Journalists win Time Person of the Year Award
Time magazine on Tuesday named a group of journalists, including a slain Saudi Arabian writer and a pair of Reuters journalists imprisoned by Myanmar’s government, as its “Person of the…
Senate Steps Down Confirmation of EFCC Board Members Nominees, Over Nomination “Lopsidedness” Nomination
The Senate on Tuesday stepped down confirmation of four nominees as members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Board. Also suspended was the confirmation of the Chairman…
Child Trafficking: Court Sentences School Proprietress to 5 Years in Prison
Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced Olayinka Taiwo, proprietress of Sunshine Group of Schools Ibadan to five years in prison for…
Electoral Act Dissent: APGA Urges Caution… Says “We Should Stop Over Heating The Polity”
National Chairman of APGA, Victor Oye The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), says it is still studying the circumstances of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill which was refused presidential…
FG to Inaugurate New NAIA Terminal Before Year End- FAAN MD
Mr Saleh Dunoma, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says the new terminal building of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) will be inaugurated before the end…
FRSC Approves Establishment of 30 Road Camps to Ensure a Successful Operation Zero Tolerance
Corps Marshal, FRSC, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has approved the establishment of 30 road camps across the country along critical designated…
ASUP to Begin Indefinite Strike, Midnight Dec. 12
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Tuesday said there was no going back on its planned indefinite strike beginning Dec. 12 in all the nation’s polytechnics….
SSANU to Embark on a 3-day Nationwide Protest — Official
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) is to embark on a three-day nationwide protest from Dec. 17 to Dec. 19 to press home its demands, Mr…
FG Committed to Nationwide Infrastructure for Development, National Unity -Fashola
The Federal Government is committed to continue to invest in robust nationwide infrastructure to foster development and national unity, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde…
NIS is Committed to Combating Illegal Migration of Nigerians – Babandede
CG, NIS, Muhammad Babandede The Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammad Babandede, says the service is committed to combating illegal migration of citizens through unsafe…