15,000 youths to welcome Buhari from London
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has mobilised 15,000 youths to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari from London. The youths would assemble at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, to…
Stocks end the week in a lull, Nestle leads losers
Nestlé Nigeria led the losers on Friday as major stocks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange went southwards and the market indicators closed negatively. Nestlé lost N19.99 to lead the laggards’…
FG hires AfDB man to transform power generation
The Federal Government has removed Engineer A.T. Atiku as the managing director of Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN and approved the secondment of Alhaji Usman Gur Mohammed of the African…
Presidency counters Police, says TuFace can go ahead with protest
The Buhari presidency has told musician Tu Face and all those who wish to join his organized protest on Monday that they are free to do so. “This administration will…
Police to TuFace: Please, shelve your protest
The Police High Command has pleaded with musician Tu Face Idibia and others to shelve their planned protests against the Buhari administration, in the interest of peace and public order….
CBN, Police raid forex hawkers in Abuja, arrest four
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Enforcement Committee on the Abuse of the Naira in collaboration with the FCT Police Command raided different locations in Abuja to arrest perpetrators of…
Nigeria to use biometrics for next census – Duruiheoma
Mr Eze Duruiheoma, Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), has said that conducting a national population census in Nigeria was not feasible this year. Duruiheoma made this known in an interview…
Accidental air strike on Rann: 112 killed – Army official report
The Nigeria Army has confirmed that 112 persons were killed in January’s accidental airstrike at the Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDPs) camp in Rann, Borno State. The Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya…
FCT Administration to review undeveloped plots of land – Minister
The FCT Administration will review plots allocated to corporate organisations meant for staff housing that have not been developed. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello made this disclosure in…
Former NIMASA chief, Akpobolokemi, three others re-arraigned over alleged N19.7 bn scam
Former director-general of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, and three others were docked afresh before a Federal High Court in Lagos over N19.7 billion fraud. Others arraigned…