Mr Augustine Nwokocha, the Rivers Commissioner of Information and Communication, on Wednesday said that the state Independent Power Generation Initiative would increase power generation to 720 mega watts by 2013. He disclosed this in a statement made a...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has advised the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to evolve new strategies to ensure prompt delivery of pilgrims luggage after the Hajj. The Sultan, who was the 2011 National Amirul Hajj, ga...
The state congress of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) in Abia ended in fiasco on Wednesday as thugs invaded the party secretariat beating members of the party.. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that PPA in Abia has two factions - one loya...
The main host of the 2012 edition of the African Movie Academy Awards, will be the Haitian actor, Jimmy Jean-Louis. He was born in Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He left Haiti for Paris at the age of 12. Earlier in is career, ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday waived the daily cash withdrawal limit of N1 million for some customers of Primary Mortgage Institutions (PMIs) and Microfinance Banks (MFBs). A circular by Mr Giaus Emokpae, Assistant Director...
Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha on Wednesday dissolved all Parents/Teachers Associations (PTAs) in both primary and secondary schools in the state. Okorocha announced the dissolution in Owerri while addressing staff of the State Universal Basic Education ...
The Police on Wednesday arraigned a commercial bus driver, Hamidu Abubakar, 25, before the Somolu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing N42, 000 cash and a Blackberry and Nokia handset. The accused, who claimed to be residing at Onipa...
The absence of a counsel to defend Mohammed Asafa, an Al Qaeda suspect, on Wednesday stalled his trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Asafa was arrested in December 2006 on allegation of belonging to an international terrorist group. The State Secur...
The Niger State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the 2012 appropriation bill of N94.05 billion into law, up by N3.5 billion from N90.53 billion proposal submitted by Gov Babangida Aliyu. Alhaji Usman Magaji, the chairman of the House Commit...
No less than 250 ex-militants have departed Nigeria for Malaysia to acquire skills in various fields, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Amb. Nik Mustafa Nik-Ahmad, the Malaysian High Commissioner to Nigeria, disclosed this in an interview with ...
A 60-year-old man, Samson Obio, on Wednesday appeared before an Osogbo Senior Magistrates' Court charged with raping a 12-year-old girl. The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Michael Imiavan, said that the accused, on Feb. 19, at Oora village near Ilesa in ...
The trial of six policemen accused of killing five auto spare parts dealers and their female companion in Abuja suffered another setback on Wednesday. Those standing trial are DCP Danjuma Ibrahim, ASP Othman Abdulsalami (still at large), Constables Nic...
The Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board has promoted 407 teachers in Mubi South Local Government, the council’s Education Secretary, Alhaji Salihu Umar, said in Mubi on Wednesday. The board also distributed 28 motorcycles to super...
Cuba has unveiled a new HIV vaccine which has successfully been tested on mice, and the country is ready to begin human testing soon, a local newspaper said. The Teravac-HIV-1 vaccine designed to fight HIV is the result of cutting edge genetic engineer...
The National Environmental Standards Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) is to set up emission centres across the country as part of efforts to safeguard the environment. Nasarawa State Co-ordinator of the agency, Alhaji Isa Abdulsalam, disclosed th...