Year: 2017
NLC advises Nigerian Govt’s committee on minimum wage
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Tripartite Committee for the new National Minimum Wage to consider the…
CAN, Muslim council condemn Adamawa killings
The Adamawa Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Muslim Council have condemned the perpetrators of the Mubi Mosque…
Ighalo, Ideye expected in Kano for IDPs charity match
Super Eagles forwards Odion Ighalo and Brown Ideye have been named in the team of Africa Legends scheduled to face…
Communal clash: Normalcy returns to Igbo-Etiti
Enugu State Police Command said on Friday that normalcy had returned to Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State after…
Pope condemns anti-migrant propaganda
Pope Francis on Friday said people spreading anti-migrants propaganda “are sowing violence, racial discrimination and xenophobia” and called for global…
Lagos Assembly urges Buhari to intensify efforts on counter-terrorism
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts to wipe out all manner…
Health minister expresses shock over death of MHWUN members
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Friday, expressed shock over the death of some medical officials along Kano-Kaduna…
Enugu Govt approves N1.5b for rehabilitation of roads
The Enugu State Executive Council has approved N1.5 billion for the reconstruction of 14 critical roads in Enugu metropolis and…
INEC fixes date for Anambra Central Senatorial re-run election
The Independent National EIectoral Commission has fixed Jan. 13, 2018 for the conduct of the rerun Anambra Central Senatorial District…
Oscar Pistorius’ jail sentence increased to 13 years, 5 months
A South African court on Friday, increased Paralympian Oscar Pistorius’ jail sentence from six years to 13 years and five…
Mnangagwa sworn-in as Zimbabwe’s New President
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as Zimbabwe's president in a ceremony at a packed stadium in the country's capital,…
Zimbabwean army hands over finance minister to police
Zimbabwean Finance Minister, Ignatius Chombo, who was detained last week during a military coup, had been handed over to police,…
N-Power to commence physical verification on Dec. 4
The 300,000 candidates pre-selected under the Federal Government’s N-Power Scheme will undergo its physical verification phase from Dec. 4 to…
Nigerian Govt. allots N256.23m in November savings bond sales
The Federal Government allotted N256.23 million in its November, 2019 and 2020 savings bond sales, according to the Debt Management…
Shettima calls for proactive measures to check food insecurity in North-East
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has called for proactive measures to mitigate the effects of food insecurity caused by Boko…
Amaechi tasks stakeholders on improving Nigerian maritime industry
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, has urged stakeholders to initiate ideas that will elevate operations in the maritime…
Mnangagwa assures Mugabe of safety in Zimbabwe – state media
Incoming Zimbabwe leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, assured former President Robert Mugabe, he and his family would be safe in the country,…
Boko Haram: VSF to spend N400m to reconstruct 7 schools
Prof. Sunday Ochoche, the Executive Director of Victims Support Fund (VSF), on Thursday, said the fund would spend N400 million…
Ekwueme: Nigerian Govt inaugurates Burial Committee
The Federal Government has inaugurated a national burial committee headed by Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the…
Bombshell: Atiku quits APC
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has formally quit the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Barkin-Ladi Irrigation project: Fiscal commission, project engineer disagree
A project verification team from the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has expressed dissatisfaction over the handling of the N734 million Barkin-Ladi…
Beyond Mugabe: The Other Vultures In Harare
I perfectly understand the outpouring of joy in the streets of Harare. We’ve seen it many times before in the…
Our Young People Need STEM For a Brighter Future
Here’s an interesting fact: there’s been a steady decline in the number of secondary school students studying STEM (science, technology,…
Buhari approves N800m Budget Support Loan Facility for states
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of N800 million for each of the 36 states of the federation as…
We need to show more patriotism – Adesina
The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, says patriotic zeal of citizens is…
Housing: Anambra govt. to fast track project
Prof. Solomon Chukwulobelu, Secretary to the Anambra State Government said the state would deploy resources to fast track the ongoing…
Plateau Youths to submit open grazing prohibition bill to Assembly
A pressure group, Plateau Youth G17 Peace and Progressive Forum, says it has prepared a bill on prohibition of open…
Senate lied, There’re no 222 Pensions properties to share – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says the Senate lied when it said the commission shared 222 pensions properties…
Haters Come For Adesua Etomi’s Alleged Ex
Nollywood actress Adesua Etomi haven tied the nuptial knot with Banky W, fans have still not overcome the too good…
Yvonne Nelson’s Baby Daddy Arrives Ghana
After Yvonne Nelson reportedly put to bed a baby girl on Sunday October 29th, the actress's baby daddy has arrived…