Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Federal Govt. urged to fast track adoption of national policy on IDPs
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of priority ensure…
Minister updates Buhari on new satellites from China
The Minister of Communication, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu, on Wednesday updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the approved procurement of two new…
MAPOLY lecturers suspend strike
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta Chapter, on Wednesday suspended their strike,…
Official commends Rangers’ pre-season programme
Norbert Okolie, the Media Officer of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu, on Wednesday said the club’s pre-season programme in…
Former VP condemns Rivers, Kaduna, Benue killings
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday condemned recent killings in Rivers, Kaduna, Benue and other parts of the country,…
Ports Authority sympathises with fire victims
The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has sympathised with those affected by the fire which occurred in some…
NSE index down by 0.20%, closes on negative trend
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday recorded low gain, with the All-Share Index dropping by 0.21 per…
Filling stations forced to dispense product
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) on Wednesday monitored filling stations in Abuja to ensure that the limit of…
NNPC orders assessment of Escravos-Lagos gas pipeline fire
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr Maikanti Baru, has ordered the immediate assessment of…
Osun Utd opens camp for selection of new players ahead of new NNL season
Osun United Football Club on Wednesday announced its training schedule for the selection and recruitment of new players into the…
Niger state gets 14 new commissioners
Gov. Sani Bello of Niger on Wednesday sworn in 14 new commissioners, warning them against all forms of corrupt practices.
Omoku killings: Rivers police vows to bring down killers
The Police Command in Rivers says it is working hard to ensure that those that killed 14 worshippers in Omoku…
President Buhari vows to deal with perpetrators of uprising
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will investigate and bring to book all perpetrators of mayhem across the country, reiterating…
Kano State Govt pays N1bn in liability from previous administration
The Kano State Government said it had paid N1 billion liability it inherited from the administration of former Gov. Rabi’u…
Commission to focus on completion of ongoing projects
Mr Williams Makinde, Managing Director, Delta Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), has said that the commission will focus on…
Ekiti State workers resume work after the holiday
Workers in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday resumed work after the public holiday declared by the Federal Government to mark the New…
Kidnap: College beefs up security to prevent recurrence
The Nigeria Tulip International College (NTIC) in Isheri, Ogun on Tuesday said it had re-engineered its security measures to ward…
President Buhari condemns Yuletide killings
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and outrage at reports of killings of innocent persons in Omoku, Rivers, and the…
Cardinal attributes underdevelopment to rural neglect
Cardinal Francis Arinze has attributed the country’s underdevelopment to poverty and neglect of rural areas.
Kano govt. doles out N2m to alleviate poverty
The Kano State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development has disbursed N2 million to 63 beneficiaries as part of…
Afan Festival: Gov. vows to sustain peaceful coexistence
Gov. Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai of Kaduna State has pledged to support and sustain peace building initiated by different communities across…
New year babies: 20,210 babies born in Nigeria on Jan. 1 – UNICEF
Nigeria would have approximately 20,210 babies born into the country on the New Year’s day.
Edo state first lady calls for neonatal care units in Edo hospitals
Wife of the Edo governor, Mrs Betsy Obaseki, has called for the establishment of effective neonatal care units in all…
Senator sponsors 40 students to study abroad
Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto) has sponsored 40 indigents of the state to undergo various first degree courses at the Maryam…
New Year: First Lady calls on children to embrace education, discipline
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on children in the country to be disciplined, respectful to…
Gov. Bello expects Agriculture to generate 15% of Kogi income in 2018
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday said the state agricultural sector, through its Agricultural Revolution Programme (ARP), would generate…
Shippers Council moves to inaugurate Nigeria’s first Inland Dry Port
The Nigerian Shippers Council said on Monday the Presidency would inaugurate the country’s first Inland Dry Port in Kakuri, Kaduna…
Gov. Ahmed condemns new years’ eve attackers; describes action as satanic
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has condemned the midnight attack on worshippers on the eve of the new year…
Kogi state loses High Court judge
Justice Aromeh Benson Akogu, the Kabba Resident High Court Judge in Kogi handling the case of attempted assassination of Sen.…
Residents feared dead as Boko Haram insurgents attack Magadali
Some people are feared dead in a bomb attack on Magadali Local Governmet Area of Adamawa on Monday.