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At last, Niger Delta Avengers agree to dialogue

At last, the militant Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have agreed to dialogue with the federal government to resolve the lingering…

Lagos to deploy 13,000 CCTVs September, construct Pen Cinema Bridge

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it will begin the deployment of 13,000 Close Circuit Television, CCTVs across the…

Breaking News: FG Approves Lagos’ ownership of 4 oil wells, Disproves 1 other

The Federal Government on Wednesday says four of the five oil wells discovered in Lagos truly belongs to the state…

Buhari, EFCC receive petition on Yahaya’s alleged N11 billion loot

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, have received a petition alleging how the Kogi…

Police go tough on land grabbers in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Abdulmajid Ali has directed his men…

Buhari orders NNPC to begin hydrocarbon exploration in Benue trough

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to begin immediate hydrocarbon exploratory activities in the…

ICT investment key to Nigeria’s economic growth-SystemSpecs

Indigenous software giant, SystemSpecs has urged the Federal Government to refocus its attention on Information Communication Technology (ICT) for speedy…

N4.9bn smuggled goods seized in 6 months- Customs

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it seized smuggled goods worth N4.9 billion from January to June. The Public Relations…

Robbers attack CBN bullion vans, kill 2 policemen

Armed robbers have attacked a convoy of bullion vans belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and killed two…

Govt to train 100,000 graduates as extension workers – Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says that the Federal Government will train 100,000 graduates as extension workers out of the 500,000 graduates…
Police dock two employees of FoodCo in Ibadan for allegedly stealing two loaves of bread worth N2,600 from their employer.

Bread price goes up in Lagos

Oluwole Adeboye The Lagos State Association Of Master Bakers and Caterers Of Nigeria, will on Wednesday increase the price of…

Gunmen kidnap 16 from rich-only restaurant

Mexican authorities were searching Monday for as many as 16 people who were abducted by gunmen from an upscale restaurant…
Court jails Lagos woman, Bose Lateef arrested by EFCC while hawking naira notes at Eko Club after she pleaded guilty to money racketeering.

Naira falls against Dollar

The Naira on Monday depreciated against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency lost N3 to exchange at…

Edo workers jubilate over payment of 7 months salary

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The joy of workers of Egor local government council, Edo State, knew no bound on Monday following the…
Tinubu appoints ex-LAMATA boss Mobereola as NIMASA DG

Lagos begins construction of alternative road to decongest Oworoshoki traffic

The Lagos State Government has begun the construction of alternative road from Olopomeji areas of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in order…

Saudi Arabia arrests Nigerian pilgrim with kolanuts

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A yet-to-be identified Nigerian pilgrim has landed in trouble in Saudi Arabia for taking kolanuts to the holy…

Reps have no power to insert projects in budget – SERAP

Against the background of allegations of budget padding and abuse of public trust by the leadership of the House of…

Ambode signs Bill to jail land grabbers 10 years

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday signed into law the Lagos State Properties Protection Bill that recommends…
Lagos Airport to undergo brief power shutdown on Wednesday

Hajj 2016: NAHCON transports 20,000 pilgrims in a week

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no fewer than 20,000 pilgrims have been transported to Saudi Arabia for…

LASG shuts down ‘ponmo’ processing section of Oko-Oba abattoir

The Lagos State Government on Sunday shut down and dislodged the cow skin (popularly known as ponmo) processing section of…

Bill Gates Foundation donates $1m to Boko Haram victims

The Borno Government said it received a cash donation of one million U.S. dollars from the Bill Gates Foundation for…

Taskforce demolishes 360 shops, containers at Igbara Market

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce have demolished 360 illegal shops and containers at Igbara Market at Jakande…

Economic hardship: Kumuyi, Udom predict hope for Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga In the midst of economic hardship, the General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi and the…

Lagos Govt seals hotel in Ikorodu over criminal activities

The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it had sealed off the Western Lodge Hotel, located on Isawo Road, in…

No money misappropriated in 2016 budget – Dogara

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Saturday restated that no money was misappropriated, stolen or…

Flood kills 18, destroys property worth N700m in Kano

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said no fewer than 18 persons lost their lives and property worth over N700…

Akwa Ibom Govt., Mobil to complete skill acquisition centre

The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs said Akwa Ibom Government and Mobil Company have agreed to collaborate to complete the…

10 houses shut, 12 illegal oil wells uncovered in Lagos

At least 10 houses have been shut at Ilasamaja area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria as 12 illegal diesel oil wells…

$19 billion invested, as AIDS kills 1.1 million people in 2015

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has disclosed that a whooping $19 billion was invested in…

South Africa dethrones Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy

South Africa has regained the title of Africa’s largest economy, two years after Nigeria rebased its economy to claim the…
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