The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mr Andrew Yakubu, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government was keying into Nigeria’s abundant hydrocarbon resources to fast track socio-economic development of the nation. A statement issued by the acting G...
The Head of the BBC, George Entwistle, on Tuesday denied helping to cover up a sex scandal involving one of his former stars. He, however, accepted that the British Corporation had been damaged by a crisis that had shaken public trust in a national ins...
Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno has expressed reservation with the quality of work in some sections of the proposed campus of the state university in Maiduguri. Shettima made the observation on Tuesday when he paid an unscheduled visit to the campus...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Tuesday that it would reappraise its operations to determine why it lost the just concluded Ondo state governorship election. The National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, stated this in Abuja while...
A youth activist and member, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Jolly Emmanuel on Tuesday suggested the staggering of national elections for free and fair polls. Emmanuel told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt that the elect...
The Special Court Martial convened by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Quorra on Tuesday sentenced an Able Seaman, Ogbu Jonathan, to three years imprisonment for receiving a stolen vehicle. Jonathan had pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge of absence f...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday issued a general amnesty, state-run television reported, and the opposition dismissed the decision as a sham. The amnesty applies to all offences committed before Oct. 23, except for ``terrorist crimes&r...
The simple change of phase on the power metre at flat 1, 30 Adenubi street, Okota – raised no hairs at anytime. But a middle aged woman happened to have startled all three of the housemates this particular morning. She was found behind the ...
The 2012 Tokyo Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank group came to a close in Tokyo Japan, with one clear message: Global growth has decelerated and substantial uncertainties and downside risks remain. The 26...
How do you start off your day? I have to laugh, because so many times I catch myself saying ‘as for me, do as I say and not as I do’. I think this is due to the fact that lifestyle is complex, jam-packed and I am currently working harder th...
The minister for information and communication Labaran Maku has expressed satisfaction on the quality of roads construction in Plateau state under the leadership of governor Jonah Jang of the state. Maku stated this yesterday in...
The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter yesterday congratulated former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon (GCFR) as he attains the age of 78. The FCT chapter of the forum said Gen Gowon is to be celebrated by Nigerians as a bra...
Hon Segun Williams represents Abeokuta South Federal Constituency of Ogun state in the House of Representatives. In this encounter with Ruth Choji, the lawmaker discusses the problems occassioned by non implementation of the 2012 national budget, the p...
EDEGBE ODEMWINGIE reports on the fallouts of the recently concluded debates on the 2013 budget by the House of Representatives. Issues around discretionary waivers, Excess Crude Account and crude oil benchmark topped agenda. With Nigeria’s Excess...
Six years after Nigeria joined the rest of the world to sign the agreement on digital broadcast migration, the country is yet to make any tangible steps towards the migration. Experts at a digital broadcast conference held in Johannesburg expressed fea...