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Eid el-Fitr: Federal Govt declares Monday, Tuesday public holiday

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 27 as Public Holiday to mark Eid-el-Fitr.

Power outage hits Ikoyi, Victoria Island

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDP) on Thursday said there would be interruption of power supply in some parts of…

Customs officer docked for trafficking Indian Hemp

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the remand in custody of a Customs officer, Emmanuel Ugwoke, charged…

Kogi doctors suspend strike

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi has suspended its 18-day old strike to enable government meet up with her…

Abuja, Lagos among top 60 most expensive cities globally

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Lagos and Abuja ranked 29th and 59th respectively as the most expensive cities to live in a 2017 global cost…

PIB passage will reform oil sector – Rep

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A member of House of Representatives, Rep. Sergius Ogun, says passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will be the…

7147 N-Power volunteers engaged in Delta

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

No fewer than 7,149 N-Power volunteers were engaged in Delta in 2016, Mr Afolabi Imoukhuede, the Senior Special Assistant to…

FG urged to invest in honey for wealth creation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Edwin Aguddah, an agriculturalist has advised the Federal Government to invest in the honey value chain to enhance wealth…

2018 Budget: NAPTIP under consideration for special intervention funds

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, Minister Budget and National Planning, says the Federal Government is considering providing special intervention funds for…

Gov. appeals for calm over renewed crisis in State

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba, has appealed to the people of Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna Local Government Area to eschew…

European Union: Education, a key factor in poverty reduction

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The European Union says education is a key factor in reducing poverty and urged Nigeria to empower women and girls…

Breast cancer: State Govt. distributes screening kits to health centres

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kano State Government, on Thursday, distributed breast cancer screening kits worth N30 million to 26 health facilities across the…

Airline operators call for clear policy to grow Nigerian aviation sector

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has called on the Federal Government to come up with a deliberate economic policy…

Kaduna Govt. spent N6.5bn on school infrastructure — Commissioner

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Kaduna State Government said on Thursday that it expended N6.5 billion on infrastructural development in schools in the Southern…

Consultant condemns irregular fiscal/budget cycle

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Oseloka Obaze, a Good Governance Consultant, has said that the irregular fiscal/budget cycle by the FG is negatively affecting…

Wife seeks divorce over constant beating

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

A 47-year-old woman, Bosede Ayodele, on Thursday approached a Customary Court in Ikole-Ekiti, seeking divorce from her husband of 20…

Judge Wants Actions Intensified To End Child Marriage

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Justice Kazeem Alogba of the Lagos State High Court on Thursday called for intensified actions to end child marriage and…

No royal wants to be king or queen, says Britain’s Prince Harry

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Prince Harry said no one in Britain’s royal family wants to be king or queen and criticised a decision to…

Native Doctor Charged With Raping Woman For Days

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 30-year-old native doctor, Lucky Okon, who allegedly raped a woman for days and defrauded her of N800,000, on Thursday…

Lagos Becomes Largest Mega City By 2035

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Researchers have predicted that no fewer than 30 million people can live in Lagos by 2035 turning it into the…

Lawmaker Seeks International Cooperation To End Herdsmen Attacks

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A lawmaker, Rep. Rimamnde Shawulu (Taraba-PDP), has called for increased international cooperation in Nigeria’s bid to stop kidnapping and attacks…

Google To Push For Law Enforcement

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Google says it will press U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to update laws on how governments access customer data stored on…

Reconstruction: Apapa-Wharf road gridlock can cause fuel scarcity – NUPENG

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has expressed worry that the gridlock being experienced by petroleum…

Man Lures Minor With Viju Milk, Rapes Her

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 57-year-old man, Aminu Ibrahim, who allegedly raped a minor after luring her with N50 and viju milk, was on…

Teenager Remanded For Stealing From Accident Victims

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An Ikeja Magistrate's’ Court in Lagos on Thursday ordered the remand of a 19- year-old boy at the Kirikiri Prisons,…

South African community cancels quit order given to Nigerians

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Nigeria Union in South Africa said on Thursday that one of the communities that gave Nigerians quit order had…

NCAA Targets July For Certification Of Lagos Airport

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Thursday said it was optimistic that the certification of the Murtala Muhammed International…

Port Harcourt Electricity Company Seeks Partnership With NAN

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has solicited partnership with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to enhance effective…

Britain’s Prince Philip leaves hospital after treatment for infection

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Prince Philip, 96, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, left hospital on Thursday after treatment for an infection, Buckingham…

Students Sitting Exams Wounded In Congo Explosion

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Sources say three students sitting exams were wounded in an explosion at a school on Thursday in northeastern Democratic Republic…

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