
Lagos State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the killing of three of its men and two community leaders by unidentified…
2 Ogun Vigilantes Jailed 6 Years For Murder
An Abeokuta High Court on Thursday sentenced two vigilantes — Lambe Yinka and Friday Gbenga — to six years imprisonment…
Anderlecht strike late to rescue draw with United
Manchester United were left ruing missed chances as Anderlecht salvaged a late draw and changed the complexion of the teams'…
US military drops ‘mother of all bombs on IS’ in Afghanistan
The US military says it has dropped the most destructive non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat on an Islamic State…
Appraising Kaduna’s Smart Infrastructure Plan
Kaduna State knows that infrastructural development is a straightforward way to inject money into the economy and lay the foundation…
Ex-Lagos Commissioner calls for concerted fight against corruption
Former Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Physical Planning, Nosirudeen Kekere-Ekun has called on Nigerians to join hands with…
We’re determined to deliver Potable Water to Lagosians – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it was determined to provide access to potable water to residents of the…
Lagos True Role Model For Growing Businesses In Nigeria – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday described Lagos State as a true model of the vision of improving on the ease…
Lawmaker launches N1.37bn ecological fund projects in constituency
Sen. Abdulfatai Buhari, the Chairman Senate Committee on ICT and Cyber-crime, on Thursday launched N1.37 billion ecological fund projects meant…
Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic matriculates 5,795 students – Rector
Prof. Shehu Dalhatu, the Rector of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, on Thursday said only 5,795 students matriculated out of 17,125…
FRSC commences removal of broken down vehicles from major roads in Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command has commenced the removal of all abandoned and broken down vehicles and…
WAEC approves new examination for private candidates
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday said it had approved the commencement of an additional diet in its…
Osun Govt to get $250m from ecotourism, zoological project annually
The Osun Government is to receive of 250 million U.S. dollars after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian…
Lagos Needs 720 million Gallons Of Water Per Day – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said his administration remains committed to bridging the daily deficit of potable…
World Biomedical Science Day: Association alert Nigerians on antibiotics resistance
The Association Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has said ignorance, poverty and weak regulations in various health practices are…
Easter: Police, NSCDC, FAAN, FRSC, promise security, patrol
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have assured travelers of adequate…
Sport Federations: Elections to commence May 5
Sports Stakeholders on Thursday in Abuja agreed to commence the National Sport Federations elections from May 5, the News Agency…
Police dock 25 men over alleged tresspass on traditional ruler’s land
The police in Lagos, on Thursday, arraigned 25 men who had allegedly trespassed on the land of a traditional ruler,…
Easter: Gov. Dickson preaches peace, love, unity
Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Thursday, called for greater sacrifice, tolerance and love among Nigerians in his Easter message.
FDI inflow to Anambra hits $7.2bn in 3 years – ANSIPPA boss
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow to Anambra in the last three years stood at 7.2 billion dollars, the Anambra State…
Group calls for support on innovations to empower women, youths
Masari Zallah Foundation (MZF), an NGO on Thursday appealed to the government to support innovations that would empower women and…
Insurance company commends NAICOM for sanitising insurance industry
The Managing Director of Law, Union and Rock Insurance, Mr Jide Orimolade, on Thursday commended the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM)…