Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Cashew export can generate $4.5bn annually for Nigeria – NEPC
Nigeria can generate 4.5 billion dollars annually from cashew exportation, Mr Olusegun Awolowo, Executive Director, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, has…
Students Union Government urges FG to prioritise education
The Students Union Government (SUG) of the University of Ibadan, has called on the Federal Government to preserve the future…
Easter: NSCDC beefs up security nationwide
The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Abdullahi Muhammadu, has ordered the deployment of 40,000…
Communities support Gov’s super highway project
Some communities in Cross River, where the proposed 260km super highway project of Gov. Ben Ayade passes through, have pledged…
LMC sanctions Kano Pillars, Katsina United, Remo Stars, suspends 3 players
The League Management Company (LMC) on Tuesday in Abuja said it has imposed sanctions against three clubs and three players,…
Update: FAAN MD to appear before police team investigating fire
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Saleh Dunoma, is to appear before a police…
Convenant University promotes Nigeria’s global relevance with N1b
The Vice-Chancellor of the Covenant University, Prof. Aderemi Atayero, on Tuesday said that the University’s Board had instituted an endowment…
Registrar: Why surveyors charge high fees
Mr Suleiman Hassan, the Registrar, Surveyor Council of Nigeria (SUCON), has attributed the high fees charged by surveyors to the…
National Housing Scheme: 80 Jos houses for completion in June
Eighty units of houses, built under the National Housing Scheme, have reached 70 per cent completion and would be inaugurated…
Reps insist on safety of every Nigerian citizen abroad
The House of Representatives on Tuesday said it would continue to insist on the safety of every Nigerian citizen living…
Extradition: Senate asks NDLEA to allow Nigerian courts handle cases against Buruji
The Senate has asked National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to drop plans to extradite Sen. Buruji Kashamu to United…
Senate urges Police to intensify surveillance across the country
The Senate on Tuesday, called on Police authorities to intensify surveillance across the country to check renewed activities of kidnappers.
Rain pattern: Farmers optimistic of bumper harvest
Some farmers in Lagos on Tuesday expressed optimism that there would be bumper harvest in 2017 in view of early…
N3.2bn fraud: Court adjourns ex-Gov. trial until April 12
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday adjourned until April 12 for continuation of trial of a former Governor…
Stakeholders to step up surveillance against diseases outbreak, security in State
Political leaders and traditional rulers in Sokoto State on Tuesday resolved to step up surveillance against possible outbreak of diseases…
Dep. Gov. urges parents to play a major role in child upbringing
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat, on Tuesday said parents should not to leave the responsibility of child upbringing…
Libyan Desert base hit by deadly air strikes as rival factions clash
Forces aligned with a U.N-backed Government in Tripoli said on Monday that three of their men had been killed in…
Gov. opts for out-of-court settlement with sacked officials
Plateau Governor Simon Lalong on Monday expressed readiness for an out-of-court settlement with local government officials he sacked In 2015.
Lake Chad Basin: Commission completes dredging of 42-km Hadejia River
The Lake Chad Basin Commission says it has completed the 42-kilometre dredging of the Hadejia River in efforts to boost…
FG commences online update of public servants on IPPIS
The Federal Government has commenced online update of federal public servants in Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that are currently…
VC. urged to complete TETFund projects at stipulated time
Vice-Chancellor, Gombe State Univeristy, has called on all heads of public tertiary institutions to ensure completion of all Tertiary Education…
DSS witness narrates how suspect falsified travelling documents
Mr Franklin Akinbade, an officer of the Department of State Service (DSS), on Monday told an FCT High Court, Kubwa,…
Sandamu LG says 500 farmers benefit from N10m loan
Sandamu Local Government Council in Katsina State says that 500 dry-season farmers have benefited from a N10 million loan, initiated…
2017 Enugu Trade Fair: Gov. Ugwuanyi promises improved infrastructure
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has assured exhibitors at the Enugu International Trade Fair of improved infrastructure in the…
Cyber attack on Union Bank paves way for hackers–WSJ
A Cyber attack on Union Bank of India in July 2016 initiated the malware that hackers used to steal Union…
NiMet predicts cloudy weather for Tuesday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Tuesday.
Reps summon Magu, Emefiele, Baru, 5 others over stolen $17bn oil money
The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating alleged 17 billion dollars stolen undeclared oil proceed has summoned Mr Ibrahim…
BUK signs MoU with Islamic Online University on exchange of lecturers
Bayero University Kano (BUK) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Online University on exchange of…
Housing: FG provides FMBN with N500bn to resuscitate mortgage facilities
The Federal Government says it has provided N500 billion to resuscitate the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to make…
Gov. to establish Trust Fund, BoT for Christians in Rivers
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers said on Monday, that the state government would establish a Trust Fund for Christian activities…