Lagos police dismisses 8 officers for criminal acts, demotes six
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Imohimi Edgal, on Wednesday said eight officers were dismissed over “very serious criminal offences”, while six others were demoted in ranks. Edgal,…
Go public or no licence renewal, Uganda tells MTN
Uganda has asked the local unit of South African telecoms giant MTN Group (MTNJ.J) to list some of its shares on the local stock exchange as a condition for renewing…
Catholic Church sex scandal: Victims allege cover up
Six Roman Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania joined the list this week of those around the U.S. that have been forced to face the ugly truth about child-molesting priests in their…
Incompetence of APC government responsible for N22trn debt – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says poor understanding of current global economic dynamics and covering of corruption by the APC government are directly responsible for the accumulated N22 trillion national…
NUJ petitions Osinbajo over IGP’s attacks on Nigerian journalists
The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abdulwaheed Odusile, has petitioned the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on the incessant attacks on Nigerian journalists by the Inspector General of…
FG to include ICT, telecom on forex priority list
The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, says the ministry is collaborating with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to include the ICT and Telecom industry on Forex priority list. Shittu,…
Babies now eligible to enroll into National Identity Database — NIMC
Abubakar Hassan, Kaduna State Coordinator, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says underage Nigerians are now eligible for enrollment into National Identity Management System. Hassan disclosed this during an awareness and…
MTN, 12 banks sign N 200 billion medium term loan agreement
Mobile telephone operator MTN on Wednesday signed a seven-year N200 billion medium term loan agreement with a consortium of 12 banks. The Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Mr…
FEC okays N 15.7billion for Enugu-Anambra road project
The Federal Executive Council(FEC) on Wednesday approved the sum of N15.7 billion for the completion of a road project that stretches from Enugu State to Anambra State. The Minister of…
NFF’s unending crisis, doomsday for Nigeria Professional Football League
The protracted crisis that has bedeviled Nigeria’s apex football ruling body, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), no doubt has had many unfavourable ripple effects on the football in Nigeria. Besides, the…