Niger State government is to engage no fewer than 10,000 youths in government assisted mechanised farming in this fiscal year to reduce unemployment and increase agricultural out put in the state. The state Commissioner of Economic Planning, Hon. Idris...
Yobe State Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, yesterday, presented a budget of N86.6 billion for the 2013 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The budget christened: “Budget of Consolidating the Focused Socio-Economic Transformation Programme’...
A National Assembly member, Gombe South Senatorial District, Senator Joshua Lidani, has said that the National Assembly was making effort to find the missing State Assembly member, Hon, Jalo Ganga, who was kidnapped recently. Senator Lidani, made...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to shake off its trade mark lethargy and take governance more seriously in 2013. This it said would ease the hardship which most Nigerians were going through especially in the p...
An official says two journalists have been freed after being detained without charges for more than a week by the nation’s secret police following writing stories about a radical Islamist sect and alleged military abuses. Mohammed Garba, presiden...
As we step into the New Year, Florence Udoh speaks with manufacturers on their expectations from the federal government in the new year, after a cursory reflection on 2012 policies. The national president of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Comm...
A cleric, Apostle Eugene Ogu, has flayed the recent appointment of Chief Tony Anenih as the Chairman, Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and described it as an insult to young intellectuals across the country. Ogu, who is the founder of...
About five persons were reportedly killed and eight injured in a clash between Kabawa and the Jukun tribes, at Abinsi town of Guma Local Government Area of Benue state. This was even as several houses were allegedly burnt and three vehicles smash...
She kicks against the resort to military actions to douse the spate of bombings, killing and maiming of innocent souls and destruction of property by suspected Boko Haram sect and other forms of insurgency in the country, saying the action is expensive...
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard says his side can still win the Premier League title, and defender Gary Cahill has urged the team to put pressure on Manchester City and Manchester United. The west London side are four points behind Roberto Mancini&rsq...
Nigeria international, John Obi Mikel is now aware that he faces a battle for a starting place at Chelsea. Mikel’s acknowledgment stems from the conversion of centre-back David Luiz to a defensive midfielder by Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez in r...
Super Eagles right full back, Chibuzor Okonkwo is positive his side will have a good game against the Catalonian selected side in Wednesday’s friendly in Spain. Okonkwo missed the friendly tie no thanks to non-possession of valid Shengen Visa. Th...
Victor Obinna Nsofor has explained that moving to Eastern Europe may have hurt his chance of making Nigeria’s Afcon provisional squad. The Nigerian striker joined Russian Premier League club, Lokomotiv Moscow from Inter Milan in June 2011 but now...
Warri Wolves’ goalkeeper, Chigozie Agbim, will be between the sticks for Nigeria in Tuesday’s pre-AFCON game against Catalonia. Reports in the local media this week had suggested that overseas goalkeepers, Vincent Enyeama and Austin Ejide, ...
Dolphins female basketball of Lagos has won the 12th edition of the Mark D’ Ball Basketball Tournament in Otukpo. The team defeated defending champions, Pearls in an all Lagos derby 33- 24 to emerged champion. The final match which held at the Ot...