Year: 2018
Alleged N650m fraud: EFCC rejects Akinjide’s out-of-court settlement
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday told a Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday it rejected…
Photo News: Abducted Dapchi schoolgirls: Buhari’s ministers visit Yobe
A Federal Government delegation, led by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was in Dapchi, Yobe State,…
I-G orders recovery of prohibited firearms, weapons, ammunition in Nigeria
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has directed Commissioners of Police of all the State Commands and the…
EFCC cracks down on wonder banks operators in Ibadan
In a bid to rid the nation of the infamous activities of Wonder Banks popularly known as the Ponzi scheme,…
Okocha is king of the game at launch of Betking in Lagos
Nigerian football legend, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, was officially crowned “king of the game” at the launch of BetKing, a premium…
2017 LG Elections: LASIEC Embarks On Stock-Taking, Strategic Plan
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has commenced a four-day Post Election Retreat/ Strategic Planning Workshop to appraise the…
Cultists butcher Neighbourhood Safety Corp officer
A gang of five cultists have butchered an officer of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corp, Mr. Moshood Bolaji at a…
Truck Driver, Accomplice Sent To Prison For Diverting N17.3m Goods
Detectives attached to the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FSARS, at Adeniji Adele, Lagos Island, Lagos have arrested a truck driver,…
Lagos kicks off ReadySetWork 2018, launches RSW faculty
The Lagos State Government has kicked off the third edition of the ReadySetWork, RSW training programme with the launch of…
Lagos Improves Water Supply, Warns Against Illegal Connections
The Lagos State Government has improved water supply in the State, and warned residents against illegal connections to public water.
Bodo-Bonny project: Communities issued two weeks ultimatum to resolve issues
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing has issued A two-week ultimatum to Niger Delta communities along…
Senate President advises media on quality reporting
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki on Thursday, advised the media on quality reporting.
Kaduna state teachers set to enjoy tax waiver from govt.
Kaduna State Government has announced tax waiver for public secondary and primary school teachers in the state.
National Assembly lacks the power to fix election dates
Since the return to democratic rule in 1999, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has conducted the general elections on…
NIPS: Osinbajo assures speedy legislation to make oil sector vibrant
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday assured that Federal Government would quickly pass legislation that would create enabling environment to make…
172 lives claimed as Listeriosis breakout in South Africa
A listeriosis outbreak, believed to be the world’s largest, has claimed 172 lives in South Africa, the Department of Health…
National Assembly lacks power to re-order election – Jega
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega on Thursday said the National Assembly lacked the…
Parents in tears over false rescue of Dapchi schoolgirls
Parents and guardians of the missing schoolgirls in Government Girls Technical College Dapchi, Yobe, broke into tears when Gov. Ibrahim…
16,790 asylum seekers registered in Nigeria as Cameroon crisis worsens
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says 16,970 Cameroonian asylum seekers have been registered in Nigeria since the…
Expert wants NHIS to cover kidney treatment
Dr Michael Adelaja, a Nephrologist with Garki Hospital, Abuja, has called on the Federal Government to include kidney treatment in the National Health Insurance Scheme…
Edo Government sets out IDPs distribution plan
The Edo Government on Thursday released a roster showing how relief materials approved by the Federal Government for the Internally…
Federal Government urged to withhold funds ear-marked for refineries
The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the nation’s four refineries on Thursday urged…
Capital market indicators maintain steady growth
The nation’s capital market indicators on Thursday remained on the rise, growing by 0.24 per cent amid gains by some…
Why we introduce automation tax system in hotels, event centres – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday launched a new regulation for the fiscalization of the Hotel Occupancy and Restaurant…
NLC @ 40: Congress to re-launch College Endowment Fund
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) plans to re-launch its Labour College Endowment Fund as part of activities marking its 40-year anniversary,…
Air force provides free medical services to IDPs in Borno
Nigeria Air Force on Thursday says it has embarked on a two-week free surgical treatment for persons displaced by Boko…
Police destroy fake dettol worth N17m in Kano
The Police Command in Kano State on Thursday destroyed fake and substandard liquid dettol worth N17 million at Kalibawa in…
Governor’s wife wants abusive adults, parents remanded in Home of Shame
Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has called for the establishment of remand homes for the confinement of…
League Cup final: Kyle Walker eager to beat “bitter rivals’’ Arsenal
Manchester City defender Kyle Walker’s love for former club Tottenham Hotspur will motivate him against Arsenal in the English League…
Obtaining building permit is a must, Lagos warns developers
The Lagos State Government on Thursday warned that obtaining building permit is a must before anyone can erect a building…