Year: 2017
Alex Ekwueme: FG inaugurates 11-member Burial Committee
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja, inaugurated an 11-member committee to organise a state burial for late former Vice-…
Russia banned from Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Russia has been banned from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics by the International Olympics Committee (IOC). The IOC found evidence…
Ministry condemns publication on illegal mining
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has described the publication of the BUA Group cement as an unwarranted campaign…
Enugu governor approves 13th-month salary for workers
The Enugu State Executive Council on Tuesday approved a 13th-month salary for the state’s civil servants as an added boost…
270,000 Nigerians living with HIV – UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that no fewer than 270,000 estimated children aged 0 to 14 years were…
Consul-General to address complaints of Nigerians in U.S.
The Acting Consul-General of Nigeria to New York, Tanko Suleiman, has said that he would liaise with the Nigerian community…
University non-teaching staff demands fully met — Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, says the Federal Government has fulfilled its part of an agreement…
Sen. Misau: court adjourns till Jan.15, 2018
An FCT High Court in Maitama has adjourned until Jan. 15, for the commencement of the trial of Senator Isah…
Oando Plc to undergo forensic audit
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun the forensic audit of Oando Plc, contrary to reports that the exercise…
South east PDP governors to meet on chairmanship candidate
South East governors belonging to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party will meet soon to decide on a consensus candidate for…
Come back to PDP, Atiku begs decampees
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday urged all leaders who had left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to return…
Fuel scarcity: Senate moves in, summons NNPC GMD
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream says plans have been concluded for it to conduct nationwide inspection of filling stations…
Dangote makes World 50 Most Influential people’s record
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, has been honored for his contribution to increasing local food production and lessen food imports…
Chelsea draw, progress to Champions League knockout stage
Chelsea are on collision course with Barcelona and Paris St Germain after they advanced to the Champions League last 16…
More Nigerians return from Libya
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Tuesday joined officials of some…
United came back from behind to beat CSKA 2-1
Manchester United reached the Champions League knockout stage for the first time since 2014 by coming from behind to beat…
Echoes from International Drink Festival
From Electro Night to an amazing world class flair performance, the International Drinks Festival proved to be unrivaled.
Hospital denies knowledge of presidency’s reinstatement order of dismissed staff
The Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Benin, Edo State, has denied knowledge of an order by the Presidency, which allegedly directed…
Delta Court jails father, son, for brewing Ogogoro
Justice A.O. Faji, of the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State, on Tuesday sentenced a 58-year-old man, Isaac Uti, to…
Niger Gov calls for more investment in polytechnics
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has charged the federal and other tiers of government to invest more in polytechnic education if…
555 pregnant women may die in Lagos – LASG
Lagos State Government says on Tuesday that 555 pregnant women may die from every 100,000 live births in Lagos according…
Dangote: Only African in Bloomberg 50 list of year’s most influential people
Aliko Dangote was honored last night at the Bloomberg 50 annual gala dinner at New York's iconic Gotham Hall. Bloomberg's…
Court sentences Femi Adesina’s impostor to 8 years imprisonment
A fraudster who impersonated the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, and attempted to fleece…
Kano State University converts casual staff to Permanent staff
The authorities of the Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST) Wudil said it had converted 238 casual staff to…
Buhari tasks laureates policies generation to transform Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja urged Laureates of the Nigeria National Order of Merit (NNOM) Award to generate…
Nigeria in dire need of reform to enhance security – Prof. Jega
Prof. Attahiru Jega, the former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there is urgent need to reform governance system in…
People are trying to use me start tribal war – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Tuesday lamented that some people are trying to use him to start a tribal…
2018 Budget passes second reading
The Bill for an Act to authorise the issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation the sum of…
Kaduna State LG retirees to receive benefits in 60 days
The Kaduna State government says it will pay all local government retirees and disengaged staff their benefits in two months.
Reps to probe TCN over $300m power project
The House of Representatives says it will investigate the delay in the execution of 300 million dollars Nigeria Electricity and…