Year: 2018
Access Bank reports N459.08bn in gross earnings for 2017
Access Bank Plc on Wednesday announced gross earnings of N459.08 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2017.
Bill Gates, Dangote, six Govs sign MoU on immunization
Bill Gates, Aliko Dangote and six Governors on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding on improved access to immunization across…
Women underscored in peace building participation
The Director-General, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Prof. Oshita Oshita, on Wednesday underscored the role of women in…
Atiku welcomes release of Dapchi school girls
Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku has welcomed the release of Dapchi school girls who were allegedly abducted by Boko Haram…
FG urged to Secure fuel pipelines to improve movement of products around depots
The National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has appealed to the Federal Government to secure fuel pipelines to enable the tankers…
Kidnapped UCH doctors: Bring Abductors to justice – Association
Following the kidnap and negotiated release of two of its members, the Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital, (UCH)…
APC to PDP: You’re no alternative to us in Lagos
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the criticisms credited to the Lagos State Chairman…
Bedridden football coach pleads to Obiano for more assistance
A football coach in Anambra, Benson Udeh, who has been bedridden since 2016 following an auto crash has appealed to…
Nigeria now net exporter of cement in Africa – Dangote Group
The President of Dangote Group, Dr Aliko Dangote, says his company has made Nigeria a net exporter of cement in…
2019 general elections: We are ready to capture Lagos in 2019 – PDP
The Lagos chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said it had perfected plans to capture the state in…
I never told court that star witness in Kalu’s fraud case fled Nigeria – EFCC operative
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ovie Akpoyibo, has told a Federal High Court sitting in…
Buhari To Chair 10th Bola Tinubu Colloquium In Lagos Next Week
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to lead several distinguished Nigerians to Lagos next Thursday as he chairs the 10th Bola…
No cash was recovered from our house – Boroh’s wife
Mrs Ibinye Boroh, Wife of the former Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd), has debunked the rumour…
SERAP charges FG to prioritise medical needs of released Dapchi girls
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari to prioritise the well-being of…
Britiain donates N1bn drugs, equipment to Kano State
The British Government through the Department for International Development (DFID) Palladium project, has donated drugs and medical equipment worth N780…
500 SMEs to undergo training in Lagos to boost GDP
An NGO, African Hub International says it will train 500 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to grow their businesses and…
Ramadan: Agoma championships rescheduled — Organiser
Emmanuel Oghenejobo, organiser of the annual Agoma Open Taekwondo Festival (AOTF), on Wednesday said the championships scheduled to hold in…
DPR seals two outlets in Anambra as IPMAN hails improved petrol supply
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has lauded the Federal Government for improved supply of petrol across the…
NSE in downward spiral as All-Share Index extend losses by 0.46%
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, for three days running, extended losses, dropping by 0.46 per cent, amid profit…
Nigerian Govt Asks Court To Seize 22 Foreign, Local Properties Of Senator
The Nigerian Government is seeking an interim order of the Federal High Court, Abuja to temporary seize 22 prime properties/assets…
Kogi state place N5m bounty on assailants
The Kogi Government has offered a N5 million reward for any information that can lead to the arrest of the…
FIRS records N700m revenue increase in 2017
The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler, said the Service recorded four million new taxpayers, including companies…
2018 Hajj: NAHCON inaugurates accommodation inspection, negotiation team
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday, inaugurated a 20-man team for inspection and negotiation of rates for…
Photo News: Buhari presides over FEC meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential…
National Assembly to establish museum to immortalise members
The Senate on Wednesday said it would liaise with House of Representatives to establish National Assembly museum and archives to…
Bauchi to enforce use of POS in revenue collection for accountability
The Bauchi State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) said it would enforce the use of Point of Sale (POS)…
INEC fixes dates for Senator Dino Melaye recall process
The Kogi State Independent National Electoral Commission (KSINEC) has announced dates for the commencement of the recall process of Senator…
FG Saves N68bn on Personnel Cost, Captures 511 MDAs under IPPIS
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Wednesday disclosed that the Federal Government had saved N68 billion on personnel…
Bierhoff believes Germany needs major reforms to remain competitive
German football will need to undertake major steps to remain competitive globally, the world champions’ team manager Oliver Bierhoff said…
Zimbabwe stops striking doctors salaries, allowances
The Zimbabwean government said on Wednesday it would not pay salaries and allowances to striking junior doctors, taking a hard…