Year: 2017
PDP: Allow return of defected members with values to add – State Chairman
The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger, Mr Tanko Beji, has advised party leaders to allow the return…
ECOWAS Parliament adopts 2018 budget
The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted the proposed 2018 community budget of 284.9 million West African Units of Account (UA) (approximately…
Women need greater role in industries to cut poverty – UN
United Nations says Women need to be given a greater role in industries in poorer nations to meet the global…
Osinbajo attends President Kenyatta’s inauguration
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is attending the second term inauguration of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi, Kenya.
Housing Project: Federal Government pledges swift funds disbursement to hasten completion
Federal Government has pledged quick disbursement of funds to hasten ongoing construction of houses under the National Housing Programme (NHP).
Nigerians in South Africa inaugurate free Legal Desk help
The Nigerian community in South Africa says it has set up a legal desk to provide free legal services to…
Premium Times venture into the Agricultural sector
Mr Dapo Olorunyomi, Chief Executive Officer, Premium Times Nigeria, on Monday said that the organisation was collaborating with some stakeholders…
Immigration to probe alleged extortion of International Passport applicants
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has begun investigation into alleged extortion of international passport applicants at Nigerian High Commission…
Space programmes: Agency encourages students to participate
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on Monday urged students to participate in inter-school space programmes.
SGF calls increased public sensitisation on road signs
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has called for increased public sensitisation on road…
Goods lost as fire guts shops in Gowon Estate
A late night inferno early on Tuesday morning gutted five of eight shops attached to a Union Bank building on…
Nigerian Navy decorates 16 Rear Admirals
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok Ete-Ibas, on Monday decorated 16 newly-promoted rear admirals urging them to…
8 warders sacked for smuggling prohibited items into prison yards
The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has sacked eight junior officers for various acts of indiscipline including smuggling of prohibited items…
Support war against corrruption, minister begs media
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the media to fully support the Administration's fight…
Corrupt traditional system retards Africa’s development – Iwo Monarch
Oba Rosheed Akanbi of Iwoland in Southwest Nigeria has traced lack of development in the African continent to corruption of…
Tony Rapu Advises Banky W About Marriage
Tony Rapu, Pastor of This Present House, is the person who officiated at Banky W and Adesua Etomi‘s wedding in…
Seyi Shay, Davido, Olamide Win Big At NEA Awards
Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) held on Saturday at the Symphony Space Center in New York. The award night is organised…
Burna Boy Has A New Song ”Streets Of Africa”
Amid the drama surrounding Burna Boy currently, The singer unperturbed, has a new street vibe for his fans and haters…
Frank Edwards Has A Word For Burna Boy
Gospel singer Frank Edwards threw in a word of admonition for run away Burna Boy over his alleged involvement in…
TETFund invests N300bn in tertiary institutions
TETFund has provided about N300 billion on infrastructural development in universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education in Nigeria between 2011…
Governors urged to pay workers’ salaries before Christmas
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments to ensure payment of outstanding workers’ salaries in their various states, to enable…
LASIEC Presents Certificates Of Return To 2 Councillors Of Accord Party
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission ( LASIEC ) has presented Certificates of Return to Aderibigbe Imoleayo Oluwafemi and Olamoyegun…
Enugu Prison authorities distributes drugs to inmates
The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) on Monday said it had commenced distribution of drugs worth millions of Naira to inmates…
NAFDAC to upgrade its laboratories to international standard
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is upgrading four laboratories to international standards…
Edo court remands killers of UNIBEN Professor
An Egor Chief Magistrate Court in Benin, Edo State, has remanded three persons who allegedly murdered a Professor at the…
Dokpesi promises better unity among Nigerians
Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, on Monday said if voted as the national chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
Minister unveils logo for upcoming African Wrestling Championships
Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports, on Monday, unveiled the logo for the 2018 Africa Wrestling Championships at the…
No Alawee! Nasarawa corpers protest non payment of state allowances
About 3,000 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to public secondary schools in Nasarawa state on Monday in Lafia…
S/East, S/South governors forum want increase allocation to zones
The South-East and South-South Governors’ Forum on Monday called on the Federal Government to increase allocation to the states from…
President Buhari off to Abidjan to attend EU-AU Summit
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina says President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit in Abidjan, Cote…