Year: 2017
Member states urged to increase efforts to combat migration challenges
ECOWAS has urged member states to support the Nigerien Government in its efforts to address the challenges of irregular migration…
I have adequate experience to lead PDP, Dokpesi boasts
Founder of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, on Monday said he had capacity to lead the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
FA Cup: Merseyside derby pick of the ties in third round draw
Liverpool will welcome Merseyside rivals Everton in the English FA Cup third round while holders Arsenal face a trip to…
#ReformSARS: Police to commence training programme for SARS personnel
Personnel of the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) are to undergo a new training programme, according to the Force Public Relations…
Photo News: Chibok boy given a new life after Boko Haram attack
After being on a wheelchair for four years, Boko Haram child’s victim, Ali Ahmadu, has returned to Nigeria following successful…
Terror Attacks: Police beef up security in Abuja, 6 states
The Force Headquarters has allayed the fears of Nigerians over the red alert recently issued by the US and UK…
Boko Haram victim returns from Dubai after successful surgery
After being on a wheelchair for four years, Boko Haram child’s victim, Ali Ahmadu, has returned to Nigeria following successful…
Benue governor calls for good disaster management
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Monday urged stakeholders in the environment sector to initiate effective disaster management and risk…
Cattle rustling: Zamfara police arrest two suspects, recover cows
The Police in Zamfara have arrested two suspected cattle rustlers and recovered seven cows from them in Zamfara A statement…
LASU suspends College of Medicine Provost
The Lagos State University has suspended the Provost of the LASU College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja, Prof. Babatunde Solagberu, over…
Access Bank launches new growth strategy
In its bid to become number one retail bank in the country and Africa gateway to the world by 2022,…
RCCG Congress: TRACE deploys 150 personnel
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps(TRACE), says it has deployed 150 operatives to monitor and control traffic during the…
Buhari returns to Abuja from Aqaba
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after participating in 2-day Counter-Terrorism retreat, co-hosted by Jordan and Nigeria. The president’s…
Gas explosion: Delta Communities appeal to FG for rescue
Leaders of communities affected by the gas explosion in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta have appealed…
Utako Market: Nobody will be shortchanged – AMAC boss
Mr Abdulahi Candido, the Chairman Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has assured shop owners at the Utako Ultra Modern Market…
Lagos residents protest 4-month power outage
Residents of Ijegun-Imore community in Satellite Town, Lagos State on Monday protested four months of power outage in the area…
Ogun loses N5bn revenue monthly – Amosun
Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun on Monday disclosed that the state was losing between N3 billion and N5 billion as…
EU member states adopt new anti-dumping rules
The European Union (EU) member states on Monday adopted the union’s new anti-dumping rules with “market distortion approach” at its…
Over 200 transformers vandalised in Anambra – official
No fewer than 200 transformers were vandalised by hoodlums between January and November in Anambra, an official of the Enugu…
Okowa heads PDP convention committee
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday inaugurated the National Planning Committee to conduct its Dec. 9 national convention.
Doctors urge Federal Government to be more proactive in curtailing NCDs
Dr Segun Olaopa, the President, Association of Resident Doctors, has urged the Federal Government to be more proactive in its…
El-Rufai links traditional institutions to unity and development
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, on Monday, described traditional institutions as the most respected segment of the leadership realm…
Zamfara state house of Assembly receives 2018 budget
The Zamfara State governor, Alhaji Abdul’Aziz Yari on Monday presented the 2018 budget proposal of N130.7 billion to the state…
December trading opens with marginal growth of 0.08%
The market indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) opened for the first trading day in December after a public…
Boy ran over by insurgents returns to Nigeria after successful surgery
The six-year old Boko Haram victim, Alih Ahmadu, who underwent a successful spinal surgery in Dubai, returned to the country…
Dokpesi courts Ayade ahead of PDP Convention
Ahead of the Dec. 9 convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), media mogul Mr Raymond Dokpesi, has appealed to…
Senate President emphasises on Nigeria’s in its diversity
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Monday said the strength of Nigeria with a population of nearly…
Saraki inaugurates Trust fund to combat HIV/AIDS
The Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki, on Monday inaugurated the National Assembly Coalition Against HIV/ AIDS (NASSCOA) and the Wellness…
Group expresses concern over indiscriminate use of personal data
A group, African Academic Network on Internet Policy, has expressed concern over the indiscriminate collection and use of personal data…
PDP big enough to accomodate returning members – Lawmaker
A House of Representatives member, Mr Daniel Ofongo, has said that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has enough space for…