Year: 2018
Trump threatens China with big ‘fine’ over intellectual property theft
President Donald Trump said the United States was considering a big “fine” as part of a probe into China’s alleged…
Presidency says 67% of Nigerians live below poverty line
Mrs Maryam Uwais, the Special Advisor to the President, Social Protection, says about 67 per cent of Nigerian population live…
Gov. Ugwuanyi urged to focus on youth empowerment
Chief Martins Okolie, a chieftain of Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), has advised Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to focus more on youth…
State of emergency in Turkey extended for sixth time
Turkey’s lawmakers voted on Thursday to extend the country’s state of emergency, put in place days after the July 15,…
Zimbabwe opposition leader killed in helicopter crash
Key Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett died in a helicopter crash in a remote part of the U.S. state of…
Fulani herdsmen have no right to kill people – Bola Tinubu
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has advised Fulani herdsmen to embrace modernity and stop…
The Economist disowns publication on Buhari – Presidency
The Economist, a London-based newsmagazine, has disowned a publication which claimed that Nigerians had shown an unprecedented level of patience…
NASENI’s solar powered electronic voting system ready — Onu
Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said solar powered electronic voting system produced by National Agency for…
UNILAG thanks President Buhari for approving TV station
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving a TV licence for the institution, UNILAG TV.
UI clocks 70
The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, UI, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka has declared that officially the Premier University is 70…
Abuja indigenes laud court’s decision on ministerial representation
Some FCT indigenes had expressed delight over Court of Appeal’s Jan. 15 judgment that entitled them to ministerial representation in…
Housing sector: Reps give committee 8 weeks to investigate anormalities
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Housing to conduct an investigative public hearing on alleged fraudulent practices…
Weah’s inauguration: Buhari, other African leaders to attend
President Muhammadu Buhari is among African leaders that have indicated interest to attend the inauguration of Liberia’s President-elect, George Weah,…
Olusola Oke defects to APC
Mr Olusola Oke, the 2015 gubernatorial candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Ondo State, has finally returned to…
Aisha Buhari seeks collaboration with US based NGO
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has assured a United States’ based NGO of her readiness to collaborate…
NNPC disowns fake NETCO recruitment advert
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday disowned advertisements on social media seeking for applications to fill phantom positions…
Why Samsung can’t establish plant in Nigeria
Samsung Electronics has said that one of the reasons for not establishing a manufacturing plant in Nigeria is because its…
Alex Ekwueme to be laid to rest on February 2
The burial committee set up to plan a state burial for Late Alex Ekwueme says the former Vice President will…
Edo PDP challenges LG electoral law amendment
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter Thursday resolved to challenge the recent amendment of the Edo State Local…
EFCC drags stockbrokers to court over alleged N13b fraud
Four stockbrokers are currently facing trial before Justice Josephine Oyefeso of a Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, for their involvement…
Govt warns Niger Delta Avengers against attack on oil installations
The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh has urged the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) and youths of the…
5 killed in helicopter crash
Authorities say five people have died and one was seriously injured after a helicopter crashed in northern New Mexico.
IPOB remains proscribed – Court
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed the application by the Indegenous People of Biafra’s request to reverse…
Pregnant women, nursing mothers receive N2bn support in Zamfara
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) spent N2 billion to fund Child Development Grand Programme (CDGP) to support nursing…
NSE market indicators drop by 0.08%, halts 10-day upward trend
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday closed lower halting over 10-day upward trend with the All-Share Index…
State govts. still owing salaries despite Paris Club loan refund – NAN Survey
A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the North Central zone has revealed that state governments still…
Apple to pay $38bn in foreign cash taxes, create 20,000 jobs
Apple Inc. (AAPL.O) will open a new campus as part of a five-year, 30 billion dollars U.S. investment plan and…
Telecom operators calls on Govt. to review issue of Right of Way
Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called on the Federal Government to revisit the issue of Right…
BPE says restructuring of NIPOST will provide efficient service delivery
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) says the planned restructuring and modernisation of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) will facilitate…
AfDB disburses $600m budget support to Nigerian Govt during economic recession
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said that African Development Bank (AfDB) disbursed a budget support of 600 million…