Year: 2018
Nigeria’s inflation drops to 11.14% in July
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measured inflation for July dropped to 11.14…
U.S. embassy suspends consular services in Abuja indefinitely
The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria says that it has shut down its visa and consular services section in Abuja until…
New York, Toronto to host 2018 Nollywood Travel Film Festival
The cities of New York in the United States and Toronto in Canada have been selected to host the next…
Man allegedly kills and buries his brother in Enugu
The Police in Enugu State are investigating alleged murder of one Chizoba Ogbonna-Izuchukwu, 46, by his brother, Raphael Izuchukwu,40, in…
Oyo SSG, Olalekan Alli joins guber race
Alhaji Olalekan Alli, the Secretary to Oyo State Government, on Tuesday said his desire to govern the state was hinged…
Ethiopian Airlines not favourite to manage Nigeria Air – Minister
The Federal Government has faulted the claim by the Ethiopian Airlines’ Chief Executive, Tewolde Gebremariam, that the airline is the…
DELSU suspends controversial duty register
The Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, has temporarily suspended implementation of the controversial duty register it recently introduced for its…
State of the Nation: CAN declares 3-day fasting, prayers
The leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared a three-day national fasting and prayers to be observed in…
Bread shortages hit Sudan
Bread shortages have hit Sudan, with wheat traders blaming a foreign currency crisis for shortages of the staple that have…
Keystone Bank: Emerging whiz-kid on the banking block
Since the financial crisis that enveloped the global market a decade ago, the profitability and reputation of banks has been…
Senator Attai Aidoko Sir, legal quests or legislation?
Recently, I embarked on a journey to Ugbamaka lgah, the ancestral home of senator Attai Aidoko representing Kogi East in…
Acting President inaugurates multi-billion naira projects in Zamfara
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday inaugurated N5.9 billion naira worth of projects in Zamfara.
Lagos arraigns 50 suspects over attack, vandalisation of govt’s equipment
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday arraigned 50 suspects before Chief Magistrate Bola Osunsanmi of Court 4, Ikeja Magisterial District…
Sokoto Govt. to plant 100,000 economic trees
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, on Tuesday flagged off planting of 100,000 varieties of economic trees across locations of…
Yobe Govt to employ guards to protect forest reserves
The Yobe government on Tuesday said it would employ forest guards to protect 44 gazetted forest reserves in the state…
NNPC clarifies tariff issue on AKK gas pipeline project
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) execution of the strategic Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project is progressing under the original concept…
SIFAX Group to establish Dry Port in Gambia
Terminal operator SIFAX said it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Gambia to build and…
Call for Saraki’s resignation or impeachment ‘purely party affairs’ – Minister
The Federal Government says it has no hand in the call for resignation or impeachment of the President of the…
Uruguay’s Former President, Mujica resigns from Senate
Uruguay’s Former President Jose Mujica, an icon of the Latin American left, on Tuesday renounced his seat in the Senate…
Air Force conducts simulation exercise in Lagos
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday in Lagos conducted a simulation exercise aimed at building capacity and enhancing professionalism…
Eid-el-Kabir: FAAN strengthens airport security, logistics
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says airport security and other logistics have been upgraded and strengthened ahead of…
Zamfara: 30,000 to benefit from Nigerian Govt’s small-scale loan
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo said on Tuesday that 30,000 persons would benefit from the Federal Government small-scale loan Zamfara state.
India to launch first manned space mission by 2022
India will launch its first manned space mission by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday in his last…
Nigerian Govt restates commitment to end insecurity
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to end the current insecurity facing the country.
Collapsed bridge: Italian minister demands resignation of operators
Italy’s transport minister called on Wednesday for senior managers to resign at the company operating the bridge that collapsed in…
Governors augment Police operations with N2 trillion
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Secretariat on Tuesday said governors of the 36 states have collectively expended more than N2…
Bandits’ attacks: Osinbajo presents relief materials to victims
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday presented relief materials worth millions of naira to victims of bandits attacks in Zamfara…
Former Prisons Controller murdered in his farm
Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) has confirmed the death of a former Assistant Controller-General of Prisons, Nanvyet Gwali. The Public Relations…
FSARS arrests Premium Times reporter
PREMIUM TIMES, the online newspaper said its reporter Samuel Ogundipe was arrested today by Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad,(FSARS) over a…
Participants of Eko Youth Academy to compose Lagos youth anthem
Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Agboola Dabiri has tasked the participants of the ongoing Eko Youth…