Killings: Rivers APC Chairman wants Gov. Wike to improve on security
January 8, 2018 Mr Device Ikanya, Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, has advised Gov. Nysom Wike to improve on the security situation in the state or resign from…
Gov. Al-Makura inaugurates power station to boost electricity supply
January 8, 2018 Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Monday in Lafia inaugurated 2 by 7.5 MVA power injection substation to boost electricity supply to the state capital and…
We’re France’s largest trading partner in Africa as French businesses in Nigeria hit 120 – Envoy
The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to France, Dr Modupe Irele, on Monday disclosed that there were currently about 120 French businesses located in different parts of Nigeria….
Oil rises, poised to make above $70 , on fewer U.S. rigs, OPEC
January 8, 2018 Oil prices rose on Monday, poised to make above 70 dollars on a slight decline in the number of U.S. rigs drilling for new production and sustained…
Yam farmers assure Nigerians of increased production to avoid scarcity, price increases
January 8, 2018 Yam Farmers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria has assured Nigerians of increased yam production in 2018 so as to boost the yam export initiative of the…
Herdsmen attacks: Benue Govt confirms 71 deaths in one week
A total of 71 people have been killed in a week of violence in Nigeria’s Benue state, a government spokesman said on Monday, much of it involving clashes between Muslim…
Pope, in ‘state of world’ speech, urges dialogue in Korea, nuclear ban
Pope Francis, in his annual “state of the world” address called on Monday for all nations to support dialogue to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and to work for…
Lufthansa to hire 8,000 new employees this year
Lufthansa plans to hire about 8,000 new employees in 2018, the German Airline said on Monday. More than half the new jobs are for cabin crew along with about 900…
Fuel scarcity: Only one out of 9 storage facilities functional at Ejigbo Depot, says IPMAN
January 8, 2018 The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has decried the situation whereby only one storage tank out of nine installed at the Ejigbo Depot was working….
Kaduna teachers begin indefinite strike, cite job security, welfare
January 8, 2018 Teachers in public secondary and primary schools in Kaduna State on Monday began an indefinite strike action over job security and welfare issues. The strike was at…