Senate steps down action on Road Fund Bill; NUPENG happy
Following public outrage, the Senate on Thursday stepped down deliberation on the National Roads Fund Establishment Bill which would ultimately have added to the rising cost of living in the…
Nigeria plans to raise $1.2 billion for refineries: Kachikwu
Nigeria plans to raise $1.2 billion to upgrade its oil refineries, aiming to end a reliance on oil product imports by 2019, the oil minister said on Thursday. Although Nigeria…
Osinbajo in Maiduguri, unveils door-to-door sharing of locally produced grains in IDP camps
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Thursday in Maiduguri unveiled a new and more effective distribution plan for delivering relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East which departs from…
Oil prices edge up after a lull as Shell lifts force majeure to up Nigeria’s supplies
Oil edged up on Thursday, having hit one-month lows the previous day after an unexpected surge in U.S. inventories and the return of more Nigerian crude to an already oversupplied…
Comey testifies before Senate, says Trump’s claims were ‘Lies, plain and simple’
Mr. James B. Â Comey said Mr. Donald Trump lied to the American public when he said that the F.B.I. was in disarray and that agents had lost confidence in Mr….
Okowa urges local rice farmers to do more to achieve self-sufficiency
DELTA State Governor,  Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged rice farmers to increase their production to meet  the needs of Nigerians. The Governor made the call Thursday at Akwukwu-Igbo during a…
Saraki Asks Tribunal to Dismiss False Assets Declaration Charges Against Him … Tribunal Reserves Ruling
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has told the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to dismiss the false assets declaration charges brought against him at the Code of Conduct…
Quit notice to Igbos: United Nations calls for tolerance, commends Nigerian statesmen for condemning the act
The United Nations has called for tolerance among the various ethnic nationalities in the country. This followed an ultimatum issued by an amalgam of groups from the north asking Igbos…
6 amazing things your smartphone could do; it can speak any language…
Smartphones are amazingly useful machines. Indeed, they are not just called smart for nothing. That device in your hands could do so much more than you know it is capable…
FG begins distribution of N8bn grains in North East
In a major move by the Buhari administration to address the food crisis fallout of the insurgency in the North-East, the Federal Government is now embarking on a multi-billion Naira…