Dubai aims to be happiest smartest city in the world
Dubai has set itself the objective of becoming the benchmark for smart cities not only for emerging markets but also globally, with an approach that focuses on the happiness of…
$4 billion famine drive will help mitigate hunger in Nigeria, Africa – Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Sec-Gen
Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s Remarks At Press Encounter Following An Address To The 2017 Ecosoc Segment On Operational Activities For Development New York, 28 February 2017 Good morning, Ladies and…
Released Gestapo-style from Owerri court, how police killed Kidnap kingpin, Vampire, in Rivers State forest
For over 30 days, the special unit of the Nigeria Police Force called the I-G’s Intelligence Response Team had been on the trail of a man who initially proved too…
FG approves N701bn payment guarantee for GenCos, raises hope on power delivery
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a payment guarantee assurance by the CBN for power generating companies (GENCOS) to solve liquidity problems in the energy sector and avert…
Troops arrest 8 foreigners, 7898 others in anti-terror swoop
Nigerian troops have continued to consolidate the peace. This brief, therefore, will touch on some of the operations and other related issues. Details of the operation given by Major Generl…
Why we arrested Peace Corps leader, 46 members – Police
The Nigeria Police Force said on Wednesday that it arrested Mr Dickson Akor, the “national commandant” and 46 members of the Peace Corps of Nigeria in Abuja on February 28….
$1.6b Malabu oil block: No Fraud Was Committed, says Eni
The Board of Directors of Eni (Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited) Wednesday said the transactions which resulted in the auctioning of $1,616,690,656.78 Malabu oil block were not fraudulent. The oil firm…
Reps to probe CBN, Finance Ministry over unremitted N18.1bn BoA capital shares
The House of Representatives says it will investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Finance over unpaid capital shares to the Bank of Agriculture (BoA)….
INEC Director to face trial for alleged N16m Diezani bribe
Mr. Gogo Anderson Waribo, a Deputy Director of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC in Akwa Ibom State, and former Electoral Officer in Rivers State will soon be docked for bribery,…
Obamas outshine Trump on twitter on news of $60m books deal with Penguin
BARACK Obama and wife Michelle have signed a megabucks £48million ($60m) deal to reveal all about their time in the White House. The vast sum is SIX TIMES more than…