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World Diabetes Day: 400 Ikorodu residents get free screening

About 400 residents of Ikorodu in Lagos State received free diabetes screening on Thursday in commemoration of this year’s World…
UNIABUJA abduction planned to attract publicity, says minister

FCT minister lists achievements

Mallam Muhammed Bello, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Thursday said his administration has provided massive infrastructure and…
EFCC alleges foul play, approaches Court of Appeal to quash no-case ruling ex-governor Babangida Aliyu and Tanko Beji in N4bn fraud trial

Ex-governor Babangida Aliyu docked for money laundering

Former Niger State governor Babangida Aliyu was on Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Minna on charge of…

Rivers CJ releases 55 persons from Port Harcourt prison

Rivers Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Adama Lamikara, has released 55 prison inmates from Port Harcourt maximum security prison.

Gov Wike tells PDP supporters in Anambra to defend their votes

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has advised supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State to defend…

Man kidnaps teenage Facebook lover, demands N4m ransom

The use of the social media to entice and abuse unsuspecting and gullible girls has again reared its ugly head,…

Police arrest 164 Otodo Gbame residents for sleeping at Governor’s office entrance

The police in Lagos have arrested 164 displaced residents of Otode-Gbame community, Lekki over Wednesday’s protest at the Lagos House,…

Firm Targets 200MW Expansion, establishes N50b Bond Issuance Programmme

Viathan Engineering Limited, a leading indigenous provider of integrated captive and embedded power solutions and a pioneer in the Nigerian…

Businessman Remanded Over Alleged N600m Fraud

A businessman, Babatunde Ayantunji, 48, has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly conniving with others…
Fraud

Octogenarian Woman Jailed for Selling Cannabis

A Federal High Court, Lagos on Thursday convicted an 87 year-old woman, Agbomabiwon Maria Seriki, for dealing in 10.3 kilogrammes…

Keystone Bank reaffirms commitment to customers with new campaign

Keystone Bank Limited, has reaffirmed its commitment to deliver unparalleled products and services to its customers with the recent launch…

Ikoyi Passport Office gets notary public for easy documentation

An office of the notary public has been established at Ikoyi Passport Office in Lagos for speedy processing of legal…

NSE appreciates as Unilever, Transnationwide rights boost listings

The All-Share Index of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated by 0.05 per cent on Thursday to reverse the last two-day…

NLC tasks Bayelsa to provide evidence of Payroll

The labour movement in Bayelsa on Thursday challenged the state government to produce evidence that the 4,204 workers in its…

Lagos Assembly to embark on speedy development in 2018

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday said the state’s lawmakers needed to do…
University of Ibadan

300 senior military officers graduate from UI

About 300 members of the nation’s armed forces were part of the 3,641 Master Degree graduating students at the 69th…
Nigeria's GDP

Economist expresses optimism GDP will grow by 3.05 % in 2018

An economist, Dr Biodun Adedipe on Thursday expressed optimism that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow by 3.05…

Zimbabwe latest: Mugabe in crunch talks over his future

Zimbabwe's long-time president Robert Mugabe is holding talks with South African negotiators over his future.

Nigeria to partner with Boeing to reintroduce national carrier

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika says that the Federal Government is set to sign a Memorandum…
Cloudy weather

NiMet predicts cloudy, sunny, hazy weather for Friday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy to sunny weather conditions over the Central states of the country…
Innoson enmeshed in controversy as NAN returns new bus

Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan Bill passed

The Senate on Thursday passed the Bill on Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan, as part of efforts to transform the…

Senate, NBA to partner on easy passage of Bill

Senate President Bukola Saraki has pledged the cooperation of the Upper Chamber with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to ensure…

NDLEA in Sokoto receives 52 Kg of intercepted Indian hemp from customs

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday handed over 52.2 Kilogrammes of Indian-hemp intercepted along Illela-Sokoto road to the officials…

Ambode: How Seamless Port Operations Can End Apapa Gridlock

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on provided the needed recipe to end unending gridlock at the nation's seaport haven,…

Average price for petroleum product increases in October – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (Petro) increased by…

Carnival: Lagos plans 12-hours street display of culture

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it would hold a 12-hours street carnival on the popular Oba Akran Avenue,…

Concession agreement: Reps to probe 2nd Niger Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the nature of contracts and concession arrangements between the Federal Government and…

Ambode warns Civil Servants against importing non-workable ideas

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday warned civil servants against importing non-workable ideas and policies into the civil service…

Money laundering: Dogara urges support for enforcement agencies

Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday urged West African governments to provide adequate resources that would enable law…

2018 Budget: Senate to begin debate next week

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says the debate on the 2018 appropriation bill will commence on Wednesday,…