Author: Kazeem Ugbodaga
ADVAN announces 8th edition of Marketing Excellence Awards
The Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) has announced the commencement of preparations for the 8th edition of its Awards for…
CCT: FG disburses N2bn to indigent people in Kwara
Federal Government says it has disbursed about N2 billion to more than 14, 000 poor people in Kwara since 2016…
Criminal charges: Court permits FG to serve Ekweremadu through NASS
The Federal High Court Abuja has granted the Federal Government permission to serve criminal charges on Deputy Senate President Ike…
2019: Senate committee approves Buhari’s N242bn virement request
The Senate Committee on Appropriation has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the virement of N242 billion under the 2018…
NSE market capitalisation extends loss by N12bn
The beers continued to dominate trading on the nation’s stock on Wednesday with the market capitalisation extending loss by N12…
Senate confirms Banire AMCON Chairman, Shonubi CBN Deputy Governor
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Mr Muiz Banire as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Assets…
8 Chadian soldiers killed in clashes with Boko Haram
Eight soldiers and 48 Boko Haram militants were killed in clashes in Chad on Wednesday, officials said.
11 burnt in Abuja restaurant gas explosion
Eleven people on Wednesday in Abuja suffered various degrees of burns from a gas explosion that occurred at Rosy Restaurant…
Gunmen kill soldier, abduct 21-year old girl in Jos
Unidentified gunmen killed one Abdullahi S., a soldier attached to the Operation Safe Haven, a military Tasksforce maintaining peace in…
FG, Labour yet to agree on N30,000 new Minimum Wage – Ngige
Nigeria's Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has said the Federal Government and the organised labour are yet…
FG charges Ekweremadu, Akpan over refusal to declare assets
The Federal Government on Wednesday charged the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and Senator Bassey Akpan with offences bordering on…
Pope Francis: Abortion is like hiring a “contract killer”
Pope Francis on Wednesday compared having an abortion to hiring a “contract killer”.
Africa needs to speak with one voice on climate issues – Kenya Minister
Africa needs to prepare and speak with one voice when it goes to COP 24 in Katowice, Poland, in December,…
We’re committed to zero infant mortality in Lagos – Bolanle Ambode
Wife of the governor of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode, has said that no effort would be spared, to achieve zero…
Addressing teenage prostitution
Nothing can be more illustrative of our society revulsion than the state of complete despondency characterized by the epidemic of…
Improving local Rice production in Nigeria
Rice, a staple food in most Nigerian homes has always enjoyed increasing demand across the country. As a staple that…
Insurance sector stakeholders seek support from government on Taxation
Major players from the nation’s Insurance industry have called on the government to support the industry’s growth and development by…
Nigerian woman commits suicide over closure of shops in Ghana
Following the closure of her shops by Ghanaian authorities, a Nigerian woman and mother of three children has committed suicide,…
2019 Polls: Afenifere in closed-door meeting with Obasanjo
Members of the Pan Yoruba Socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in…
Quickteller Paypoint effects charge-free transactions for customers
Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), trading as Quickteller Paypoint, has announced partnerships with key billers in various sectors (Betting, Energy…
Police nab siblings for killing motorcyclist
The Ogun State Police have arrested two brothers and an accomplice for killing a motorcyclist over his Bajaj Motorcycle.
Court grants Saraki’s aide, others N250m bail each
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday granted bail to Gbenga Makanjuola, an aide to Senate…
State Governments have refused to access N86.5bn UBE Fund – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Tuesday lamented that the 36 state governments in Nigeria have refused to access…
Legislative aides protest non-payment of N5.8bn at National Assembly
Legislative aides to members of the National Assembly on Tuesday have protested alleged non-payment of their allowances totalling N5.8bn.
Lack of employable skills cause youths unemployment – Lagos monarch
A Lagos monarch, Oba Tijani Akinloye has attributed the high rate of youth unemployment in the State and Nigeria to…
Renmoney wins Microfinance Excellence Award
Renmoney, a Nigerian consumer lending company, has emerged the winner of the ‘Award for Excellence in Microfinance Banking’.
U.S. economists win Nobel prize for work on climate change
Americans William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, pioneers in adapting the western economic growth model to focus on environmental issues and…
Kogi East Senate: PDP delegates warn party against imposing Attai Aidoko
Kogi East delegates of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) have warned the imposition of Senator Attai Aidoko, whom they described…
Late Zainab once asked me to call police to arrest Danish husband because he wanted to kill her – Witness
The trial of a Danish national, Peter Nielson, alleged to have murdered his wife and daughter began on Monday in…
Seminarian, pastor, others, get jail terms, as Edo goes tough on child molestation
An Evbuoriaria Magistrate Court in Benin City, Edo State, has sentenced six persons, including a seminarian, a pastor and a…