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Mr Joseph Stafford, outgoing Consul-General of the U.S. Consulate in Lagos, said on Thursday that Nigerian youths had the capacity to contribute to the country’s overall development. Stafford told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the past tw...
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dropped in volume and value terms on Thursday as a total of 323.36 million shares worth N2.23 billion were traded in 4,247 deals. This was against the 483.89 million shares valued at N3. 82 billio...
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has called on political stakeholders in the state to view security of lives and property of the citizenry with `sobriety.’ Oshiomhole made the call during the launching of the N10 billion, Edo State Security App...
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday advised African leaders not to see leadership as way of making themselves the most powerful individuals in their countries. Jonathan gave the advise in Addis Ababa when he featured as a discussant on the t...
A 21-year-old restaurant attendant charged with alleged murder of a customer over N10 change was ordered remanded in prison custody pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). The accused, Bright Effiong, who was first arraig...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday said there was no plan by the Muslims in Nigeria to Islamise the country by force. Abubakar made the statement in Abuja at the 2012 national symposium of Nasrul-lahil-l- fatih Society of Ni...
Governors of the 36 states of the federation yesterday unanimously endorsed the plan by the federal government to increase electricity tariff across the country by June this year. This was also the decision taken at the National Economic Council (NEC) ...
An Abuja High Court on Thursday granted the request of the EFCC to arraign Herman Hembe, the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and Other Financial Institutions. Justice Abubakar Umar also granted permission to ...
Alhaji Kabir Mashi, Acting Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has urged tax professionals to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda aimed at wealth creation and employment. Mashi made the call on Thursday in Abu...
The House of Representatives in Abuja on Thursday mandated its standing committees to provide detailed report of all ongoing projects executed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). It also called on the Secretary to the Government of the Fede...
North-East leaders and members of PDP have concluded arrangement to honour the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Saturday at Mayo-Kalaye, the home town of Tukur Mayo-Kalaye is located in Jada Local Government Are...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday closed its case against a Lagos-based businessman, George Nwokonko, standing trial for allegedly defrauding a German of 150,000 U.S. dollars. Nwokonko (52) of ...
The Nigeria Governors` Forum (NGF) has pleaded with Nigerians to show greater understanding on the present insecurity in the country as steps are being taken to address the situation. The forum,which consists of the 36 elected gov...
The Minister for Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has advocated the reflection of messages of peace in the film industry to address the country's current security challenges. Maku made the call at the closing ceremony of the four-day Zuma film fe...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has invited EFFCand ICPC to investigate its activities and to prosecute officials found to be involved in corruption. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt ...