Nigeria remains greenfield for investors – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigeria is still a green field for both local and foreign investors. He said this at the World Economic Forum for Africa’s plenary session yesterday evening in...
View ArticlePolice deny rumour of Boko Haram kidnap in Lagos
DSP Ngozi Braide, the Public Relations Officer of Lagos State Police Command, has said that the rumour about activities of Boko Haram members in some parts of the state on Friday was false. Braide said...
View ArticleBerlusconi begins one-year community sentence
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has completed his first day of a year’s community service at a Catholic care home near Milan. He was sentenced to four years in prison for tax fraud last...
View ArticleNigeria has biotechnologically improved crops – Adesina
Nigeria has biotechnologically improved crops and not genetically modified crops, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has explained The minister gave this...
View ArticleDangote moves to crash cement prices
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote said that nine million tonnes of cement have been released into the market to stem the escalating cost of the product. Dangote, who disclosed this...
View ArticleNasarawa Police Command denies participation of women police officers in...
The Nasarawa State Police Command on Friday denied the involvement of women police officers in the protest organised by some women groups in the state against the abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok,...
View ArticleNDLEA seizes 124,642kg of canabis, arrests 67 suspects in Kebbi
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it had seized 124,642 kilogrammes of cannabis and arrested 67 suspects between January and May in Kebbi. The NDLEA Commander in the...
View ArticleRussia plans to inhabit moon
Russia has drafted a program for colonisation of the moon, and plans to send the first expeditions to build a permanent lunar base in 2030, the Russian Izvestia daily said Thursday, citing an official...
View ArticlePDP raises alarm over plot to discredit Mu’azu
National secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised alarm over what it described as “a well funded plot to use a section of the media to attack and discredit the person and office of...
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UK military team arrives
British team of experts touched the ground in Nigeria yesterday to help the federal government rescue the 234 schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents on April 14, 2014. This was contained in...
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Chibok schoolgirls still in Nigeria – Jonathan
…Says Nyanya bomber arrested President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday refuted reports that the over 200 abducted schoolgirls by Boko Haram had been transported to neighbouring Cameroon, saying that they...
View ArticleNo crisis in Assemblies of God – Church
LEADERSHIP of the Assemblies of God Church, Abuja District, has denied any crisis in the church as well as any meeting in the territory regarding its former General Superintendent, Dr. Paul Emeka. In...
View ArticleFG urges states to adopt Child’s Rights Law
FEDERAL government has advocated for the full domestication of the Child Rights Act in the 36 states and the FCT through implementation of the law. A statement issued by the Ministry of Women Affairs...
View ArticleFG pledges supply to over 30m Nigerians without electricity
Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo said the federal government was committed to the provision of electricity to over 30 million Nigerian households that still lack access to electricity. The...
View ArticleTyphoons: Philippine farmers recover from disaster with first harvest
Tens of thousands of farmers are bringing in their first rice harvest just six months after one of the worst typhoons to ever hit the Philippines left their fields in tatters and their livelihoods at...
View ArticleJonathan congratulates Zuma
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday congratulated President Jacob Zuma and his party, the African National Congress (ANC) on their resounding victory in the South African general elections. A...
View ArticleBoko Haram Elements To Be Stamped Out In 3 Months – NSGF
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) on Saturday said all elements of the Boko Haram terrorists group would be stamped out within three months. Gov. Babangida Aliyu, Chairman of the forum, said...
View ArticleJonathan reads riot act to illegal oil bunkerers in Niger Delta
) President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday warned people involved in oil bunkering to desist from it or face the full weight of the law. Jonathan gave the warning at the ground breaking ceremony of the...
View ArticleN56trn required for Nigeria’s housing deficit
NO less than N56trilion will be required by the federal government to cancel the current 17 million housing deficits in the country, the Nigerian Sunday Pilot investigation has revealed. This essential...
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Akingbola: EFCC uncovers fresh N38bn loot
THERE is strong indication that the Economic and Financial crimes commission, EFCC, will soon commence a fresh investigation against the embattled former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank...
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