Eye care: FRSC, Optometrists take campaign to motor parks
The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) and the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), on Friday in Lagos, urged drivers to go for regular eye checks, to minimise road accidents. The News…
Imo State Government announces councillorship elections
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo says the councillorship elections in all 645 autonomous communities in the state will take place simultaneously with the local government election on Aug. 25. Okorocha…
Price hike: DStv shuns court injunction, retains new rates
Satellite service provider DStv has continued to implement its new bouquet rates despite court order restraining the action. DStv is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice….
Germany’s Merkel to visit Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria Wednesday
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, will on Wednesday , tour three West African countries, paying visits to Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria. Merkel is to spend Wednesday through Friday in the…
Nigerian Army eliminates 3 Boko Haram, recovers weapons
The Nigerian Army said it had successfully neutralised three insurgents during an ambush in Mayanti Village in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday. Brigadier General Texas Chukwu,…
USAID announces additional $26.5m support for good governance
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced additional 26.5 million dollars development assistance to support good governance and heath in Nigeria. According to a statement by the U.S….
New CBN credit policy will stimulate economic growth – Expert
An economist, Mr Titus Okuroumu, on Friday expressed optimism that the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) credit policy would consolidate the gains already made  in the economy and stimulate…
Student, 28, who impersonates Lara George, arraigned in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday in Lagos arraigned a 28-year-old student, Adekunle Babalola, who allegedly impersonated a female singer, Lara George, for attempted defraud. Babalola, who…
New managers Emery, Pellegrini scrap for first point
When Manuel Pellegrini and Unai Emery were appointed within a day of each other in May, neither could have envisaged where their teams now stand on the table. Both teams…
Okowa assents to bill prohibiting extortion, forceful entry into properties
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has signed into law the Delta State Public and Private Properties Protection Bill 2018 which outlaws illegal collections and forceful entry by touts into development…