Year: 2017
CBN, IFAD award 60 MFBs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have given awards to 60 microfinance banks…
2017 NIPOGA: 81 Polytechnics to participate
Eighty-one polytechnics will be participating in the 19th Edition of the Nigerian Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA) slated for April 26 to…
FUT Minna gets new Deputy VC
The Federal University of Technology, Minna on Friday announced the appointment of Prof. Ahmed Iyaka of the Department of Chemistry,…
NAFDAC shuts down fake wine shops in Abuja
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down some wine shops worth N100 million in…
My husband canes me daily, woman tells court
A 39-year-old petty trader, Yemisi Akinwunmi, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to end her 20-year-old…
2 Lafia Polytechnic workers suspended
The Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia has suspended two workers found to have collected illegal tuition fees, its Rector, Mr Silas…
Buhari committed to fair deal in Niger Delta
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday reaffirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to offering a better deal to the people of…
Katsina traditional ruler dies at 103 years
The District Head of Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, Alhaji Muhammadu Lawal-Areda, has died on Friday at the…
Buhari tasks graduates on entrepreneurial development
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged university graduates in the country to utilise their energy for entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity.
Xenophobia: South Africans attack Nigerians again
Some Nigerian real estate agents in Turffontein, South Africa, have been attacked by local residents who alleged that they were…
2 remanded in prison over abduction
The Police on Friday arraigned one James Blessing, 36 and Ogunsakin Mary, 50 before a Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in…
Fraudster bags 6-year jail term for N7.8 million love scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday secured the conviction and sentencing of an Internet fraudster, Akintunde Vincent…
Morocco arrest 15 Islamic State terrorists
Moroccan authorities said on Friday they had arrested 15 people suspected of ties with Islamic State in the latest raid…
Ahmad vows to audit CAF’s account
Newly-appointed Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Ahmad says his first act will be to conduct an audit of the…
US Secret Service laptop ‘stolen’
A US Secret Service laptop with Trump Tower floor plans and other sensitive material was taken from an agent's vehicle…
Lagos denies levy on digging domestic boreholes
The Lagos State Government on Friday denied that it will be collecting levy for digging of boreholes for domestic purposes.
Ubani Foundation empowers 27 start-up businesses, students
In keeping with its mandate of helping the poor, the Onyekachi Ubani Foundation, OUF on Friday empowered 27 start-up businesses…
NIS Recruitment Scam: Court refuses Moro’s request to travel abroad for medicals
A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba on Friday turned down the application…
Magu heads to London to speak at money laudering Conference
Days after the Senate rejected his nomination, Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
Merkel and Trump begin key talks at White House
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is visiting the White House for a key summit with President Donald Trump.
Nigeria Customs, its Controller General: Beyond the ‘Uniform’ debacle
In recent times, there have been controversies over the operations the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS); the conduct of its officials,…
Nobel laureate, Walcott dies at 87
Nobel laureate poet Derek Walcott has died aged 87 at his home in the Caribbean island of St Lucia after…
Group alleges Herdsmen Kill 500, Displace 300,000 In Benue
The Vanguard Against Tiv Massacre (VATIM) has said over 500 persons have been brutally killed across Benue state in the…
South Africa court orders govt to pay social grant on 1 April
South Africa's Constitutional Court ordered the government on Friday to pay social grants on April 1 via its current service…
Court stops EFCC from seizing $1.3 billion oil field from Shell, Eni
A Nigerian court on Friday overturned a request by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC to seize an oil…
CACOL warns governors against mismanagement of N500bn Paris Club loan
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has warned governors not to mismanage the N500bn Paris Club loan refund…
Amnesty Condemns LASG For Demolishing Otodogbame Community
Amnesty International (AI) on Friday condemned the demolition of the Otodogbame community in Lekki, Eti-Osa Local Government Area, by the…
My victory, a win-win for Africa, Nigeria football-Pinnick
Newly elected Confederation of Africa Football, CAF Executive Committee member, Amaju Pinnick has described his victory in the polls as…
Nigerians Pay Ogbemudia Last Respect
It was a gathering of all classes of people on Friday in Benin, Edo State as the former Governor of…
Firm demands N2 billion from Etisalat over copyright infringement
A mobile finance technology firm, V-Exchange Ltd has demanded for N2 billion from Etisalat as compensation for an alleged infringement…