Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
Charity: Top brands to feed Nigerians for 5 days
Airtel Nigeria says it is partnering with Chicken Republic to feed over 5,000 less-privileged Nigerians in five days this yuletide…
6,000 civil service pensioners verified in FCT – PTAD
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) on Tuesday disclosed that 6,000 pensioners would be verified at the FCT center of…
Buhari appeals to international community to mitigate effects of climate change
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Paris appealed to the international community to support Nigeria’s commitment to reducing the negative…
Federal Govt. promises to deliver Standard Gauge project by 2018
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation said that the Federal Government was committed to deliver the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge project…
Libya returnees commended for courage to face fresh start
Alhaji Mustapha Maihajja, Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commended Nigerians who voluntarily returned from Libya for their…
Kaduna: El-Rufai signs 2018 budget into law
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has signed the N216.55 billion, 2018 budget passed by the State House of Assembly…
West African Sports Ministers convene in FCT
The First Session of the West African Ministers of Sports Council Meeting will open in Abuja today.
Direct Short Service Commission applicants soon to be interviewed
The Nigerian Navy (NN) says it will begin from Friday the interview of successful candidates who sat for its Direct…
PDP Convention: Dickson moves to reconcile members with party
The National Reconciliation Committee of the People’s Democratic Party led by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Tuesday visited some…
States partner to ease traffic during Yuletide
The Anambra Government and its Delta counterpart have strategised to ease traffic on both ends of Asaba and Onitsha during…
JAMB warns candidates of fake past JAMB question papers
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday warned prospective candidates for the 2018 UTME to be wary of…
NLC demads affordable housing scheme for workers in the country
President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, on Tuesday in Abuja called for a realistic housing scheme that…
Fuel scarcity: Civil defence sets up task force on in Niger
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger command, has set up a task force to monitor the sales…
Over 100 flood victims receive relief materials in FCT
Mr Mustapha Maihaja, the Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has presented relief materials to the Minister of FCT, Malam…
Atiku associates: Adamawa Government denies commissioners defection to PDP
Adamawa Government has denied media report that some of its commissioners referred to as “Atiku associates” have defected or are…
Kano state consent to amendment of 1999 constitution
Kano State House of Assembly has approved the amendment of some laws in the 1999 Constitution which include financial autonomy…
Dangote wants more support for tomato farmers
The Dangote Tomato Processing Company has called on the Kano State Government to give tomato farmers in the state more…
Beach soccer professional calls for introduction of national league
Abu Azeez, a SuperSand Eagles player, on Tuesday in Abuja called for the introduction of a beach soccer national league.
DMO to redeem Treasury Bills maturing in December
The Debt Management Office (DMO) says the N198.032 billion Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) which will mature in Dec. 2017 will…
EFCC to appeal ruling against prosecution of judges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will appeal Monday’s ruling of the Court of Appeal which held…
National Assembly urged to fast track Disability Bill for assent
The Centre for Citizens with Disability (CCD), a Non-Govrnmental Organisation (NGO), on Monday urged the National Assembly to facilitate the…
Organisation moves to protect children from online abuse, exploitation
The UN Childrens’ Fund (UNICEF) has urged government and the private sector to protect children from online abuse, exploitation, trafficking,…
Customs confiscate 300 bags of foreign rice in Sokoto
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Sokoto state Command, says it has seized a truck containing 300 bags of foreign rice…
Commission reaffirm its commitment to workers’ welfare for internal harmony
The Acting Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Dr Abdul Zubair, has restated the commission’s commitment to workers’…
Unemployment: Senate President decries increasing rate in the country
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has expressed concern that out of 38.2 million youths component of the labour…
Ministry achieves 16% in 2017 budget performance
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi on Monday said that the ministry achieved only 16.5 per cent performance in the implementation…
National Youth Council of Nigeria resolves its internal issues
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), on Monday, said the council had resolved its internal differences and now united…
Ministry calls for collaborative efforts to achieve technologically productive economy
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology on Monday called for collaboration with state governments, private sector and development partners…
Nigerian govt. releases N1.2trn for 2017 capital expenditure
The Federal Government on Monday said it released N1.2 trillion to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government for implementation…
Haze disrupts flights in southern Nigeria
The prevailing hazy weather over major parts of the country has continued to disrupt flight operations, especially in the southern…