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The $1 billion Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) will operate in accordance with the agenda set up for it, and will become operational by the end of next month, the federal government stated yesterday. Minister of finance and the coordinati...
Apparently on a mission to sanitise the judiciary that has come under attack over increasing corrupt practices and compromised judgements, the National Judicial Council (NJC) yesterday recommended the removal of two judges – Justice Charles ...
President Francois Hollande has said that France is working with Nigeria and Cameroon to find family of seven kidnapped on Tuesday, Aljezeera reports. France is working with Nigerian and Cameroonian authorities to try and locate a French family being h...
The apex northern socio-cultural organisation, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has urged the Federal Government to pay compensation to victims of violence in the north. The forum stated this, yesterday, while reacting to a Federal High Court judgme...
The Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Lagos, yesterday arraigned a 69 year old reverend, Simon Dike and three other persons before an Ebute-metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly selling a month and 18 days...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as a huge scam and an illegality the ‘’Good Governance Tour’’ currently embarked upon by the minister of information, Mr. Labaran Maku, and a retinue of people, saying it must b...
The Plateau Government has been advised to provide ``some level of social welfare’’ to young school leavers to minimise poverty largely blamed for the lingering violence in the state. Alhaji Ibrahim Mai-Salati, the President, International ...
The Management of Adamawa Polytechnic,Yola, on Thursday confirmed the accreditation and approval of seven new courses in the institute by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
Rector of the Institution Prof. Bobboi Umar told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola that the development was first of its kind in the history of the institution.
Umar said, " the institution is able to record a remarkable achievement where about seven new courses were accredited by the NBTE."
He explained that, the accredited programmes include mass communication, social development, business administration and four engineering courses.
According to him, the management of the institution is making arrangement to establish a radio station where students will receive training, following the approval of the mass communication course.
Umar, however, said that the institution was making effort to ensure that the accreditation of other relevant courses was successful during the next visit of the board.
He said that the state government had spent a lot on upgrading and expansion of the institution where nine departments and administrative buildings were constructed.
"Government has also supplied the institution with modern and sophisticated teaching equipment that can compete with any polytechnic in the country," he added.(NAN)
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Abubakar Mohammed, told senators yesterday that he was prepared to place a ransom on the head of the fleeing chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, if that could help to apprehend. Bu...
A Police corporal was on Wednesday night feared dead over an attempt to rescue a Lebanese business man from being kidnapped by some unknown gunmen in Festac area of Lagos.
The gunmen numbering three, it was gathered, stormed an eatery located at First avenue at about 9.30 pm and made straight for where the owner, a Lebanese with unknown identity was.
During the ensuing scuffle between the kidnappers and Lebanese, the Police Corporal said to have been deplored to the eatery, sensed danger and intervened.
But he was taken by shock as one of the gunmen reportedly opened fire on him. During the ensuing gun battle, the Lebanese was said to have escaped by the whiskers.
Although an unconfirmed report said the Corporal died on the spot, with his riffle taken away by the kidnappers but, his intervention was said to have foiled the kidnap attempt on the Lebanese.
It was learnt that some customers at the eatery reportedly sustained minor injuries while scampering for safety.
Efforts to get the reaction of the Lagos State Police Public Relations officer, Ngozi Braide, as she was said to be granting an interview when she was called.
But Police sources at Area 'E' command headquarters, Festac town, simply confirmed that there was shooting at First avenue but
could not state whether any arrest was made.
The MMIA Command, Lagos, of the Nigeria Customs Service yesterday arrested a passenger with $1.1 million at the international wing of the Lagos Airport. The passenger, identified as Professor Ofoegbu Charles Ononuju, allegedly claimed to be the directo...
Unknown gunmen yesterday allegedly set ablaze the warehouse accommodating the relief materials meant for distribution to the 2012 flood victims in Benue State. This was coming just as the Benue State Committee on Relief and Rehabilitation of Flood Vict...
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has said that there is no rift between him and his boss, former Governor Ali Modu Sheriff a.k.a. SAS and his deputy, Alhaji Zanna Umar Mustapha as purportedly reported by some media (not Leadership...
Gov. Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State on Wednesday denied replacing the 2013 budget presented by late Gov. Patrick Yakowa with a reviewed one. The governor made the denial while receiving the 2013 passed budget from the Majority Leader of the state House o...
Market indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange appreciated further by 1.12 per cent on Wednesday as some highly capitalised companies recording price gains.. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the All-share index appreciated by 373.07 points ...