The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, has urged Nigerians to be law abiding at all times and restore the virtues of good neighbourliness. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja ...
The Deputy Governor of Adamawa, Mr Bala Ngilari, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for approving N17 has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for approving the release of N17 billion for the flood-ravaged states. Ngi...
United States Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today that more than 3,000 young illegal immigrants are applying for deferred deportation every day under the administration’s new immigration policy. About 200,000 young ...
Scores of top Nigerian officials including the Nigeria's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Adebowale Adefuye and several international business managerssule will be attending the US Export-Import Trade Expo that will hold in Baltimore, Mar...
Former Super Eagles midfielder Garba Lawal has said that there no longer small teams in African football as most Nigerians fans were happy that the Super Eagles were put in an easy group, but Lawal also its is a favourable draw as the draw for t...
The World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring Reduction (GGFR) partnership today called on oil producers, both countries and companies, to reduce flaring of natural gas associated with oil production by 30% by 2017. This would reduce flaring from 140 bcm of ga...
The ongoing Fourth Commonwealth Public Service Ministers Forum which will run through October 26 in New Delhi, India, is aimed at enhancing public policy to foster economic growth and employment. The gathering will examine ways in which the publ...
The Speaker, Benue State House of Assembly, Mr David Iorhemba, has called on the people of the state to support the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. He made the call on Wednesday in Makurdi while speaking with newsmen on the visit o...
Lebanon's anti-Syrian opposition intensified its calls on Wednesday for replacing the government as U.S. warned of a power vacuum in the country. We don't want to see a vacuum of legitimate political authority that could then be taken advantage...
Mr Mohammed Abubakar, the Inspector General of Police, on Wednesday in Abuja assured Nigerians that the police would do everything within its power to ensure peaceful Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja and ...
The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr Paul Orhi, on Wednesday, said that over 50 per cent of medicines were prescribed inappropriately by unauthorised persons. Orhi, represented by Mrs Maureen ...
The Enugu State Governor, Mr Sullivan Chime, has called on medical practitioners to check quackery in their profession to maintain a good record. Chime made the call in Enugu on Wednesday while declaring open the 2012 physicians’ week of the Nige...
The Anambra Police Command has arrested the Principal of St. John of God Secondary School, Awka, Mrs Phil Odenigbo, and a teacher, Mrs Njideka Imoka, over the death of a student, Chidimma Ukachukwu. The spokesman of the command, Mr Ralph Uzoigwe, annou...
Mrs Priscillia Shu, the Executive Director of RemaCare Integrated Centre, a Port Harcourt-based NGO, has called for the distribution of condoms and treated mosquito nets at flood victims camps. Shu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt...
The management of NNPC has dissociated itself from the allegation of exporting crude oil using forged export clearance permit. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Fidel Pepple, the acting Group General Manager, Public Affairs Division of the ...