Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
NSE suffer 1.53% drop in market indices
Weekly activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) resumed on depressed note on Monday as the market indices dropped by…
Data specialists call for more investment in technology infrastructure
Data centre operators on Friday said that Nigeria needed a minimum of 72 centres to boost connectivity and quality of service.
Commonwealth Games Trials: Emmanuel, Okon win 400m men, women honours
Bamidele Emmanuel and Patience Okon on Friday emerged winners in the 400m men and women categories respectively at the National/Commonwealth Games…
76 people killed in ethnic crisis in northeast DR Congo – UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said 76 people have been killed during ethnic violence gripping northeast Democratic Republic…
Winter Olympics: Nigeria finishes in disappointing 20th place in Heats 1 and 2
Nigeria’s first female skeleton athlete, Simidele Adeagbo, finished in the 20th position after Heats 1 and 2 of her event…
Buhari, APC Governors’ in closed door meeting in Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari met behind closed doors with members of the 18 state governors of the APC Governors’ Forum in…
ICRC,NPA partner to boot Nigerian economy
Mr Chidi Izuwah, Acting Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says the Commission will partner the Nigerian port Authority…
Former President inaugurates Bayelsa Diagnostic Centre
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, commended Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa for embarking on projects that would improve…
Community receive ferry, boat engines, safety vests
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on Friday donated a ferry, two outboard engines and 300 units of safety vests…
World Bank approves $486m loan to upgrade Nigeria’s electricity transmission
The World Bank on Friday approved an International Development Association (IDA) Credit of 486 million dollars for the rehabilitation and…
Unilag VC appeals to striking unions to embrace peace
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Friday pleaded with striking workers in the institution to embrace peace,…
2019: Vote out politicians against `too young to run’ bill – Rep
Rep. Tony Nwulu (PDP-Oshodi/Isolo Lagos) on Friday urged youths to vote out politicians that were not in support of the…
President Buhari urged to deliver on campaign promises
Mr Anthony Agbonlahor, a legal practitioner in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to remain focused…
Vatican debunks rumors of ex-pope Benedict critical condition
The Vatican on Thursday denied a German magazine report that claimed that former Pope Benedict was suffering from a paralyzing…
Nigerian Govt. to double tax to GDP ratio in 2yrs, Adeosun reveals
The Federal Government is committed to doubling Nigeria’s tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio from its current six per…
Nigeria, biggest loser in tax evasion practice in Africa – Adeosun
Nigeria is the biggest loser of the 50 billion dollars illicit financial flows out of Africa annually, Minister of Finance,…
Roger Federer one win away from world number one ranking
Roger Federer is one win from becoming the oldest world number one in ATP Tour history after beating Philipp Kohlschreiber…
Balotelli, Fernandes light up Europa League, as Arsenal, Milan stroll
Nice striker Mario Balotelli scored twice in the first half hour only to be upstaged by a Manuel Fernandes hat-trick.
Nigerian Govt. bags global support against tax evasion
The Federal Government has secured a global commitment to fight tax evasion through having access to the financial accounts of…
Rauf Aregbesola’s Office to spend N22bn in 2018
The Osun Government is to spend N22.2 billion for the running of the office of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola in the…
Kogi state reintroduces Igala traditional festivals
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has lifted the ban placed on five Igala annual traditional festivals since 1963.
Reps to FG: Prioritise made-in-Nigeria cars
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to make it compulsory for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to…
MigApp: United Nations rolls out mobile app to empower African migrants
The UN agency on Thursday rolled out a mobile app called MigApp to empower migrants in East and Horn of…
Council lauds Ondo Govt., for efforts to boost cocoa production
The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Thursday lauded Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State for giving priority to revived…
Include hypertension in existing remedial programmes – Reps tell Ministry of health
The House of Representatives on Thursday, urged the Federal Ministry of Health and its agencies to include hypertension and related…
Lagos State to roll out first-ever tourism calendar
The Lagos State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Steve Ayorinde, says the state has concluded plans to inaugurate its…
IPMAN urges NNPC to Reverse sharing formula to prevent imminent Fuel scarcity
The Ejigbo Satelitte Depot of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has urged the NNPC to reverse its petroleum…
Bill to disfavor dubious acquiring of evidence passes 2nd reading
A Bill to amend the Evidence Act to accommodate trends on admissibility of confessional statements rendering illegally obtained evidence inadmissible…
Falgore Grazing Reserve to cater for 5 million cattle – Commissioner
The Kano State Government says the proposed grazing reserve in Falgore game reserve has the capacity to cater for over…
90% of Nigerians not eligible for NHIS – Executive Secretary
Prof. Yusuf Usman, the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), said on Thursday that over 90 per…