Customs’ reform meant to enhance regional trade, security – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said Tuesday in Abuja that in addition to enhancing regional and continental trade, ongoing reforms in the Nigerian Customs Service will also boost security in the country...
View ArticleFG releases N200bn for capital expenditure
Federal Ministry of Finance yesterday said it had released the sum of N200 billion for the execution of various capital projects. A statement from the special adviser to the Coordinating Minister and...
View ArticleSenators forum, Yoruba community mourns Balat
Nigerian Senators Forum and Yoruba community in the North yesterday joined to mourn the death of late Isaiah Balat who passed away on Tuesday. The Nigerian Senators Forum comprising of both serving and...
View Article13 awaiting trial inmates regain freedom in Kwara
As Ondo CJ frees 16 inmates No fewer than 13 awaiting trial inmates in the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin, were on Tuesday freed on the order of the Kwara State Criminal Justice Committee, led by...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Again, Gov Shettima visits Jonathan
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State was in the State House on Wednesday again to brief President Goodluck Jonathan on the latest attack in Bama which occurred in the wee hours of the day. The...
View ArticleUS must account for fueling crisis in Venezuela –Envoy
Venezuelan Head of Mission in Nigeria, Miguelangel Della Vecchia has said that United State of America, USA, must account to people of that country as well as the international community, according to...
View ArticleSenate passes National Health Bill
Senate yesterday passed into law the long awaited National Health Bill following the completion of its clause by clause consideration which started almost three months ago. The bill which scaled final...
View ArticleGov Dickson doles out N312 for WAEC, NECO
Bayelsa State Government has doled out N312 Million for the payment of this year’s WAEC and NECO fees for students sitting for both examinations in the State. Presenting the financial instrument to the...
View ArticleCBN sensitises Nasarawa people on cashless policy
In a bid to enhance its cashless policy, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has taken its sensitisation programme to the people of Nasarawa state. Addressing participants at a workshop held in Lafia, the...
View ArticleZimbabwe’s Mugabe, turning 90, says not yet to retire
Zimbabwe’s long-time President Robert Mugabe, who turns 90 on Friday, once again criticise leaders fanning factionalism in his ruling Zanu-PF party to succeed him and threatened to expel them if they...
View ArticleTerrorism: Police deploy sniffer-dogs to airports
In line with international best practice to drastically reduce crime, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered the immediate deployment of sniffer-dogs to the nation’s...
View ArticleNCPC boss mourns Balat
Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, NCPC Mr John Kennedy Opara, has described the sudden demise of late Senator Isaiah Balat as “shocking and devastating.’’ Opara stated...
View Article3 Ekiti councils win prizes for IGR
Deputy governor of Ekiti State, Prof.ModupeAdelabu, has said that the introduction of Medium term Expenditure Framework , MTEF, in the local government areas has aligned local governments with the...
View Article11 killed as Libyan army plane crashes in Tunisia
Tunisian defence official said in Tunis that a medical plane belonging to the Libyan military crashed on Friday in Grombalia, south Tunisian capital, killing all 11 people on board. The victims were...
View ArticleCAF, UEFA sign MOU on Mutual Co-operation
The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual co-operation toward the development of...
View ArticleMishap: 2 feared dead at Auchi
Two passengers in a saloon car were feared dead early on Friday as a tanker transporting petroleum products on the Auchi-Okene Highway at Auchi, Edo, ran over it. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
View ArticleCEFTI commends Jonathan for sacking ministers
The recent sacking of four ministers by President Goodluck Jonathan has been described as a right step in the right direction. National Coordinator of Civic Education For Global Transformation...
View ArticleWhy Nigerian comedians prefer shows abroad – Senator
A comedian, Bethel Njoku, a.k.a Senator, on Wednesday said Nigerian comedians overseas were plying their trade at discount rates in order to remain relevant to Nigerians in the diaspora. Njoku said in...
View ArticleWizkid hits million Twitter followers
Nigeria’s Wizkid has emerged as the first Nigerian artiste to hit one million followers on Twitter. It should be recalled that some time ago, screen diva, Omotola Jalade ruled Facebook with over a...
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