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Ondo govt promotes 2, 212 workers

Ondo State Government has promoted 2, 212 civil servants in 2016, Chairman of the state Civil Service Commission, Dr Afolabi…

Bayelsa farmers decry destruction of crops by cattle

Farmers and community leaders in Ekpetiama Kingdom in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa have decried the destruction of their…

Zamfara police rescue 41 persons recently kidnapped

The police in Zamfara have announced the rescue of 41 persons kidnapped last week by armed bandits in Maru local…

Aba shoe manufacturers seek SON’s assistance

Shoe manufacturers in Aba, Abia, have urged the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to ensure thorough scrutiny of raw materials…

Training of youths in dance would create employment- Stakeholder

A dance instructor, Tony Offiong, on Wednesday said that practical training in dance through formal education would sharpen the skills…

Ondo election: Absence of Judge stalls hearing challenging Akeredolu

The absence of Justice Nnamdi Dimgba has stalled hearing in a suit challenging the candidature of Rotimi Akeredolu, as the…

2016 Abuja Carnival begins Dec. 3

The 2016 Abuja Carnival will hold from Dec. 3 to 6, the Federal Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on…

ASUU strike: Academic activities resume at FUT Minna

Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, has resumed lectures at the expiration of…
UNILORIN extends Post-UTME registration

Kwara monarch lauds Unilorin’s COBES programme

The monarch of Ganmo in Kwara, Alhaji Anafi Zubair, has lauded the University of Ilorin for its Faculty of Agriculture’s…

128 policemen killed in three months- I-G

The Inspector-General of Police, (I-G), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, said 128 policemen had lost their lives to activities of criminals in…

FG inaugurates Graduate Farmers’ Empowerment Scheme

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu, has inaugurated the Graduate Youth Empowerment Scheme in Doma, Nasarawa State, to…

NASSI will create 2m jobs by 2020

The Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI) says it will create two million jobs between 2016 and 2020. Its…

UniUyo, UniZik shine at VCs excellence awards

The University of Uyo (UniUyo) and the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UniZik), Awka, have emerged the two most outstanding universities at…

Lagos monarch seeks constitutional role for traditional rulers

The paramount ruler of Igbogbo town in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Oba Semiu Kasali, on Wednesday advocated the provision of constitutional…

Kwara Prisons Command denies beating 6 inmates to death

The Kwara Prisons Command said on Wednesday that its officials did not beat six inmates of Oke Kura Prison, Ilorin,…
Placentyne Hair Lotion has been banned: NAFDAC issues warning

NAFDAC donates gift items to secondary schools in Imo

NAFDAC on Wednesday donated gift items to six winners of the 2015/2016 NAFDAC Consumer Safety Clubs (quiz competition) in secondary…

Army hands over 316 rustled cows to Borno Govt

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday handed over 316 cows suspected to have been rustled by the Boko Haram terrorists to…

Samsung raided in connection with South Korea corruption scandal

South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday raided the offices of Samsung and a state-run pension fund in connection with the current…

Plateau FRSC commences night patrol of highways

The Plateau Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced night patrols of highways in the state. Mr…

Yobe Govt introduces new grasses to boost animal feeds

The Yobe Livestock Pilot Development Programme said it had introduced new species of exotic grasses for cultivation to boost animal…

Truck drivers block access to our homes — Apapa residents

Some residents of Apapa, Lagos, have renewed calls on the Federal and Lagos state governments, to instruct articulated and truck…

Lufthansa pilots begin strike, 100,000 passengers affected

Lufthansa pilots on Wednesday commenced a two-day strike to demand 22 per cent pay increase, the airline confirmed to newsmen.…

Trump, the tragic case of Bridget Agbahime and the death of a nation

Two weeks ago, while the world faced the frightening prospect of a Trump presidency in the US, an equally tragic…

Fire guts YABATECH female hostel

An early morning inferno on Wednesday destroyed 20 rooms in a female hostel at the Yaba College of Technology in…

Oyo govt commiserates with Space FM over GM’s death

The Oyo State Government has commiserated with the management and staff of an Ibadan-based radio station, Space FM, on the…
FIFA bans Italian club Spezia for signing Nigerian minors

FIFA retains Mba as Technical Adviser

World football governing body, FIFA, has retained Nigeria’s Linus Mba as its Technical Adviser in Africa for Refereeing. Mba is…

Breaking: Jegede vs Jimoh Ibrahim: Appeal Court panel set to deliver judgment

The Special Appeal Court panel is set to deliver judgment in the governorship tussle between Mr. Eyitayo Jegede and Mr…

Army suspends 2 Majors, Captain for dereliction of duties

A General Court Martial (GCM) of the Nigerian Army has found guilty and suspended two Majors and a Captain for…

EFCC to engage women in anti-corruption fight

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed plans to engage Nigerian women in a nationwide sustainable fight against…

Leicester City zoom into Champions League knockout

Leicester City’s remarkable debut Champions League campaign continued as they reached the knockout stages with one game to spare by…