The Kebbi Government, in conjunction with firms from China, Australia and South Africa will soon commence the exploration of gold in the state. Gov. Saidu Dakingari, who disclosed the plan in Kalgo in Kebbi on Tuesday, said it was aimed at pr...
Despite a high regional economic development, the growth performance of most African countries failed to reflect on their overall Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) index, African Union Commission deputy chairperson, Erastus Mwencha, said on Tuesday.&...
There are several indications that the United States President, Senator Barrack Obama is presently under heat as a result of the indecision of his administration to list the entire Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorists Organisation {FTO} Checks fro...
The African Press Organization (APO) on Tuesday, announced the signature of a new contract with the African Development Bank (AfDB) under which APO will provide media relations services to promote the African Women Economic Summit to be held in Lagos, ...
The International Criminal Court jailed Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga for 14 years Tuesday for using child soldiers in his rebel army, the first sentence to be handed down by the world’s only permanent war crimes tribunal. “Taking into a...
After serious pressure and persuasions from the Nigerian community in Cape Town, the South African Police authorities have finally released the corpse of the slain Nigerian drug baron, Mr. Kenneth Odera, who was shot dead in Cape Town by his ...
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone One, Kano, Mr Ibrahim Leha, has urged traditional rulers in the country to join hands with the police in crime prevention and control. Leha made the appeal on Monday in Katsina when he paid a courtesy vis...
Some key members of the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) have formed a parallel association, following a disagreement with the leadership. The new body is the Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADIT...
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos on Monday inaugurated the board of the state Office of Disability Affairs responsible for protecting the interests of people with special needs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seven-man board includes ...
An Egyptian court on Monday adjourned the trial of the two sons of Egypt's former president, Hosni Mubarak, on charges of insider trading until Sept. 8, reported state television. Seven others were accused of assisting Alaa and Gamal Mubarak in man...
Sen. Bala Mohammed, the Minister of FCT, said the FCT administration was collaborating with security agencies and other stakeholders to set up a security trust fund in the territory. Mohammed announced this in Abuja on Monday when he donated 114 vehicl...
Mr Elias Mbam, the Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, has backed the Senate Committee probing a foreign crude oil account allegedly managed by the NNPC and domiciled with JP Morgan Chase, a US Bank. Mbam made the commissio...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ilorin on Monday arrested a 17-year-old boy for alleged kidnap and attempted rape. The spokesman of the NSCDC command, Alhaji Kadri Ibrahim, told newsmen in Ilorin&nb...
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr Olusegun Aganga, on Monday said the Federal Government was set to revolutionise the nation’s industrial sector. Speaking at a quarterly business luncheon held in Lagos for business leaders, Aganga sa...
As part of its plan to provide adequate security for tourists and investors, the Osun Government is to create a data base on all hotels in the state. Mr Sikiru Ayedun, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism...