Militants Have Killed Over 100 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria Since Late December – Aid Agencies
Armed groups have killed more than 100 soldiers and captured a huge stock of weapons in clashes in northeast Nigeria since Dec. 26, a report by a group of…
Trafficking: NAPTIP to Scale Up Efforts, Conduct Surveillance in Endemic Areas
DG NAPTIP, Julie Okah-Donli The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it will scale up its efforts to prevent the scourge of human trafficking in…
Police Confirms Kidnap of Gov. Wike’s Aide, Assures Speedy Release
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the kidnap of Dr. Anugbom Anuoha, the Special Adviser to Gov. Nyesom Wike on Lands and Survey by unknown gunmen…
FG Incrementally Lifting Nigerians Out of Poverty Through TraderMoni, MarketMoni- Osinbajo
The implementation of the Buhari administration’s micro-credit schemes namely; the TraderMoni and MarketMoni, and other initiatives are some of the ways by which the Federal Government is incrementally…
Liqudity Crisis: 11 DisCos Remit N55.1bn Electricity Invoice in 2018 Q3 –NERC
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says that the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) remitted N55.1 billion of electricity invoice out of the total N162.5 billion they received in the…
Education: NEC Directs States to Provide Data On Out-of-school Children
With the 2018 data on out of school children in Nigeria at 13.2 million according to UNICEF reports, the National Economic Council (NEC) has however directed the…
Shagari: Law Makers Pay Tribute, Urge FG to Immortalise Him
A member of the House of Representatives, Abubakar Chika (APC-Niger), on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to immortalise former President Shehu Shagari by renaming Abuja Eagle Square after him….
UTME: Over 300,000 Registered in One Week- JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has registered over 300,000 candidates for its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination in one week. The Board’s Head, Media and…
Nigeria to Access India’s $100m Concessional Loan For Rural Broadband Connectivity
The Federal Government says it is working with the Indian Government to access 100 million dollars concessional loan to develop the country’s rural broadband connectivity. The Minister of Communications,…
INEC Releases Final list of National Elections Candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday released the final list of candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections scheduled for Feb. 16. The list…