Tag: News Agency Of Nigeria
U.I. Probes Violation Of Mosque
The University of Ibadan is to investigate the alleged disruption of Jumat prayers by a student of the institution on…
Group Educates Repentant Militants
The Foundation for Ethnic Harmony in Nigeria (FEHN), an NGO, has begun a continuous education programme for repentant militants who…
NBA Mourns Oldest SAN
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday described the death of the oldest Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN), Prince Tanimose Bankole-Oki,…
Banker Found Dead In Apartment
Residents of Kpansia, a suburb of Yenagoa, have been thrown into grief following the discovery of the corpse of a…
Fashola Confirms Drastic Drop In Crime Rate
Governor Babatunde Fashola has said that crime rate has reduced by 75 per cent in Lagos State. Speaking at the…
Oil Communities Ask For More
The Host Community of Nigeria Oil and Gas (HOSTCON) has urged the Federal Government to remit the 10 percent equity…
Nigeria’s Economy Is Growing —ICRC
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) says in spite of problems and poor infrastructure in the country, the nation’s economy…
Freight Forwarding Council Registers 2,046
The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) says it has approved 2,046 out of 5,000 applications…
Competency Test: Absentee Civil Servants To Face Sanction
Federal civil servants who refused to take part in the Competency Test organised on Monday by Office of the Head…
20 Jostle For Abia Govt House
No fewer than 20 aspirants across the various political parties have declared their intention to run for the governorship election…
Lawmakers Desert House Over Alleged Probe
The premises of the Plateau State House of Assembly has been deserted following the alleged petition against some legislators by…
Ogun PDP Tells Obasanjo To Speak Out
The PDP in Ogun on Tuesday, urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to speak out on the crises rocking the party…
Aspirant Tasks INEC On Voters’ Register
A PDP senatorial aspirant, Ms. Jumoke Akinjide, has called on INEC to expedite action on the production of a new…
Court Orders Arrest Of Former Police Sergeant
A Katsina State High Court sitting in Malumfashi has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of an ex-police sergeant,…
Army Officers Want Reforms Sustained
Officers Corps, Nigeria Army, have called on the authorities to ensure the sustenance of the ongoing reforms and professionalism in…
EFCC Desk Officer Docked Over N50,000 Fraud
Douglas Williams and Abba Ishaku, staff of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were on Monday arraigned in Abuja…
Judge’s Absence Stalls Hearing Of Suit
The absence of Justice Donatus Okorowo on Monday stalled hearing of a suit instituted by Association of Senior Civil Servants…
FHA To Provide 106,000 Housing
The Federal Housing Authority (FHA), will soon commence rehabilitation work on Festac Town , Lagos . Mr Terver Gemade, Managing…
Cybercrime: Experts Urges FG To Update Litigation
Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Telecom Organisation (CTO), Dr. Ekwow Spio-Gabrah, has urged the Federal Government to update the country’s e-legislation…
NMDP Promises To Provide Stable Electricity
The National Majority Democratic Party (NMDP)Â plans to make the provision of stable electricity a priority, if elected in the…
2nd Batch Of Repentant Militants Begin Training
The second batch of ex-militants have arrived at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Obubra, Cross River State, to begin their transformational…
Priests Urged To Be Committed
William Avenya, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, has said that the zoning of political offices in…
Capital Market Operators Divided Over Sack Of NSE Council
Capital market operators have expressed divergent opinions on the sack of council members of Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The Security…
Party Bars Warring PDP Members From Secretariat
The Plateau Police Command on Wednesday directed officials of warring PDP factions to stay away from the party’s secretariat in…
UCH To Dispose 140 Unclaimed Corpses
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, is set to dispose 140 unclaimed corpses through mass burial if their relations fail…
2011: DPP Faults INEC
The Democratic Peoples’ Party (DPP), has faulted plans by INEC to use its biometric data of electorate, saying it will…
FRSC Operatives Will Not Carry Arms –Chidoka
Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) will not carry arms in discharging their responsibilities to the Nigerian public.…
Labour, MAN, Hail Release Of N30b Grant
The national body of textile workers union and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have commended the Federal Government for…
Council Uncovers Ghost Workers
The Fakai Local Government Council in Kebbi, says it has uncovered “gross†misappropriation of funds through the payment of “ghost 
Nigerians Plan Grand Reception For President Jonathan In Cotonou
Ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan’s official visit to the Republic of Benin, on Aug. 1, the Nigerian embassy and community…