Fuel Scarcity: NSCDC arrests 36 suspects for hoarding, selling above official rate in Nasarawa
December 27, 2017 he Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nasarawa State Command, has arrested 36 suspects for allegedly hoarding and selling petrol above the official pump price of…
Buhari’s son, Yusuf, suffers head injury in bike accident, He is in stable condition – Presidency
December 27, 2017 The Presidency on Wednesday said that the son of the President, Yusuf Buhari, who was involved in a bike accident, is in stable condition. Malam Garba Shehu,…
NSE market indices drop by 1.64% after Christmas holidays
December 27, 2017 Activities re-opened on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on bearish note on Wednesday after the long holidays with the indices dropping by 1.64 per cent. The News…
Commuters stranded in Lagos, beg FG to end petrol scarcity
December 27, 2017 Hundreds of stranded commuters on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Wednesday in Lagos appealed to the Federal Government to end petrol scarcity which affected transport cost. The commuters…
Gov. Ambode’s SA on Education, Bank-Olemoh bags “Education Man of the Year” award’’
December 27, 2017 Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, Special Adviser to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Education, has emerged the “Education Man of the Year’’ at a ceremony organised by…
DAPPMA owed N26.7bn but gets products – NNPC
December 27, 2017 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday said the allegation by the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) on the fuel supply situation was untrue….
`I presented 6 Motions, sponsored 6 Bills’, says Senator
December 27, 2017 Sen. Mustafah Bukar (APC-Katsina) says presented six Bills and six Motions before the National Assembly which were all passed into law by the Senate between 2015 and…
I smile to bank with N.3m monthly’, says cobbler
December 27, 2017 Mr Benjamin Daniel, a cobbler, says he smiles to the bank with about N300,000 monthly. Daniel, who makes foot wears in Manchok, Kaura Local Government Area of…
NEWS ANALYSIS: FG-IFAD value chain programme contributes $37.2m to Nigeria’s GDP
December 27, 2017 The Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), initiated by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has contributed 37.2 million dollars (about N13.4 billion) to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product…
Police to arrest, prosecute vendors of police uniforms – FPRO
December 27, 2017 The Nigeria Police Force said that it would arrest and prosecute anyone caught selling police uniforms in the open market. Some Inspectors and rank and file had…