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The Borno State Commissioner of Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Mr. Inuwa Bwala, has said that very soon the civil servants in the state work with digital facilities to meet the global trend in information technology. The commissioner dis...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC) in Benue State yesterday commenced an indefinite strike action to press home their demands for the implementation of the ...
The Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji, has directed the management of each of the 18 companies created out of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to start paying the staff a 50 per cent salary increase from this month. Nnaji disclosed ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will partner with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) on the proposed delineation of constituencies across Nigeria. INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega made the disclosure at ...
Shell Nigeria Exploration Company is to donate an ICT Centre to the University of Abuja as part of its sustainable development programme in Nigerian universities. This was disclosed by the business development manager of the oil giant, Dr Chidi ...
The arraignment of former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) is seen by the opposition as political persecution. The CCT had revealed that government has iron-clad evidence to nail Tinubu. The s...
Hon. Abubakar Mahmud Wambai, representing Miaha/Mubi North/Mubi South Federal Constituency of Adamawa State, in this interview with RUTH CHOJI, argues that the National Assembly is happy with President Goodluck Jonathan on the stand he has taken in the...
Hope of Nigeria hosting the African Cup of Nations in 2013 has been dashed. Consequently, Nigeria will not be able to host the continental fiesta following the decision of the Confederation of African Football to allow a swap between Libya and S...
Former marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie has shoved aside retirement insisting that he is not going anywhere but targeting success at the 2012 Games in London. The 38-year-old Ethiopian dropped out of his second succe...
Top seed Wozniacki has been edged out of Japan’s tennis championship. She was dumped in the first set against the Estonian world No.43 before hitting back with a dominant second set. But Kanepi regained her confidence to ou...
Tiger Woods and Bill Haas were both named on a powerful United States team for this year’s Presidents cup while the Australian pair of Robert Allenby and Aaron Baddeley filled the two International places as the rival captains revealed the...
Ajax coach, Frank de Boer has confessed his side were taught a lesson in counter-attacking in their 3-0 Champions League Group D loss against Real Madrid on Tuesday. The Eredivisie side started the match at Santiago Bernabeu bright...
Manchester City coach, Roberto Mancini has written off Argentine forward Carlos Tevez after the player refused to come on as a substitute during the 2-0 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Mancini said Tevez is finished. The 27-year...
Super Falcons forward, Perpetua Nkwocha will lead 32 other players to confront Cameroon in the race to qualify Nigeria for next year’s Olympics in London. Coach Uche Eucharia invited 27 players from the domestic league and an additional si...
First Bank, Stanbic Bank Nigeria and other African banks have been given the 2011 African Banker Awards in Washington DC.,United States of America. While First Bank Nigeria Plc got the Most Innovative Bank of the Year award, Stanbic IBTC Bank ca...