Year: 2017
American pilot dies on Dallas-Albuquerque flight
A pilot died on Wednesday during a flight from Dallas to Albuquerque, New Mexico, American Airlines have confirmed.
UK sets out plan to replace EU laws
Thousands of EU laws on everything from workers’ rights to the environment are to be scrapped or replaced with UK…
Trump-Russia ties: Senate pledges thorough inquiry
The Republican and Democrat leaders of a Senate panel investigating alleged Russian interference in the US election have vowed a…
Your investigation of Sagay’s comments is a travesty’, SERAP tells Senate
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the Senate to immediately withdraw the unwarranted…
Lagos Releases N582.195m to pay 109 pensioners
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has released the sum of N582. 195 million to pay 109 retirees’ entitlements…
PTAD to establish offices in 36 states
Mrs Sharon Ikeazor, Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), says it will set up offices in the 36…
Don urges APC to end face-off between Senate and Presidency
A Professor of Political Science, Femi Otubanjo, said on Thursday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) must mediate in the…
Ill Health: Buhari cancels further trip to UK, invites doctors to Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled a planned medical trip to the UK and has invited doctors to Nigeria instead.
Economic Recovery Plan: FG to grant incentives to investors
The Federal Government will grant incentives to encourage investment in the priority sectors listed in the recently released Economic Recovery…
Kaduna FRSC enlightens students on safety awareness
The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Thursdays that it has enlightened 1,023 primary…
Borno residents shocked over Ndume’s suspension
Some residents of Borno on Thursday expressed shock over the six months suspension slammed on former Senate Leader, Alhaji Muhammad…
Nigerian troops ambush Boko Haram fighters
Nigerian soldiers of the Operation Lafiya Dole on Wednesday ambushed some Boko Haram fighters along Ajiri-Dikwa road, Borno State, killing…
Israel cuts UN dues by $2m
Israel will cut two1 million dollars from its UN dues in response to “anti-Israel” resolutions passed by the UN Human…
Abia group in South Africa plans skills acquisition
The Abia Union in South Africa says it will introduce skills acquisition, self-empowerment and sustainable growth for members.
JAMB cancels Computer Based Test for 8-keys device
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced its resolve to abolish Computer Based Test, CBT, method for Unified…
Senators give 5 conditions for peace with Buhari as Osinbajo heads reconciliation committee
The Senate has reacted to the setting up of a committee by the Federal Executive Council to settle the rift…
NSCDC nabs fake military personnel in Borno
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, on Thursday, said it arrested a man, Ahmed Alibe, 21,…
UTME: Ilorin applicants recount ordeal in obtaining forms
Applicants into various tertiary institutions in the country are facing hardship in banks in Ilorin, Kwara, to pay N5, 500…
Borno government to build orphanage for abandoned children
The Borno Government says it will build a comprehensive orphanage for at least 8,000 children that have been separated from…
NASG redeploys staff of defunct newspaper to information ministry
Four years after it shut down the `Nigeria Newsday Newspapers’, the Nasarawa State Government announced on Wednesday that it had…
DSS arrests Ifeanyi Uba, Capital Oil boss
Ifeanyi Uba, the owner of Capital Oil, has been arrested and detained by Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS).
Buhari’s ratification of Paris Agreement commendable – Ita-Giwa
Sen. Florence Ita-Giwa, a former Presidential Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his ratification of…
Ngilari released from Yola Prison
Former Adamawa Governor, Bala Ngilari, who was granted bail on health grounds, after he appealed against his five years conviction…
Ambode, an achiever in face of challenges- Tinubu
All Progressives Party (APC) chieftain, Chief Bola Tinubu, says he had some worries when Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode assumed office in…
Man remanded for impersonating lawyer in Imo
An Owerri Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded in police custody a man, Richard Udeozor, charged with impersonating a lawyer.
Senate exonerates Saraki, Melaye
The Senate on Wednesday, exonerated the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki over his alleged involvement in the importation…
Hajj Commission introduces electronic payment system
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), on Wednesday said it had introduced electronic payment system to avoid agents taking…
Dogara pledges to push for pensioners’ entitlements
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara on Wednesday said the House will meet with the Executive to work…
NNPC to transform into an integrated energy company
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says its ongoing reform is geared towards transforming the corporation from an oil and…
Medication errors kill millions annually – WHO
Medication errors kill and injure millions of people while an estimated 42 billion dollars is lost annually, the World Health…