The Federal Government has applauded the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), for the recent launch of the State Service Compact For All Nigerians (SERVICOM) Service Charter, aimed at addressing service delivery challenges in the State. The S...
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has again re-confirmed its endorsement and collaboration on the food and beverage, F&B, exposition, Foodbext West Africa, which promises to be a world-class event for the busines...
The National Vice Chairman, South East of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Austin Akobundu, has described Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha as lawless for refusing to obey a court order reinstating sacked Local Government Chairmen in the State. In ...
A simmering communal crisis over non release of funds by an oil firm in Ughelli South Community of Delta State might boil over if urgent steps were not taken to bring it under control. Reports said that the operating oil firm,Pro-Natural International ...
Over 20 customers of Unity Bank of Nigeria plc, yesterday, went home with various gift items and consolation prizes in the banks second south zone ‘’Save and Win Promo draw’ held at the auditorium of the Akwa Ibom State Secretariat, U...
A federal High Court in Abuja has fixed to July 24 for its rulling on the application of Senator Mohammed Aliyu Ndume seeking for the release of his travel documents to enable him to perform Islamic religious rites in Saudi Arabia and seek further medi...
Plateau State government has concluded arrangement to give state burial to late Senator Gyang Dantong and the Plateau Assembly Majority Leader, Hon. Gyang Fulani who died as a result of an attack on burial procession in Maseh village ...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former deputy director with the Police Pensions Office, Mrs C.U. Attang . Attang , who is a serving director in the Ministry of Communications, was arrested by...
The premises of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Area 11 Abuja was yesterday overtaken by people living with HIV/AIDS under the aegis of Network of People Living With HIV/AIDS(NEPWHAN), to protest the bank’s refusal to pay them. The members who were nu...
With federal lawmakers from both chambers of the National Assembly proceeding on their scheduled annual recess, the House of Representatives yesterday described as “curious” President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to forward the Petrol...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is working with the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to provide insurance cover for users of mobile banking services as a way of mitigating losses that could arise from that such transactions. CBN Assistan...
The Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, has disclosed that the ministry was considering reducing the age of domestic aircraft that could be certified to operate within Nigerian air space from an average 22 years to 15 years. The minister, who ...
A total of N75 billion was raised by the Debt Management Office (DMO) through bonds at this week’s auction, just as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed plans to mop up N154.9 billion from circulation through Treasury Bills. Accor...
The Agric Credit Scheme which was introduced in 1978 to induce banks to channel credit to the agricultural sector has so far guaranteed N55.99bn for 763,514 borrowers as at May 2012. This disclosure was made by Paul Eluhaiwe, Director finance departmen...
Provisions of the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will strip the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of management of the joint ventures, minister of petroleum resources Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke has said. She stated this yesterday while ...