Year: 2018
Public Service Institute: HoS inaugurates 80-seater CBT centre
Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HoS), has inaugurated an 80-seater Computer Based Test (CBT)…
N70m fraud: Court grants suspects N5m bail each
An FCT High Court, Apo, on Monday granted bail of 5million each to 3 men docked over alleged N70million fraud.…
Police arrest Adamawa SDP gubernatorial aspirant
The police in Adamawa have arrested a Social Democratic Party (SDP) gubernatorial aspirant, Mr Abel Behora, for an alleged inciting…
Fidelity Bank nets 94% profit after tax in 2017
Fidelity Bank Plc on Monday announced an impressive result for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017 with a profit, after…
Katsina police arrest notorious armed robbery kingpin
The Katsina State Police Command has apprehended a notorious armed robbery kingpin, Dabo Hassan, 60, and five other suspects who…
Lagos calls for partnership with building professionals to bridge housing deficit
The Lagos State Government on Monday called on stakeholders in the built industry to partner with the government in a…
Kwara workers are dependable allies – Gov Ahmed
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has described workers in the state as dependable allies in entrenching good governance and efficient…
What Private University graduates have to say about their Alma mater
In 1999, when the first private university, Igbinedion University, Okada was established, little did Nigerians know that was the beginning…
World Malaria Day: NGO distributes 350 insecticide treated nets
No fewer than 350 insecticide treated nets were distributed freely on Monday in Benin by the medical outreach of a…
Nwobike’s jail term: Sentence is light – NBA, SERAP
Lawyers and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have reacted to the conviction and sentencing to a month in…
France, Israel discuss Iran nuclear programme
French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday discussed a proposal to forge a new deal…
Minimum Wage: Labor says time line must not be altered
The Organised Labour says it will not to allow the Tripartite Committee for National Minimum Wage to alter the time…
Omo-Agege’s suspension illegal – AGF
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Mr Abubakar Malami, (SAN) told the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday that the…
Photo News: Trump meets Buhari in Washington
President Donald Trump of the United States today met President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House in Washington. See photos…
AGF brands Omo-Agege’s suspension illegal
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Mr Abubakar Malami, (SAN) told the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday that the…
MDAs urged to support UN National Action Plan on Women
Sen. Aisha Alhassan, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development has charged Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to be…
FCT residents turn vehicles to mobile shops
Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have turned their vehicles into mobile shops.
NYSC Board inspects Lagos orientation camp facilities
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Governing Board has urged corps members to take advantage of the skills acquisition programme…
NiMet predicts thundery, cloudy activities on Tuesday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms over central states of Abuja, Lafia, Ilorin, Makurdi, Kogi, Niger and Kaduna…
Nigerian govt restates commitment to fight against terrorism funding
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has re-affirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to the global fight against the financing…
Arik spreads to being flight operations in Bauchi
Nigerian carrier, Arik Air, on Monday announced that it would begin flight operations to Bauchi on May 9. The Chief…
You deserve adequate reward – FCT Minister to workers
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has said that Nigerian workers deserve to be adequately rewarded for the sweats of…
President Buhari arrives White House for meeting with Trump
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the White House for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Buhari, who arrived the…
Herdsmen Attacks: Only 5 of 23 LGAs in Benue are free – Gov. Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, said on Monday that only five of the 23 Local Government Areas of the state…
2nd Niger Bridge: FG fulfilling campaign promises – D-G VON
The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has said that the Federal Government will award the main contract…
Air Force takes delivery of 2 MI-35M combat helicopters in Benue
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday took delivery of two MI-35M combat helicopters at its Tactical Air Command in Benue.
APGA chieftain warns against imposition of candidates
Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) Board of Trustees (BoT), has urged the party’s leadership to…
Nigeria’s greatest challenge is Internal security – Bayelsa Dep. Gov.
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, Rear Admiral Gbogboria John-Jonah (rtd) has identified internal security as Nigeria’s greatest challenge.
Nigerian Govt to complete repair work on existing Niger bridge in December
Mr Innocent Alumonah, Federal Controller of Works, Anambra says the Federal Government will complete repair work on the existing Niger…
Over 600,000 Sri Lankans face drought
The number of people affected by drought in Sri Lanka has increased to 613,326, according to a situation report released…