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Ngige: I’m ready to tackle unemployment in Nigeria

Dr Chris Ngige, the newly appointed Minister of Labour and Employment, has assured Nigerians of the readiness of the ministry…

APC or PDP, let’s drive change agenda, says Lai Mohammed

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the new Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Development, has urged the directors of the ministry to…

Ben Bruce gets some bashing over Fashola, Amaechi tweets

Senator Ben Bruce representing Bayelsa East constituency, in Bayelsa state has suffered some bashing on Twitter over comments he passed…

Tinubu to Fashola, Amaechi others: Be prepared to solve problems

Former Lagos state governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has congratulated the newly sworn-in ministers, charging them to be problem solvers. In…
Olu Falae kicks against zoning of Nigeria's presidency

SDP plots for 2019 general elections

Eromosele Ebhomele The Social Democratic Party, SDP, is to commence its ward congresses across the Nigeria in what the party…

El-Rufai no longer ‘Accidental Public Servant’, says Tinubu

Femi Adi/Kaduna Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday in Kaduna said former Federal Capital Territory Minister…

Fayose to Fayemi: it’s time to work for Ekiti

Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, western Nigeria on Wednesdat congratulated his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, over his…

Oshiomhole threatens to expose fraud perpetrated under Lucky Igbinedion

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Wednesday threatened to convey all files containing alleged cases of fraud…

My exit from EFCC, “an act of God” – Lamorde

Ibrahim Lamorde has described his exit from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as “an act of God”. Lamorde…

New EFCC boss, Magu, vows to up anti-corruption fight

The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, today…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

Money Laundering: Court admits EFCC’s evidence against accountant, Esu-Nte

Justice E.S Chukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 admitted as evidence,…

The Economist article on Lagos reckless, slanderous – LASG

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday described the article published in the latest edition of the Economist Magazine as reckless…

Sterling Bank staff defrauds customer of over N4m

Paul Iyoghojie The police at the Lion Building Division, Campbell Street, Lagos have arrested Remi Adebimpe, 34, a staff of…

LASG to The Economists: Like Londoners, Lagosians deserve respect

The Lagos State Government has taken note of an article in the latest edition of The Economist magazine entitled “Paralysed:…

Budget: Ezekwesili criticises Buhari’s switch to National Planning

Kazeem Ugbodaga Former minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari’s movement of Budget from the Ministry of…

Re: Why Nigeria’s largest city is even less navigable than usual

By Biola Fagunwa A recent publication by The Economist and culled by ThisDay and Punch under the headline of ‘Why…

Research shows higher rate of happiness among non-users of Facebook

Logging off from Facebook can contribute to more happiness, according to a Danish study on users of the social networking…

Union faults aviation ministry merger

The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Wednesday faulted the scrapping of the Ministry of Aviation by the…
The N395m debt recovery suit filed against a Lagos businessman Lateef Bello- Osagie by AMCON has been adjourned till 14th day of February.

Court dissolves 8-year-old marriage over wife’s abandonment of matrimonial home

A Grade 1 Area Court Aso Pada, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, on Wednesday dissolved an eight-year-old marriage over wife’s abandonment of…

Ibeju-Lekki crisis panel begins sitting Monday

Henry Ojelu The five man tribunal set up by governor Akinwunmi Ambode to investigate the civil unrest that occured in…

Buhari contradicts self, assigns portfolio to all ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari has contradicted himself after swearing-in 36 ministers and assigning portfolios to all them on Wednesday, 11 November.…

U.S. offers $27m reward for information on 6 al-Shabaab leaders

The U.S. State Department has announced to offer rewards of 27 million dollars for information on six “key leaders’’ in…

RCCG to partner NOC for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

The Redeemed Christian Church Of God (RCCG) on Wednesday said that it would collaborate with the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC),…

Buhari assigns portfolio to ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari has officially portfolios to his newly-appointed ministers. Former governor of Ogun State finance commissioner, Kemi Adeosun, is…

Fashola gets Power, Works and Housing, Amaechi Transport

President Muhammadu Buhari has distributed portfolios to his 36 ministers, with former Lagos State goevrnor, Babatunde Fashola, given the enlarged…
Aisha Alhassan also known as Mama Taraba

Buhari swears in Mama Taraba, others

The swearing-in of 36 ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari has taken place, with the ceremony regaled with the nicknames of…

Court fines company N68m for failure to report oil spill

The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), said on Wednesday that it has secured a court judgment ordering…
Kogi governor Ahmed Ododo says his administration's efforts to combat crime are yielding fruits with recovery of 53 stolen transformers

Security agencies owe electricity company over N1bn

The Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) has said that the military and paramilitary agencies owe the company a backlog of…

Enugu State yet to assess bailout funds from FG – Ugwuanyi

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has said that the state government have not assessed the bailout funds from the…

Gay magazine names Obama, ‘Ally of the Year’

When Barack Obama was sworn in as president in 2009, gay marriage was legal in just two states, and Obama…