A Federal High Court in Yenagoa has fixed May 17 for ruling on the bail application filed by 13 senior officials of Bayelsa Civil Service, standing trial over alleged involvement in a N6 billion wage bill fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) r...
The Federal Government on Tuesday signed a N2 billion assistance agreement with the Japanese Government to set up a solar electricity generation for Umaru Musa Yar,Adua University, Katsina State. The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Ryuichi Shoji, who s...
An Enugu High Court Judge, Justice Chiene Nwobodo, on Tuesday granted bail to one Tebe Obonghe, accused of rape. Nwobodo, who granted the bail in the sum of N100,000, said the accused must produce one surety in like sum, who must be recommended by his ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has admitted the FRSC into the UN Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC). This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Jonas Agwu, the new Public Education Officer of the FRSC in Abuja on Tuesday. The statement said that...
Two bank security guards, Kareem Kazeem (36) and Oloruntola Olakunle (33), on Tuesday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates' Court in Lagos charged with the theft of a transformer, valued at N5 million. Kazeem, a resident of No. 13, Okeowe St., B...
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, on Tuesday denied that the states were not paying the new minimum wage of N18,000 signed into law in 2011 by President Goodluck Jonathan. The minister told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in A...
Ms Arunma Oteh, the Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), was on Tuesday re-elected as the Chairperson of Africa/Middle East Regional Committee (AMERC) of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). A stateme...
Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Tuesday in Abuja presented to the public a book on the late President Umaru Yar’Adua and extolled his servant-leadership qualities. The book entitled: “The Servant Leader 2 - 3 Years Presidential Watershed of ...
Ms Amal Pepple, Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, has said that Nigeria needs a National Housing and Urban Development Policy to achieve set goals in mass housing delivery. Pepple made the statement on Tuesday in Abuja at the Ministeria...
A man set himself on fire on Tuesday outside an Oslo courthouse where the Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial for murdering 77 people last July, police said. The man doused himself with liquid and set himself on fire before attempt...
Malam Abubakar Umar, former Public Relations Officer of the Sokoto Sultanate Council, has commended the Federal Government's decision to dialogue with members of Boko Haram towards securing lasting peace in the country. Umar told the News Age...
Sen. Olufemi Lanlehin, representing Oyo South Senatorial District, on Tuesday in Ibadan said the National Assembly would soon amend the constitution to favour regional government. Lanlehin, who said this at the inauguration of solar-p...
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) on Tuesday, warned the Federal Ministry of Power not to carry out its plan to increase electricity tariff on June 1. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO)...
Mr. Francois Hollande has been sworn in for a five year term as president of France, becoming the first Socialist leader in 17 years to occupy the Elysee Palace. During his inauguration, the new French President said he was fully aware ...
In this report, ADESUWA TSAN and EDEGBE ODEMWINGIE touch on the trade of words among senior officials of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), the inaugural visit of the US Ambassador to the Lower House, and the planned retreat slated for May by ...