Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Consultant condemns irregular fiscal/budget cycle
Mr Oseloka Obaze, a Good Governance Consultant, has said that the irregular fiscal/budget cycle by the FG is negatively affecting…
Wife seeks divorce over constant beating
A 47-year-old woman, Bosede Ayodele, on Thursday approached a Customary Court in Ikole-Ekiti, seeking divorce from her husband of 20…
Yobe IDPs receive sanitation equipment from UNHCR
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday donated sanitation equipment to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in…
$611m credit approved for out-of-school programme
The World Bank has approved a credit of 611 million dollars to support Nigeria in bringing back out-of-school children into…
Eid-ed Fitr: Varsity postpones National Recovery programme
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Centre for Technical Vocational Education, Training and Research (CETVETAR), has postponed its National Recovery Programme…
Sanitation: Govt lauds participation from communities
The Kogi Government on Wednesday expressed excitement over the feedback from communities, groups and organisations on its campaign on sanitation…
Etisalat’s $1.2b loan: Banks seek investigation into management
Strong indications emerged on Wednesday that consortium of 13 banks, involved in Etisalat Nigeria’s 1.2 billion dollars loan is seeking…
Sokoto State contributory health scheme gets boost
The District Head, Gagi District, Sokoto South Local Government, Alhaji Sani Umar, on Wednesday, said that 30,000 people had enrolled…
Federal government urged to prioritize urban renewal projects
A town planning consultant, Mr Olaide Afolabi, on Wednesday urged the federal and state governments to give priority to urban…
836.4kg of psychotropic substances recovered in Edo in one year – NDLEA
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, seized 836.4 kilogrammes of suspected psychotropic substance between June 2016 and June…
NIMR DG: Technology to combat insecticide resistance
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to provide new technologies through…
Court strikes out N650m bail bond case against Pategi.
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday struck out a suit filed against a House of Representatives member, Aliyu…
Gov. Ortom defends anti-open grazing law
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, has said that the state followed due process in the passage of the open grazing…
Danbatta bags ‘Tell CEO of the Year’ award
Tell Communications Ltd. has honoured the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta with the ”Tell…
Minister: Salaries, pension a priority for this administration
Amid pressure to improve spending on capital projects to bridge the infrastructure deficit in the country, the Federal Government said…
State to strengthen healthcare for Sickle Cell patients
The Lagos State Government says it will continue to strengthen its medical personnel and adequately equip health institutions with modern…
Former Gov., two others arraigned, get N250m bail each
The Federal High Court in Abuja Monday granted bail to the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and two…
NIMASA Boss calls for integrated maritime transport policy
Dr Dakuku Peterside, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Monday called for an integrated maritime transport…
Breeze FM demolition a threat to democracy – Sympathisers
Some sympathisers of Breeze FM private radio station in Lafia, Nasarawa State, have described the recent demolition of the radio…
Oil producing community in Bayelsa bemoans lack of social amenities
The people of Akenfa community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have bemoaned lack of social amenities in their…
FG urged to intervene in improving power supply
An industrialist, Mr Godwin Ezeemo, has appealed to the Federal Government to quickly address the current challenge of poor power…
Minister tasks NIS on operational order, service delivery
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau has tasked the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on the strict compliance with…
Farmers accused of culpable homicide discharged by court
A Katsina State High Court sitting in Malumfashi on Monday discharged and acquitted six farmers accused of killing one Buhari…
Retired Navy officer docked over N90m fraud
A retired Navy Capt. Jerry Ogbonna, 63, who allegedly defrauded two banks of N90 million, was on Monday remanded in…
NAMA challenges managers on strict compliance
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has challenged Airspace Managers across Nigerian Airports to ensure strict and unhindered compliance to…
2017 budget: FG advised to consider hyperinflation
An economist, Prof. Sarah Anyanwu has advised the Federal Government to take into focus the country’s hyperinflation in the implementation…
Commission reaffirms commitment to educate orphans in State
The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Commission on Monday restated its commitment to ensure that all orphans in the state…
Bayelsa, EU to collaborate on water supply
The Bayelsa Government says it would collaborate with the European Union (EU) to provide safe drinking water to the people…
State approves promotion arrears for primary school teachers
The Kano State Government has approved over N2.9 billion for the payment of three years promotion arrears to 44 ,654…
First Lady tasks stakeholders on African child rights protection
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged stakeholders to make concerted effort towards protecting the right of…