Monthly Archives: April 2017
Boxing Legends, Enthusiasts, Hail Joshua for Victory over Klitschko
Some boxing legends, as well as enthusiasts across the globe on Sunday, hailed the victory of Anthony Joshua over Wladimir Klitschko.
Joshua became the unified...
We’ll not close IDP camps in Borno by May 29–NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said that the planned closure of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno by May 29 was no...
Ndoma-Egba Salutes Workers’ Resilience amid Tough Economic Challenges
The Chairman, Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba has commended workers across the country for their sacrifices and...
Come Home and be billionaires’ FG tells Diaspora Nigerians
The Federal Government has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to return home and seize the various economic opportunities to make billions of naira.
The...
UNICEF Calls for the Implementation of Bauchi Nutrition Plan
The United Nations International Children Education Fund (UNICEF) has urged Bauchi State Government to fast track the implementation of the five year Strategic Costed...
Expect Prompt Payment of Salaries, Akeredolu Assures Ondo Workers
Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, has hailed the resilience of workers in the state, describing their determination and undying spirit in the...
Probe Mimiko,Declare your Assets, Group Urges Akeredolu
A group, the Accountability And Watchdog Network(AWN), has urged the Governor of Ondo State, Mr.Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN , to declare his assets in conformity...
Ogun Lawmaker Urges Amosun to Release Federal Allocations to LGs
An APC lawmaker in Ogun House of Assembly on Saturday called on Gov. Ibikunle Amosun to immediately release Federal allocation meant for local governments...
Nigeria is getting out of Recession, Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Saturday that Nigeria was gradually moving out of recession.
Mohammed, represented by the Managing Director...
Industry Operators to pay N100, 000 Fine for Violating Sanitation Laws...
The Kano State Tasks Force Committee on Environmental Sanitation says henceforth any operator of small scale industry that violates the state sanitation law would...
NAF Fighter Jets Destroy Insurgents Artillery in Sambisa
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets on Friday successfully destroyed an artillery piece being sneaked into Sambisa forest by insurgents.
Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, Director...
S/Court Affirms Death Sentence Passed on an Armed Robber
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed death sentence passed on Daniel Kekong for armed robbery.
Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, delivering the lead judgment, held that the...
Ondo to Acquire Residential Buildings Close to the Sports Complex
Ondo state deputy governor, Hon. Agboola Ajayi has promised that the state government would work on the report submitted by the committee on acquisition...
Bauchi Police Command Decries Increasing Cases of Rape, Arrested Suspected Human...
Disturbed by the rate at which gender related-offences are being perpetrated in Bauchi State, the state police command has enjoined parents and guardians to...
Emefiele Appears Before Osinbajo Panel
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Friday appeared before a panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate...
Dealers Pick $85.69m out of $100m Offered by CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disclosed on Friday, that authorized dealers were only able to pick $85.69 million out of the $100 million...
NIA Sleaze: Dasuki Sat on Petition to President Buhari
Amb. Oke - Suspended NIA DG
More facts have emerged about the millions-of-dollars sleaze and “crass” nepotism at the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA) under the...
FG declares Monday Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 1, 2017 as public holiday to commemorate of the 2017 Workers’ Day celebration.
The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen....
Speaker Enjoins Pensioners to Exercise Patience over Non-Payment of Entitlement
The speaker of the Bauchi state House of Assembly, Kawuwa Shehu Damina, has emphasized the need the need for pensioners to exercise more patience...
Dismissed Police Officer Arraigned for Alleged Impersonation, Extortion
A dismissed policeman, 33-year-old Musa Isah, who allegedly impersonated a police officer, is facing trial at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
Isah, who lives at No....
“Workers running out of patience with FG over new minimum wage”:...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has warned that workers were running out of patience with the Federal Government over delay in negotiation of a...
Ex FIFA Official Pleads Guilty to Corruption Charges
A former FIFA official from Guam has pleaded guilty to charges of corruption in a New York court, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
Richard Lai,...
South African in Court for Plot to Kill 19 Politicians, Businessmen
A South African man on Friday appeared in court for allegedly planning to assassinate 19 government officials and high-ranking businessmen.
The 33-year-old, who was arrested...
CBN South-South Entrepreneurship: 9,000 Entrepreneurs Trained
The Leader of the Technical Advisory Committee, South-South Entrepreneurship Development Centre of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Gbenga Owolabi says 9,000 entrepreneurs have...
Akeredolu Sets up Committee to Reactivate Olokola Free Trade Zone
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN has set up a nine-man technical committee to reactivate the abandoned Olokola Free Trade Zone.
The multi billion...
Ondo Varsity: ASUU Members Disagree with Leadership over Letter to the...
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) , Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko,Ondo State chapter, has accused the leadership of the union...
Ahead of 2019: Voters Network Calls for Voters’ Mobilization
Ahead of the 2019 general election, the President, Voters Network, Comrade Kingsley Adonis Pepple says the people of Rivers State must mobilize to ensure...
INEC Declares 377,336 as Uncollected PVC in Ondo
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) in Ondo State has given the number of uncollected voters card in Ondo State as 377, 336.
The commission’s Administrative...
Nigeria Committed to Eradicating Polio From all Communities – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of his administration to ensuring that polio is totally eradicated from all communities all over the country,
Buhari...
CBN Offers $100m in Wholesale Forwards
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday offered the sum of $100 million to authorized dealers to meet the requests of wholesale customers...