Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Ambode commends religious leaders of their contributions towards development
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, has extolled the contributions of religious groups towards the development of the State.
PDP leaders urged to focus on 2019
Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)and Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has urged…
Motorists to get free petrol from stations guilty of hoarding – NPMC
Mr Umar Ajiya, the Managing Director, Nigerian Product Marketing Company, NPMC, on Wednesday, said petrol from filling stations found to…
PDP now possess one of the best national leaders, Metuh boasts
A former National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh, has described the party’s newly-elected National Working Committee (NWC) as “one…
Rochas presents 2018 budget to State house of Assembly
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Wednesday in Owerri, presented a N190. 92 billion budget estimate for the 2018 fiscal…
State Govt. begins rehabilitation of rural roads
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger on Wednesday began the rehabilitation of 176 kilometers of rural roads across the state.
Reps threaten 10 oil firms over $250m un-remitted fund
The House of Representatives Committee on Oil and Gas, on Wednesday threatened to issue warrant of arrest on Managing Directors…
New Zimbabwe President chairs first politburo meeting
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday chaired his first ZANU-PF politburo meeting since taking over from former President Robert Mugabe…
Wike at 50: PDP congratulates Rivers State Gov.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on his 50th birthday.
Social media reporters receive gadgets in Borno
The Presidential Committee on the North-East Initiative (PNCI) on Wednesday distributed gadgets to 47 graduates of its social media reporting…
Lagos state, Echostone Limited to develop 20,000 housing units
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a real estate developer, Echostone Limited, to build…
Internally Displaced persons to undergo e-identity card enrollment
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday says it has commenced national e-identity cards registration of 100,000 displaced persons in…
NGO advocates for training of persons with disabilities on reproductive health
Disability Journey Initiative, an NGO, has urged government, NGOs and stakeholders to train persons living with disabilities on their reproductive…
Army repel insurgents attack in Borno community
Troops of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday repelled a violet attack by the Boko Haram insurgents at Mainok community in…
CSOs calls for establishment of Immunisation Trust Fund
Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, under the aegis of Africa Health Budget Network, on Wednesday called for the establishment…
Lagos-Ibadan Railway to replace Jibowu, Costain bridges in Lagos – Ambode
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says the Federal Government has concluded plan to demolish Jibowu and Costain bridges in…
Fuel scarcity: Queues ease out in Abuja
Fuel queues, which resurfaced in Abuja on Dec. 4 due to its scarcty, are gradually easing out. An Inspection team…
Purchase of coaches, locomotives for railway projects approved
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday approved 500 million dollars for the purchase…
Lagos tanker explosion destroys 21 vehicles, 5 motorcycles
At least 21 different vehicles and five motorcycles were burnt on Wednesday in Lagos after a tanker laden with petroleum…
Super 6: Competition to improve home-based Eagles ahead of CHAN – Asst. coach
Salisu Yusuf, the Super Eagles Assistant Coach, has said the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Super 6 Tournament was…
Northern caucus want compulsory primary school education in Nigeria
The Northern Senators Forum (NSF), has called for the amendment of the section four of the 1999 constitution to make…
Peace Corps moves to indict Inspector general of police
The Peace Corps of Nigeria wants the Federal High Court, Abuja, to commit the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris…
PTAD targets 2, 596 pensioners in Niger
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), says it is targeting 2, 596 federal pensioners in the on-going verification exercise in…
Agencies partner on management of trafficking, migration in Nigeria
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and Nigeria Imigration Service (NIS) have partnered with the…
Federal Govt. urged to Reinstate whistleblower to his job
African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has urged the Federal Government to reinstate a whistleblower to his job,…
Christmas: NURTW to monitor motorists on highways
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has set up a task force to ensure that drivers comply with…
ITF decries migration of Nigerians to Europe
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) on Wednesday decried the illegal migration of Nigerians to Europe, describing it as worrisome.
El-Rufai inaugurates poultry diseases diagnostic laboratory
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Wednesday in Kaduna, inaugurated a complex called ‘Poultry Disease Diagnostic Laboratory’ to serve…
Adamawa Govt. to invest in Livestock Farming
Dr Umar Bindir, the Secretary to Adamawa State Government, on Wednesday, said the state government was working on the possibility…
Renewable energy: Ministry advocates for more investments
The Ministry of Science and Technology has called for more investments in the renewable energy sector to promote sustainable industrialisation…