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Afenifere worried over students’ poor performance in WAEC

The Afenifere Renewal Group has expressed concern over the poor performance of students in the results recently released by the…
Dakuku Peterside ex- APC governorship candidate criticizes Gov. Wike over alleged failure to pay NECO fees, employ more teachers in Rivers

Four APC guber candidates pledge to deliver states

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidates in Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta and Gombe on Tuesday promised not to rest…

FLASH: Ecobank sacks 50 top managers

Kazeem Ugbodaga Ecobank Nigeria Plc has sacked 50 top managers of the bank as it struggles to stay afloat in…

FAAC: FG, States, LG share N370.4b for January

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday in Abuja, said N370.4 billion was shared among the federal, states…
Ali-Modu Sheriff

PDP Govs. Forum, others pledge support for Sheriff

The People Democratic Party, PDP Governors’ Forum and other organs of the party have pledged their support to the new…
Patrick Akpobolokemi

NIMASA N2.3bn Scam: I shared N121m on accused’s Instruction – Witness

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today February 23, 2016 presented its sixth witness in the ongoing trial of…

ASUU decries FG’s paltry allocation to universities in 2016 budget

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Tuesday picked holes in allocation to tertiary institutions in the…

Ex-bankers docked for N21m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Monday 22 February, 2016 arraigned the duo of Eke Chukwudi Kingsley and…

Army explains raid on ex-militant leader’s home

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said its operation in Yeghe community in Rivers was largely focused on fishing out ex-militant…

Buhari appoints Waziri Adio Executive Secretary, NEITI

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Waziri Onibiyo Adio, as the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency…
Candidates writing JAMB examination using Computer-Based Test (CBT) system

JAMB gives 48-hour extension for applicants to register

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will reopen its website between 12 midnight on Tuesday and 12 midnight on…

Police arrest 13 suspects with fake international passports

The Kano State Police command has arrested 13 persons with fake international passports and ECOWAS travel certificates. The Commissioner of…

FUT Minna produces 34 First Class graduates

The Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, would graduate 34 first class students at its 25th convocation ceremony on Saturday.…

NUJ condemns assault on journalists in Imo

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Imo Council, has condemned the weekend brutal attack on some journalists in Owerri by…

ASUU urges FG to halt privatisation of electricity sector

The Academic Staff of Nigeria Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday in Abuja, called on the Federal Government to stop private ownership…

Delta Assembly approves Gov. Okowa’s N500m loan request

Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday approved Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s request to borrow N500 million from Fidelity Bank Plc to…

NAMA streamlines airspace coordination procedures

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), has streamlined airspace cordination procedures between Kano Area Control Centre (ACC) and Abuja Approach…

PICTURES: The Nigerian pirates arrested by Navy

Photographs by AP Here are the faces of the six pirates who hijacked a diesel oil carrying vessel MV Maximus.…

Okowa gets approval to take N500m loan

Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday approved Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s request to borrow N500 million from Fidelity Bank Plc to…

Two Nigerian athletes to compete in Paris Marathon

Two Nigerian athletes that emerged as winners at the last Lagos City Marathon are to be sponsored to the April…

Removal of VCs violates University Act – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday in Abuja said the recent removal of 12 vice-chancellors of Federal…

IDPs: 450 die from diseases, malnutrition in Borno

The Borno State Government has confirmed that 450 people died from ailments and malnutrition across the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…

75-year-old pensioner slumps, dies during screening in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium in Benin on Tuesday, as a 75-year-old pensioner, Sunday Oboite, collapsed and died while waiting…

Military operations in Khana, Gokana LGAs have my full backing – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has confirmed that the military operations in Gokana and Khana local…

Lawmaker begs FG to repair Badagry roads

A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Setonji David, on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to repair the failed portions on the…

Govt-owned media to be restructured for optimum performance

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that government-owned media organizations will be restructured and reinvented…

Minister hails Nigeria-China relations

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described China as one of the most important partners in…

Corruption: Lulu, Ogunjobi, others lose bid to stop trial

Justice E. S. Chukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Monday, February 22, 2016 dismissed a…

Lagos to establish first DNA Forensic Lab in Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it is set to establish the first ever high-powered DNA Forensic Laboratory in…
Femi Adebayo Shares Review of 'Jagun Jagun'

Actor Femi Adebayo bags political post

Funsho Arogundade Popular Nollywood actor Femi Adebayo has joined the league of entertainers taking up political post. Adebayo, the son…