News

Police arrest 9 for burning station

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Taraba Police Command says it has arrested nine persons in connection with the burning of its Divisional Headquarters in…

TSA: No hidden government funds in our custody – Keystone Bank

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Keystone Bank Limited has denied having in its custody any illegally hidden money belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria…

Lagos Brands Enforcement Officers With Uniforms

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government has branded enforcement officers from the Ministry of Youth and Social Development with brown and grey…

Keyamo condemns arrest of BBOG members, demands IGP’s sack

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Activist, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has condemned police's arrest of members of the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG in Abuja on…

Tambuwal mourns Justice Musdapher

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has condoled with the family of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, who…

Lawyer refuses to testify in former Governor’s trial

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A legal practitioner, Kingsley Ekwem on Tuesday declined to testify as a prosecution witness in the on-going trial of the…

Lagos Island boils as assassins kill NURTW member

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

There was palpable tension at Idumota area of Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria following the alleged assassination of the Principal…

NURTW Crisis: Lagos Bans Union Activities on Lagos Island

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Following the crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos Island Chapter, the State Government on Tuesday…

Sokoto State to apply measures to achieve 2018 Budget implementation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Alhaji Bala Kokoni, the Sokoto state Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, has restated government commitment to ensure measures for…

Yobe state receive N151bn budget proposal for 2018

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N151billion for the 2018 fiscal year to…

2 Benin varsity doctors die in 2 weeks

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Two medical doctors working with the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) have died in the Intensive Care Unit of…

It’s Too Early To Dismiss Cleaner Lagos Initiative As Failure – Civil Society Group

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A civil society group, Greater Lagos Youths (GLY), on Tuesday faulted the call for the termination of a contract signed…

Lassa fever: Health workers urged to take universal precaution

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A public health official, Dr Taofeekat Ali, on Tuesday urged medical professionals and health workers in the country to take…

Lagos donates 30 power bikes to security agencies to enhance safety

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday donated 30 power bikes to some security agencies operating in the state.

Committee submits report on damages, victims of Bwari crisis

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The ad hoc committee, set up to assess and collate data on damages incurred during the recent Bwari crisis, has…

Airlines operators oppose Single African Air Transport Market

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Tuesday kicked against the Federal Government’s decision to commence the full implementation of…

NSE market indicators drop further by 1.16%

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market indicators on Tuesday dropped further by 1.16 per cent due to market volatility caused…

Obasanjo lauds Buhari over fight against corruption, insurgency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his achievements in fighting corruption and insurgency.

APC chieftain urges media to stop portraying Fulani people as criminals

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An elder statesman in Taraba, Alhaji Dahiru Umar, on Tuesday called on the media to stop portraying all Fulani people…

Zambia on the verge of containing cholera outbreak

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zambia is close to containing a cholera outbreak that has killed 78 of the more than 3,600 people who have…

Lagos ports to receive 2 ships laden with petrol

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Two ships laden with petrol are expected to sail into Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports.

China not responsible for substandard goods, says envoy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China says most substandard goods that come into Africa are not from it as widely acclaimed.

Kaduna Govt. to spend N1.2bn on SDGs in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kaduna State Planning and Budget Commission has earmarked N1.2 billion for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) programmes in 2018.

Congo forces accused of targeting UN officials during deadly protests

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

UN on Tuesday accused Congolese security agents of targeting its during a violence that broke out during a protest on…

Gov Bindow condemns increase of arm robbery in Adamawa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa has decried the increased reports of arm robbery in the state, urging security agencies to…

Korodo wants govt to make forex available to oil marketers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A stakeholder in the Oil and Gas Sector on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to make Foreign Exchange (Forex) available…

Nigerian Govt employs father of quintuplets in Abuja

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOS), on Tuesday, said the Federal Government had employed…

UTME candidates advised to register at approved CBT centres

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Paul Darius, the Plateau State Coordinator, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised candidates registering for the 2018…

Sokoto to inaugurate largest cattle breeding project in West Africa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Sokoto State Cattle Breeding Project, the largest of its kind in the West African sub-region, will be inaugurated in…

Dogara urges ministry to complete 2nd Niger Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday called for the completion of Second Niger Bridge and Lagos-Ibadan…

« Prev 1 … 4,206 4,207 4,208 4,209 4,210 … 6,768 Next »