Herdsmen attacks: Benue Govt confirms 71 deaths in one week
A total of 71 people have been killed in a week of violence in Nigeria’s Benue state, a government spokesman said on Monday, much of it involving clashes between Muslim…
Pope, in ‘state of world’ speech, urges dialogue in Korea, nuclear ban
Pope Francis, in his annual “state of the world” address called on Monday for all nations to support dialogue to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and to work for…
Lufthansa to hire 8,000 new employees this year
Lufthansa plans to hire about 8,000 new employees in 2018, the German Airline said on Monday. More than half the new jobs are for cabin crew along with about 900…
Fuel scarcity: Only one out of 9 storage facilities functional at Ejigbo Depot, says IPMAN
January 8, 2018 The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has decried the situation whereby only one storage tank out of nine installed at the Ejigbo Depot was working….
Kaduna teachers begin indefinite strike, cite job security, welfare
January 8, 2018 Teachers in public secondary and primary schools in Kaduna State on Monday began an indefinite strike action over job security and welfare issues. The strike was at…
Onyeama receives 491 Nigerian returnees from Libya in Port Harcourt
January 8, 2018 The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has reassured Federal Government’s commitment to return all stranded Nigerians from Libya. Onyeama gave the assurance when he received…
Scarcity: Fix nation’s refineries now, NUPENG urge NNPC
January 8, 2018 The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Monday called for the rehabilitation of the nation’s refineries to end the recurring scarcity of petrol…
Fuel scarcity: Ex-CBN director urges FG to repair refineries
January 8, 2018 Dr Titus Okunronmu, a former Director, Budgetary Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, advised the Federal Government to repair all the four refineries in the…
Senator recommends collective fight against criminality
January 8, 2018 Sen. Danjuma Laah (PDP-Kaduna South) has called for collective efforts at fighting crime and criminality in the country. He made the appeal on Monday when he visited…
NBS to release 179 reports on economy
January 8, 2018 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is to release no fewer than 179 reports on different sectors of the economy this year. According to the 2018 tentative…
