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UTME: Reps member trains 100 SSS 3 students on ICT

Ahead of their JAMB tests slated for later this year, a member of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Lado, has…

Ambode orders CP to arrest gunmen who killed 3 guards

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday directed the State Police Command to ensure prompt arrest of kidnappers who…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Kwara gives cash aid to physically challenged persons

The Kwara Government on Thursday distributed mobility aid, empowerment tools and cash to physically challenged persons. The wife of Kwara…

South Africa introduces $260 monthly minimum wage

South Africa will introduce a national minimum wage of 3,500 rand (261 dollars) per month in 2018, Deputy President Cyril…

Prosecution counsel withdraws from Justice Ngwuta’s trial

Prosecution counsel, Charles Adeogun-Philips, on Thursday withdrew from the trial of Supreme Court judge, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, who is being…
Gunmen:

Gunmen storm Lagos, kill 3, abduct one

Some unidentified gunmen have killed at least three people and abducted another at Isheri Estate GRA in Lagos state. Commissioner…

DPR seals 22 petrol stations for overpricing

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Borno said on Thursday that it sealed 22 petrol stations in Maiduguri for…

NCS Ondo/Ekiti command generates N517m

Ondo/Ekiti Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated N517 million between January and December 2016. The Customs Area Controller…

Russian captain abducted by pirates off Nigerian coast says crew alive

The Russian captain of a German-owned cargo ship abducted by pirates off the West African coast of Nigeria has informed…

APC to investigate suspended Reps member

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Katsina State, on Thursday, said it would investigate the circumstances that led to the…
Inflation

Ilorin market women lament low patronage

Market women in Ilorin have expressed concern over low patronage by customers and called on the Federal Government to take…

Edo governorship: Tribunal orders recounting of used ballot papers in open court

The Edo Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin, on Thursday ordered the recounting of used ballot papers for the Edo…

Ibori’s return dominates Google search

The return of the convicted former Governor of Delta, James Ibori, was one of the top stories that dominated Google.…

Woman banker attacks DPO, tears uniform

A 28-year-old woman banker, Adaobi Obi, who allegedly assaulted and tore the uniform of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), on…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Petrol sells for N155 per litre in Auchi

The price of petrol has gone up from the official pump price of N145 per litre to between N150 and…

Enugu government to recruit 344 doctors, nurses

The Enugu State Government will recruit 344 medical and auxiliary personnel for its University Teaching Hospital. The Commissioner for Information,…

4 European nations to counter Trump’s anti-abortion measure

Four European nations will host an international meeting in March, aimed at countering President Donald Trump’s order that blocks U.S.…

FRSC arrests 421 traffic offenders in Ibadan

No Fewer than 421 people were arrested by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Oyo State for various traffic…

FG may reverse forex restriction – Customs

The Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Assistant Comptroller-General Monday Abueh, has said that the Federal…

Netanyahu wants Belgian ambassador to Israel reprimanded

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants the Belgian ambassador to Israel reprimanded after Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel met with…

Recession: Lawyer tells colleagues to maintain positive attitude

An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Jude Kalejaiye, has appealed to his colleagues to maintain a positive attitude in spite of…

Army arrests 2 soldiers for maltreating physically challenged person

The Nigerian Army says it has arrested two Military Police who allegedly maltreated a physically challenged person on New Market…

2 tanker drivers docked for theft of N3.8m petrol

Two tanker drivers who allegedly stole 33,000 litres of petrol valued N3.8million was on Thursday arraigned in a Tinubu Magistrates’…

Man beats 81-yr old mother to death in Lagos

A 51-year-old man has allegedly beaten his mother to death after a disagreement over her late sister’s property. The 81-year-old…

Lagos launches Ibile Youth Academy

The Lagos State Government has launched a new platform tagged: Ibile Youth Academy, IYA, designed to inculcate in youths the…

U.S. congratulates Somalia’s President-elect

The U.S. has congratulated the people of Somalia on the successful conclusion of their national electoral process. The U.S. Department…

Buhari’s sister urges Nigerians to pray for President

Hajiya Rakiya Adamu, the only surviving sister of President Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to Nigerians to pray for the President,…

Buhari is victim of his own transparency, says Lai Mohammed

Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari, had become a victim of his own transparency in…

Nigeria’s Ndidi scores as Leicester send Derby County out of FA Cup

Nigeria’s Onyinye Ndidi scored a goal as Leicester City defeated Derby County 3-1 in an FA replay on Wednesday. Andy…

EFCC Arraigns 4 for $1m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned the quartet of Umar Audu Bida, Truth Igogori, Ifenyinwa Nwankwesiri…