United Nations officials have called for a renewed commitment to tackle HIV/AIDS and end the epidemic once and for all, as over 20,000 delegates from all over the world gathered in the United States capital for the XIX International AIDS Conference. &l...
Under the theme Turning the Tide Together, more than 23,000 delegates from over 195 countries gathered in Washington, D.C. for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) to begin the march toward the end of the AIDS epidemic.&n...
The Aviation Joint Security Force arrested two drug traffickers and three suspected ticket fraudsters at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday. Mr Vincent Onye, Head, Crime Department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has challenged both Christian and Muslim clerics to live up to their callings by championing the cause of peace in the country. Mr Mike Omeri, the Director General of NOA made the call in a statement issued on Mond...
The World Bank is to provide 40 million dollars to Anambra for the development of education, Mr Irajen Appasamy, the bank’s Senior Operations Officer on Education, has said. Appasamy said this in Awka on Monday at a meeting between the bank, Nati...
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has appealed the judgment by Justice D.U Okorowo of the Abuja High Court which set aside the takeover of the Board and Management of the First Guarantee Pension Limited (FGPL) by the Commission. The Court in its...
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has announced an increase in profit after tax by 77 per cent during the half year ended June 30, 2012. The company in its unaudited accounts and consolidated financial statements made available to LE...
The Federal Government has inaugurated two technical committees for the Doing Business and Competitive Committee and Investor-Care Committee to tackle the problems militating against the ease of doing business in Nigeria; inflow of Foreign Direct Inves...
Manitoba Hydro International Limited, will today take over management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) one of the 18 unbundled companies of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) as part of the ongoing implementation of the Power...
The President of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote said at the week-end that his organisation would construct a gas pipeline in Oyo State to ease the problem of electricity supply in the state. He disclosed this shortly after paying a co...
African 400 metres hurdles women champion, Ajoke Odumosu is optimistic that her performance in the London 2012 Olympic Games will be better than the just concluded Africa Athletics Championship in Port-Novo, Benin Republic. She said she wants to also i...
Emotions, tears flowed freely and in a no holds barred manner, Senators poured out their hearts to eulogize the good qualities of their fallen colleague, Senator Gyang Dalyop Dantong (PDP, Plateau South). UCHENNA AWOM, in this diary, captures the solem...
Flying Eagles coach has named a 20-man squad for the 2013 African Youth Championship (AYC) qualifier in Tanzania this Sunday, July 29. Mallorca of Spain youth team striker Cedric Omoigui was the surprise inclusion on the squad, which is dominated by pl...
Ibadan the Oyo State capital has been picked to host the South-West zonal elimination competition for the 18th National Sports Festival (NSF). Lagos State, hosts of the event will also participate in the competition on a non-scoring basis, an official ...
The Kwara State government is eager and happy to host the 2013 African Youth Championship between Nigeria and Tanzania in Ilorin. The state’s sports commissioner Kayode Towoju described as an honour for Ilorin to stage a qualifier on August 11. N...