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Buhari welcomes IDB financing offer
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Mecca welcomed an offer by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to organize a financing roundtable…
Buhari urges OIC to support resettlement of IDPs
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday in Mecca that the Federal Government will welcome support from the Organisation of Islamic…
Aisha Buhari unveils LNG vessel in South Korea
Wife of Nigeria’s president, Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled a new vessel of the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas company…
Buhari urges OIC to support FG to resettle IDPS
President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Mecca that the Federal Government will welcome support from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation…
Zaria Clash: We’ll not appear before panel — Shiite sect
Femi Adi/Kaduna The Shiite sect members on Thursday vowed not to appear before any panel of investigation set up by…
FG encouraging judges corruption – Adamu
Marwan Adamu, the president of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suggested that the Federal Government led by President…
Judiciary workers threaten strike over non-payment of salaries
Workers in federal courts across Nigeria under the aegis of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN on Thursday said they…
PDP NWC approves March 14 for Edo congress
The National Working Committee (NWC), of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved March 14 for conduct of the party’s…
Why we sacked 50 senior staff – Ecobank
Ecobank Nigeria on Thursday said that the recent reorganisation that affected some senior staff was designed to strengthen the bank’s…
Deeper Life begins construction of flyover bridge in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Deeper Christian Life Ministry has begun the construction of a multi-million naira flyover bridge in Gbagada area…
Money Laundering: Metuh knows fate March 9
Justice E.O Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday February 25, 2016 reserved ruling on a…
We’re building an investment friendly environment – Udoma
udd The Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has reiterated Federal Government’s determination to support the private…
Nigerian, two others jailed for assaulting elderly woman in UK
Three care workers have each been jailed for four months for assaulting an elderly woman in a residential home. The…
A Word for President Buhari by Abiodun Komolafe
FOR those who care to know, I am a passionate supporter of the Muhammadu Buhari cause and that position is…
Bad lawyers, judges giving good ones a bad name – EFCC boss
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has reassured lawyers and judges that comments…
NSCDC partners Russian Civil Defence
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, says the courtesy visit to…
PDP crisis: Dickson meets ex-ministers, backs Modu Sheriff
Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Thursday had a meeting with the Forum of Former Ministers calling on them…
LCCI partners Caritas for 2016 Industry Awards
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has partnered with Caritas Communications Limited for the 2016 edition of the…
98 dismissed soldiers demand reinstatement
Femi Adi/Kaduna Ninety-eight dismissed soldiers stormed the office of the Correspondents Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kaduna on Thursday…
Hawkers protest, as sachet water sells for N20
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Scores of hawkers of sachet water, otherwise known as ‘pure water’ Thursday protested in Benin, following a sudden…
Half of gay black men in U.S. likely to have HIV, CDC says
Reuters/Thomson Reuters Foundation: Half of all black gay and bisexual men in the United States are projected to be diagnosed…
US unfolds malaria elimination plan for Africa
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Ms Susan Rice, on Thursday disclosed that her government would supply Sub-Saharan…
Ecobank repositions for improved efficiency
The recent re-alignment that affected some senior staff at Ecobank Nigeria was in furtherance of a market repositioning exercise designed…
Create grazing reserves for cattle rearers, VC urges FG
The Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, has advised the Federal Government to create grazing reserves nationwide…
Levy for Gov’s perfume: LG boss denies extorting market women
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Caretaker Committee Chairman of Port Harcourt City Local Government, Sunny Samuel Ejekwu, has denied that the Council…
FG to hold National Summit on Culture, Tourism
The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture will hold a National Summit on Culture and Tourism next month in an…
Ambode Intercontinental Wrestling Tourney holds 15-30 May
Taiwo Adelu The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of an international wrestling championship to honour Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has chosen 15-30…
Minister to Nigerians: Show more anger against corruption
Kazeem Ugbodaga Minister of Information, Lai Muhammed has lamented that Nigerians have not shown enough anger against corruption as they…
Wike stops overseas scholarship for Rivers students
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has stopped the funding of overseas scholarship for its students currently enjoying it…
Pinnick leads Nigerian delegation to Zurich for FIFA congress
Top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, have arrived at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, ahead of Friday’s extraordinary…