CBN, Police raid forex hawkers in Abuja, arrest four
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Enforcement Committee on the Abuse of the Naira in collaboration with the FCT Police Command raided different locations in Abuja to arrest perpetrators of…
Nigeria to use biometrics for next census – Duruiheoma
Mr Eze Duruiheoma, Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), has said that conducting a national population census in Nigeria was not feasible this year. Duruiheoma made this known in an interview…
Accidental air strike on Rann: 112 killed – Army official report
The Nigeria Army has confirmed that 112 persons were killed in January’s accidental airstrike at the Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp in Rann, Borno State. The Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya…
FCT Administration to review undeveloped plots of land – Minister
The FCT Administration will review plots allocated to corporate organisations meant for staff housing that have not been developed. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello made this disclosure in…
Former NIMASA chief, Akpobolokemi, three others re-arraigned over alleged N19.7 bn scam
Former director-general of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, and three others were docked afresh before a Federal High Court in Lagos over N19.7 billion fraud. Others arraigned…
Task Force on Food Security set to tackle high transportation cost
The Task Force on Food Security constituted by the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 had its inaugural meeting this morning. At the meeting presided over by the…
How Akwa Ibom lady broke 130-year-old Harvard record
Nigerian Harvard Law student, Imelme Umana, has been elected as the first black woman president of the Harvard Law Review. She hails from Akwa Ibom State but has since acquired…
I share in your grief, together we shall prevail against terror – Gov. Shettima
In recent days and weeks, we have come under renewed attacks which horribly remind us, that our security challenges are still longing. It is regrettable that this upsurge in cowardly…
Alleged N1.2bn Fraud: Court Grants Former FCT Minister’s Son N100m Bail
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Friday, February 3, 2017 granted Shamsudeen Bala, son of a former minister of the Federal Capital Territory,…
Lions swallow Stars as Cameroon beat Ghana 2-0 to face Egypt in AFCON final on Sunday
The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon Thursday night swallowed Black Stars of Ghana to book a place in the final of the ongoing AFCON. The Black Stars were knocked out of…