Nigeria’s GDP records decline in Q3 and Q4 2016
October 25, 2017 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Gross Domestic Product in real terms dellined in the third and fourth quarters of 2016. The NBS made this…
Troops kill 11 Boko Haram insurgents, destroy IED factory in Borno-Official
October 25, 2017 The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops had killed 11 Boko Haram insurgents and destroyed a bomb making factory at Ngala Local Government Area of Bono….
Nasarawa community wants more teachers deployed to only primary school
October 25, 2017 The Ungwar Mallam Magaji community in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State has appealed to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to deploy more teachers…
Zuma asks court to reject call for inquiry into influence-peddling
October 24, 2017 President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has asked the High Court to reject a call by an anti-corruption watchdog for an official inquiry into alleged influence-peddling in…
Maina’s sack : AD chieftain lauds President Buhari
October 24, 2017 Mr Josiah Ogungbemi, a chieftain of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), has commended President Mohammadu Buhari over the sack of Abdulrasheed Maina, the former chairman, Presidential Task…
Ambode, Udom, Fayose seek more support for women
October 24, 2017 Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday called for deliberate and articulate policies to support female entrepreneurs in the country. Ambode made the call at the…
Buhari felicitates with `Baba Ijebu’ at 82
October 24, 2017 President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Ogun businessman Chief Kesington Adebutu as the philanthropist clocks 82 on Oct. 24. The president in a statement issued by his…
Ban power sector stakeholders from using generators: Association
October 24, 2017 The Executive Director, Research and Advocacy of the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors has suggested that public officers responsible for providing power should be banned from using…
Alleged N11bn fraud: Shema’s trial to begin Feb.13
October 24, 2017 A Katsina State High Court has fixed Feb 13, 2018, for mention of the case filed by Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC) against ex-governor Ibrahim Shema, alleged…
Non-enactment of disability law: court fixes Nov. 15 to resume hearing of suit
October 24, 2017 A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Tuesday fixed Nov. 15 for continuation of hearing in a suit by a lawyer, Mr Daniel Onwe challenging the…