Author: Ezeibekwe Kingsley
NLC committee on restructuring submits report
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Committee on restructuring of the country on Tuesday submitted its report to the national body…
Kenya loses $7bn due to political uncertainty
Kenya’s local investors on Tuesday said the country has lost approximately seven billion U.S. dollars in the last four months…
Herdsmen, farmers sign peace accord in Niger state
Herdsmen and farmers in Gurusu community of Bosso Local Government Area of Niger have signed an agreement to promote peaceful…
House of Reps to probe Maina`s reinstatement
The House of Representatives on Tuesday constituted an ad hoc Committee to investigate the reinstatement and promotion of Mr Abdulrasheed…
NITDA reaffirms commitment to support Start-ups
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to support business start-ups and entrepreneurs.
APC accuses PDP of infrastructural decay in Delta
The Leaders Council of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta on Tuesday alleged that the state was experiencing infrastructural decay…
Monarch prays for Chidoka’s victory ahead of Anambra polls
The traditional ruler of Awka, Igwe Gibson Nwosu, has given his blessing to Chief Osita Chidoka, the governorship candidate of…
Ethnic clash victims beg Gov. Ambode for compensation
Some victims of the March 2016 ethnic clash at Mile 12 in Lagos State on Tuesday urged Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode…
Anambra govt. completes aerial photography of state
Mr Michael Okonkwo, the Managing Director, Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, says an aerial photography of Anambra has been completed…
Nigerian govt. to build more houses for civil servants – Minister
The Minister for State, Power, Works and Housing, Mr Suleiman Hassan, said on Monday that the Federal Government intended constructing…
Former NNPC director calls for petroleum sector deregulation
The former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Dr Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, has advised the Federal Government…
NBBF Director says Kwese Prospect Camp a huge success
The inaugural edition of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Kwese Prospect Camp has been a huge success, the Kwese Premier…
INEC delivers permanent voters cards for new registered voters in Anambra
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has completed the production of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the newly…
Air Force personnel nabbed for alleged water pipe vandalism
The Police in Lagos on Monday announced the arrest of four Air Force men and seven others for allegedly vandalising…
FCMB moves to increase stake in Legacy Pension Managers
FCMB Group has notified Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) that it has entered into an agreement with other shareholders of Legacy…
Lagos state Assembly passes College of Nursing Bill
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed the Bill for A Law to Establish the Lagos State College…
Former NBA boss commends President Buhari for immediate disengagement of Maina
Mr Taidi Jonathan, former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Minna chapter on Monday lauded President Mohammadu Buhari for…
Enugu Police records zero report of car snatching
Mr Mohammed Danmallam, the Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, on Monday said the state command recorded zero report of…
President Buhari to participate in ECOWAS meeting on Common Currency
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday depart for Niamey, Republic of Niger to participate in a meeting on common currency…
Anti-terrorism: 215 police officers, others undergo emergency training
Two-Hundred and Fifteen (215) police officers, from Deputy Superintendent to Chief Superintendent cadres, in Zone 9, are participating in a…
Civil Society Organisation flays erection of Zuma’s statue in Imo
Partners for Electoral Reform, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has flayed the erection of a statue of South Africa’s President,…
580 more Nigerians to return from Libya this week
Barely three weeks after 138 Nigerians returned voluntarily from Libya, another 580 are being expected from the North African country,…
Rwanda questions United Nations over terminated mission
The Rwandan Government on Monday called on the UN Sub-committee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) to make public the impediments…
Climate Change: Nigerian govt. urged to solicit for international partnership
Nigeria’s delegates to the 23rd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP23) in…
Impersonation: 2 remanded over alleged impersonation of Gov. Ambode
For allegedly impersonating Lagos Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode in a text message and attempting to commit N50 million fraud, two men…
Nasarawa CJ appeals to govt. to pay benefits of retired judges
Justice Suleiman Dikko, the Chief Judge (CJ) of Nasarawa State has called on the state government to pay the benefits…
Emir to step-up immunization campaign
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Sulu Gambari, has promised to lead the campaign on immunisation in partnership with other traditional…
Germany, Nigeria trade down to to €3.5bn
The German Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Bernhard Schlagheck, disclosed in Abuja on Monday that the volume of trade between Nigeria…
Unity Bank’s capital base hits N80bn
Unity Bank Plc’s capital base has hit N80 billion, up from N31 billion in 2014, Mr Thomas Etuh, former Chairman,…
United States in preparations for 24-hour Nuclear alert amid North Korea tensions
The U.S. may be preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers on 24-hour alert, something which has not been done since the…