In the bid to check insecurity in Nigeria, the Barrack Obama-led administration in the United States has promised to assist Nigeria develop a more balanced security strategy to counter Boko Haram, an Islami Sect which takes into account the legitimate ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is discussing its proposed currency restructuring policy with the Senate. Mr Ugochukwu Okoraofor , the CBN Director of Corporate Communications, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nige...
Sen. Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, (PDP Kogi Central Senatorial District), on Tuesday berated the high rate of under development in the state, 21 years of its creation. Abatemi-Usman said this in a news statement signed by his media aide, Mr Micheal Jegede, ...
A member of the House of Representatives, Abiodun Balogun on Tuesday, said the call to rewrite the constitution should be seen as a legitimate call that would enable Nigerians make their inputs. Balogun, who made ...
The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 20-year-old taxi driver, Idris Ahmed of Piwonyi village, Airport Road, Abuja, before an Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court for joint act and theft. Police prosecutor Paul Anigbo told the court that the case was repo...
UNESCO has urged investors to channel their funds toward harnessing Africa’s hydro power potential to boost the continent’s economy. Prof. Andras Szollosi-Nagy, who is the Rector, UNESCO-IHE (Institute for Water Education), made the call in...
The Kano State Rehabilitation and Emergency Relief Agency on Tuesday confirmed the death of 15 persons in a flood that swept through nine local governments. Alhaji Shehu Maitama, the Director of Operations at the agency, told the News Agency...
The Imo Government is planning to build a waste recycling plant, Dr Okey Obidike, the General Manager, Imo Environmental Transformation Commission (ENTRACO), has said. Obidike, who said this in Owerri on Tuesday at a news conference, said the establish...
Roger Federer is hoping for US Open glory. He beat Britain’s Andy Murray to win the 2012 Wimbledon title, regained his world number one ranking and comes into the final grand slam of the year in ominous form. “I’m just happy how I&rsq...
Arik Air has said it would begin scheduled commercial flights between Lagos, Nigeria and Douala, Cameroon. The first commercial flight on the new route will begin on Thursday, August 30 and subsequently operate three times weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays...
An Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 28-year-old man, Sunday Eze, to 14 months imprisonment for attacking one Mr Izuchukwu Okafor with a broken bottle. Magistrate T.O Shomade also sentenced Eze of No. 11 Omotosho St., Sabo, A...
The Adamawa House of Assembly has approved 10 new special advisers for Gov. Murtala Nyako. The approval on Tuesday in Yola was in response to a letter to the house by the governor requesting for it. Alhaji Ishaq Bala (PDP- Yola North) moved the motion ...
The Katsina State Government and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) have jointly released N140 million for the training of teachers in the state. Alhaji Suleiman Dikko, the Executive Chairman of the State’s Universal Basic Education ...
Following the flooding of many communities in Adamawa, the state House of Assembly has constituted a committee to ensure adequate attention to the displaced people. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that many communities were ravaged b...
The Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC) and Sports Minister Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has given the various sports federations in the country a two-week ultimatum to submit their programme and target for the 2016 Olympics or get blacklisted. He gav...