FG approves $1.2bn for Kano-Kaduna rail line, China EXIM Bank may fund project
Part of the strategies of the Federal Government to get Nigeria out of recession is to invest in transport infrastructure to enhance the movement of goods, services and human capital…
Imam urges Muslims to reject interest-yielding loans, says it’s against the tenet of Islam
The Chief Imam of the Katsina state owned Al-Qalam University, Sheikh Abubakar Maikano, has called on civil servants in Katsina to reject the usury loans secured for them by the…
Released Ibori to report weekly at London Police Station, Deltans jubilate
Former Delta State governor, James Ibori, will be reporting once in a week at a London police station hence cannot come back to Nigeria immediately. But his freedom has kicked…
Some Nigerians are imbeciles and morons, I’m embarrassed to share same country with them – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he will hold a private funeral on January 20 when United States President-elect, Donald Trump, is inaugurated as President, not to mourn with Americans…
World jittery as North Korea launches deadliest nuclear test
North Korea conducted its fifth nuclear test on Friday, setting off a blast that was more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and said it had mastered the ability…
Security operatives excited at NCC planned release of biometric data to NIMC
The recent agreement by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to release biometric data captured in the SIM card registration has excited the nation’s security apparatchik. A senior security officer of…
NAF jets pound base of Boko Haram leaders, record casualties
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), in a series of another well-coordinated air operations conducted on 29 August 2016, successfully attacked a Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) camp at Tumbun Rego in…
Ohakim to Okorocha: You are a wicked leader
Immediate past governor of Imo State, Mr. Ikedi Ohakim, has warned his successor, Mr. Rochas Okorocha, that the anger of the citizens of the State is brewing against him and…
Standard Bank sees more mergers and acquisition in Africa telecom market
Africa’s largest bank by assets, Standard Bank, is partnering with international news and events provider TMT Finance for the inaugural TMT Finance Africa in Lagos 2016 Conference, which is bringing…
SEC raise the alarm over MMM, says it’s a Ponzi scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public over the activities of an investment fund called ‘MMM Federal Republic of Nigeria’, saying it is a scam that must…