Dickson, Kukah, others arrive Lagos for GOCOP third annual conference
Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Most Rev Dr. Matthew Kukah, and others have arrived Lagos State for the third annual conference of the Guild of…
Access Bank to reward 600 customers in DiamondXtra promo
No fewer than 600 Access Bank customers will be rewarded in a special Independence Anniversary promo tagged DiamondXtra Independence Splash” to commemorate Nigeria’s 59 years of sovereign rule. The promo…
Workers’ salary increase: Buhari is ready for honest, transparent negotiations- Osinbajo
The Buhari administration will honestly and transparently resolve the request by labour for a salary increase for other levels of workers not affected in the implementation of the new…
Nigeria’s Olympic silver medalist, Isaac Promise dies at 31
Issac Promise Nigerian football international, Isaac Promise, has died. Promise who captained Nigeria to the 2008 Olympic silver medal and scored 79 goals in 11 professional seasons in Turkey,…
CCTs: FG raises concern over extortion of beneficiaries
The Federal Government has raised concerns over reports that some beneficiaries of its N5,000 monthly stipends under the Conditional Cash Transfer scheme are being shortchanged. The Senior Adviser to…
Investing in Nigeria’s clean energy projects for sustainable development
March 10, 2019 World leaders are committed to curbing global warming by driving down greenhouse gas emissions, as climate projects won record financing from the world’s big development banks last…
Nigerian police to get stun guns, new rules of engagement to curb excessive use of lethal force by police, military
Nigerian police plans to acquire stun guns and revise their rules of engagement in an effort to curb the use of deadly force, the inspector general of the force said…
South Africa, Nigeria mend relations, sign trade deals
South Africa and Nigeria signed 30 trade and cooperation agreements on Thursday, weeks after a wave of violence against Nigerian nationals in Johannesburg and Pretoria had strained relations between Africa’s…
Nigeria army releases 25 children cleared of suspected ties with Boko Haram: UNICEF
The Nigerian army released 25 children on Thursday after clearing them of suspected ties with armed Islamist groups in the country’s restive northeast region, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
Formulate policy to integrate Almajiris into the educational system – Senate urges FG
The Senate on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to formulate policy to integrate Almajiris into the educational system to discourage them from street begging. The call, followed a motion by…