NASA discovers 715 new planets outside solar system
The U.S. Space Agency, NASA, on Thursday, said that its Kepler spacecraft had verified the existence of 715 more planets orbiting stars outside the solar system. The latest discovery brings the...
View ArticleUN agency launches $26m initiative to rebuild CAR communities
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday launched a two-year 26 million dollar initiative to promote peace-building and social cohesion in the Central African Republic (CAR). Kaarina Immonen,...
View ArticleGroup commends minister on performance
Coalition of Civil Society Group of Nigeria has commended the Minister of Science and Technology, over her achievements in making Nigeria a major ICT nation. Chairman of the group, who is also the...
View ArticleIPMAN blames fuel scarcity on clearance problems
As the blame game on the current scarcity of petroleum products in major cities in Nigeria continues, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, have passed the buck on the...
View ArticleNational Confab: Yoruba demand regional autonomy
Yoruba ethnic nationality on Thursday unanimously adopted its position on the proposed National Conference. The Yoruba Nation which met in Ibadan, Oyo State capital for five hours endorsed a 15- point...
View ArticleJonathan re-appoints NITT D-G
President Goodluck Jonathan has re-appointed Dr Aminu Yusuf as the substantive Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, Kaduna State, for a second term of four...
View ArticlePDP blasts Senator Adamu over Nasarawa crisis
Nasarawa chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday described a member of the National Assembly, representing Nasarawa West senatorial district, Senator Abdullahi Adamu as a prophet of...
View ArticleFire guts church in Jalingo
Fire has gutted the state of the art edifice of St Peters Pastoral Area at Abuja Phase 1 Jalingo, constructed for the accommodation of the parish priest. Narrating his ordeal when Nigerian Pilot...
View ArticleNNPC dismisses rumour of hike in price of petrol
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday dismissed the rumours of possible increase of pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) by the federal government. The acting group general...
View ArticleNSE President visits DG SMEDAN
The Director General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) Alhaji Bature Umar Masari has said the agency will forge a formidable synergy with the Nigeria Society of...
View ArticleBaby smashed to death during fight
Tragedy struck on Wednesday at Supare Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State when a middle aged man identified as Ayelehin Kehinde allegedly smashed to death a two-year-old baby...
View ArticleCustoms to provide trade hub centre
Coordinator, Zone A, Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Assistant Controller General Banke Adeyemo has said the zone plans to train clearing agents operating at the various customs commands in Lagos and...
View ArticleICRISAT plans additional investments in Nigeria
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, ICRISAT said it is in the process of increasing its investment in Nigeria, explaining that its goal is to harness the power of...
View ArticleA house for every Nigerian
recent reports that price of cement will soon shoot up has brought to the fore the issue of housing deficit in Nigeria. Currently, a bag of cement sells at N1, 700. Even at this price, it is still too...
View ArticleInsurgency: Army reviews curfew in Michika, Madagali
The 23 Army Brigade Command in Yola on Friday reviewed the curfew period imposed on Michika and Madagali Local Government Areas of Adamawa. A statement issued by the Army Public Relations Officer,...
View ArticleSURE-P in Borno engages 4,000 people in community-based services
No fewer than 4,000 people in Borno were engaged in community-based development activities under the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme SURE-P in 2013. The SURE-P Coordinator in the state,...
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Jonathan decorates Obasanjo, Buhari, IBB, others with centenary awards
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday decorated seven living former Nigerian Heads of State and Presidents with the centenary awards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centenary...
View ArticleOndo nabs 14 forest encroachers
Ondo State government has arrested 14 forest encroachers and destroyed the houses they built within the reserves. The state Commissioner for Natural Resources, Mr Tunde Atere, told newsmen in Akure on...
View ArticleLagos driver bags 1 month imprisonment for reckless driving
An Ojo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday sentenced a driver, Aderemi Omole, to one month imprisonment for reckless driving. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Taslimi Shomade, however, gave the...
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