Year: 2018
Union calls for more affordable houses for workers
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) Bayelsa chapter has called on the three tiers of government to provide more…
With time, Lagos will be free of refuse – Special Adviser
Mr Babatunde Hunpe, Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Environment, has assured Lagosians that the state government is making…
Niger Govt spends N1 billion on Minna old Airport road
The Niger Government says it has spent N1 billion on the dualisation of the 2.5 kilometer Minna old Airport road.
Toyin Abraham Adds Another Year
Movie star and film producer Toyin Abraham turned 34 today and she has already wished herself a Happy Birthday on…
Afenifere denies endorsing any candidate for 2019 presidential election
Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-cultural group, says it has not endorsed any candidate for the 2019 presidential election.
APC UK creates App to manage party members globally
The United kingdom Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will create a technology to ensure effective management…
Orientation Agency urged to expedite action on voter education
A socio-political group, Southern Nigeria Peoples Mandate (SNPM), has urged the National Orientation Agency (NOA) to expedite action on voter…
Oyo Govt. re-inaugurates vigilance Committee
The Oyo State Government on Wednesday re-inaugurated the State Coordinating Committee on Vigilante Activities after a three-year break.
Divorce-seeking wife threatens to poison husband
An Ibadan-based housewife and mother of three, Ronke Olanrewaju, on Wednesday asked an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court to dissolve her union.
2019 Election: 5 PDP governors woo Buhari
Reports say that five governors – two from South South and three from South East- are seeking a secret pact…
7 Italians arrested for beating up teenage African migrants
Seven people have been arrested in Sicily for an unprovoked attack in August on a group of teenage African migrants,…
Burundi still committing crimes against humanity – UN
More crimes against humanity were committed in Burundi in 2017 and 2018, whipped up by rhetoric from top officials, including…
Police arraign oil firm managing director for N35m fraud
Paul Iyoghojie The Managing Director of Yaklabbs Petroleum Nigeria Ltd, Christy Silas Tafida, 53, has been arraigned before a Lagos…
Total to build N40m soap manufacturing plant in Akwa Ibom
Mr Francois Le-Cocq, Deputy Managing Director, Total Exploration and Production, Port Harcourt, says the company is to spend N40 million…
Inspector-General of Police begs Edwin Clark
The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has apologised to elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark over an unauthorised raid carried…
Founder of militant Afghan Haqqani network dies after long illness
Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency,…
Nigeria Air to get operational certificates within 90 days
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday said it would deliver the Air Transport Licence (ATL) and the Aircraft…
Bribery: NFF bans Coach Salisu Yusuf for one-year
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Committee on Ethics and Fair Play has banned Super Eagles’ Chief Coach Salisu Yusuf from…
Small Doctor, Agege LGA to partner on talent discovery
A singer, Temitope Adekunle, popularly called “Small Doctor’’ and the Agege Local Council Area of Lagos State on Tuesday signed…
Typhoon Jebi: 11 dead, 600 injured in Japan
At least eleven people have been killed and about 600 injured after Typhoon Jebi ripped through Japan, the most powerful…
Akeredolu promises Ondo community development
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has assured the Ondo community in Ondo West Local Government area of the state…
NAFDAC to overhaul its cyber space
Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said on Tuesday that the agency…
2019 AFCON Qualifier: Super Eagles begin training with foot-volley
The Super Eagles players engaged in a Foot-Volleyball match on Tuesday evening as they began full training ahead Saturday’s crucial…
SDP presidential ticket open to eligible Nigerians
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says its presidential ticket is not zoned to any part of the country but open…
LG transition committees: Katsina PDP drags Masari to Supreme Court
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State, said on Tuesday it had approached the Supreme Court seeking to quash…
DSS hammers on commitment to democratic institutions
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reiterated its commitment to support democratic institutions, respect rule of law and protect…
Naira gains against dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Tuesday gained one kobo to exchange at N359 to the dollar, stronger than N360 posted on Monday.
CSOs caution politicians over defection, desperation
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Tuesday in Abuja said politicians cross-carpeting from one political party to another was out…
CBN injects $210m into forex market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has injected 210 million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to…
USIP Report: PDP tells world leaders to advice APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged world leaders to prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress…