Year: 2018
Millions of Naira paid into kalu’s company account in FCMB – Witness
A compliant officer with First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Olusegun Adesomoju on Wednsday told a Federal High Court, Lagos, how…
6 injured in hoodlums, Hausa traders’ clash in Benin
No fewer than six persons were severely injured when some suspected hoodlums attacked some Hausa foreign exchange traders at Ekiosa…
NBA to LASG: Reverse LUC in 7 days or face protest
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ikeja branch on Wednesday issued the Lagos State Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse its…
Former INEC chief re-arraigned for accepting gratification from Diezani
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday re-arraigned a former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Administrative Secretary, Mr…
Osinbajo at 61: Ndoma-Egba extols VP, describe him as highly dependable
The Chairman, Governing Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) has described the Vice President, Prof.…
DPR seals 26 petrol stations in Ibadan over sharp practices
The Head of Operations of Ibadan office of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Sadiq Ibrahim Danjuma on Wednesday stated…
How to handle herdsmen/farmers clashes — Oshiomhole
Former Edo Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has urged Nigerians not to politicise the herders/farmers problem affecting some parts of the…
Meningitis strikes again, kills 14 in Jigawa
The Jigawa Government says meningitis has killed 14 persons as 51 suspected cases were recorded in 10 local government areas…
Rooftop train riding: Standard gauge line will end practice – NRC
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the imminent introduction of the standard gauge line will permanently end the practice of…
Telecom industry: Danbatta calls for renewed thinking in policy framework
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called for renewed thinking by global policymakers and…
International Women’s Day: Council advises FG to address hunger in Nigeria
The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has called on the Federal Government to take adequate steps in addressing the…
IMF praises Nigeria’s effort in foreign exchange reserves recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday welcomed Nigeria’s exit from economic recession and lauded its strong recovery in foreign…
Benin Republic woman jailed 6 years for stealing employer’s N76m property
An Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos has sentenced a Cotonou, Republic of Benin woman, Janet Ketu aka Iya Bidemi, 44 to…
Staff Unions commend appointment of Omokungbe as Yabatech Rector
Two non-academic staff unions of the Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), on Wednesday hailed the appointment of Mr Obafemi Omokungbe…
Land Use Charge: Lagos Govt. extends period for discounted payment
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it had extended the period for tax payers to enjoy discount of 15…
Man Sent To Prison For Duping Businessman $30,000
A 31-year old man, Anthony Okonji has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly obtaining the…
Enugu State First Lady blasts women over failure to secure LG chairmanship positions
Wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs Monica Ugwuanyi has blamed women of the state for failure to secure a chairmanship…
Nigerian Senate approves conference report on NFIU autonomy
The Senate on Wednesday approved the conference committee report on a bill that will grant autonomy to Nigerian Financial Intelligence…
Small businesses affected by High interest – Gov. Tambuwal
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Wednesday appealed to financial institutions to review downwards the interest rates charged on…
Improved energy management can boost economic growth – ECN
The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) on Wednesday said the economy of Nigeria would improve if energy was well managed…
Nigeria deserves the best of FIFA World Cup – NBC
The Managing Director of Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC), George Polymenakos, on Wednesday in Abuja said Nigeria deserves the best of…
Mathematics Day: Teachers urged to make subject attractive
The Association for Promoting Interest in Mathematics and Sciences (APRIMATHS), has called on mathematics teachers to device practical ways of…
No crisis in Lagos APC over Oyegun, says party chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, Chief Tajudeen Olusi, says there is no crack in the…
Chinese national nabbed with pangolin plates valued at N1.73bn
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ says it has apprehended a suspect, Chinese national with 329 sacks of Pangolin’s…
NDLEA discovers hemp farms in Jigawa, arrests 1
The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had discovered five farms of Indian hemp…
Former Italian PM backs Italy’s League as far-right looks to coalition bid
Italy’s ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi said on Wednesday his party would back the far-right League in attempts to form a government,…
Anambra state moves to boost rice production with seed multiplication centre
The Anambra State Government has established rice seed multiplication centre at Umumbo community in Ayamelum Local Government Area to boost…
Photo News: FIFA World Cup Arrives Abuja
The FIFA World Cup arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, on Wednesday. It was received by officials of the Nigeria…
Lagos ports to receive 14 ships laden with petrol
Fourteen ships laden with petrol are expected to sail into Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports from March 7 to…
2019 elections: Implementing minimum wage not political gimmick to victory – Oshiomole
A former governor of Edo, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, says the Federal Government’s proposal to implement a new minimum wage is…