SUPPORT FOR MSMEs WILL CONTINUE, OSINBAJO ASSURES AT BABCOCK UNIVERSITY INAUGURAL LECTURE
Aug. 9, 2021 A pivotal element of the Buhari administration’s economic direction is providing support to Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in order to raise hope, create jobs and…
Come clean, tell party members my offense, why I should resign – Secondus replies PDP caucus
August 9, 2021 Following calls for his resignation by some members of his party, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, on Monday said he will not…
Court sentences boy, 19, to life imprisonment for attempted robbery
Aug. 9, 2021 An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, sentenced one Ademola Oluwaseun, 19, to life imprisonment for attempted armed robbery In his judgment, Justice Lekan…
Protests, wider grievances in Southeast over fate of Nnamdi Kanu
Aug 9, 2021 Southeastern Nigerian city centres were deserted on Monday as many people stayed at home to show solidarity with a detained separatist leader and to express broader grievances…
Swiss national kidnapped in Ogun state
Aug 9, 2021 In southwestern Ogun State, a Swiss national and his Nigerian driver were abducted on Saturday after a gunfight between their police escort and unknown attackers, said Abimbola…
Oil accounts for 10% GDP, 86% export earnings as Nigeria produces 1. 5 mbpd – Sylva
Aug. 9, 2021 Minister of Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the oil and gas sector accounts for about 10 per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Sylva added…
PDP Reps caucus asks Secondus to resign as govs meet in Abuja
August 9, 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives, has called on the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, to resign from office to save…
COVID-19: FG announces Aug. 16 as new date for phase 2 vaccination exercise
Aug. 9, 2021 The Federal Government has announced a new date of Aug. 16 to begin administering the second batch of COVID-19 Moderna vaccines doses donated by the U.S. The…
Tokyo Olympics fallout: Athlete auctions medal to support colleagues
August 9, 2021 Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who was removed from the Tokyo Olympics by the Belarusian team after she criticised her coaches, is auctioning a medal from the 2019 European…
Troops foil terrorists’ attack on Borno town
Aug. 9, 2021 Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have thwarted an attempted attack by the Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Damboa town in Borno,…