The Senate Committee on Environment yesterday said Nigeria had the highest number of oil spill incidences among oil producing countries with no penalty regime attached for such oil spills. Speaking during a one-day public hearing on a Bill for an Act t...
The Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has commiserated with the Omagbemis over the death of the patriarch of the family, Jimmy Omagbemi who passed on recently. The Honourable Minister ...
Atletico Madrid sensation, Falcao, has told the European champions he wants to join them in the forthcoming window and is already believed to have agreed personal terms. Club chiefs, acting on the instruction of owner Roman Abramovich, have made it cle...
Gangling Israeli based goalkeeper, Austin Ejide, will step out of the shadows of his national teammate, Vincent Enyeama, tonight in Miami, United States, when he leads the team out as skipper in the international friendly against Venezuela at the Marli...
Following a successful outing in the first leg of the Glo Golf tour in Asaba, Delta State, about 100 professional golfers drawn across West Africa, will file out on today for a more gruelling week on the greens as the competition moves to Sagamu, Ogun ...
Kano State government has approved N30m for its contingent at the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Lagos. The state council has concluded plans to storm Lagos with a contingent of 200. The sports council has concluded all strategies aimed at ens...
Fidelity Bank looks to retain their title as the overall winner of the Nigeria Bankers Games as they perch on top of the overall medals’ log with two gold, one silver and four bronze medals. This is even as the bank is still contending for at lea...
The life chargers could be the dancers and with that life could be changed. Anthony Ada Abraham writes about the KRUPM dance studio’s effort in enhancing youth development and making ways in engaging youths by organizing a four day workshop for y...
The movement of people from villages to cities has led to congestion, especially the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), even though it has been attributed to lack of basic amenities in the villages. Patience IvieObhafuoso writes For 20 year-old,Oluwatoyi...
Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf is the Vice Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Information Communication and Technology, ICT representing Kabba/Bunnu/Ijumu federal constituency of Kogi State under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In this interview,...
Has the report of the Petroleum Revenue Special Task Force headed by Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, which was submitted to President Goodluck Jonathan two weeks ago been dumped? Well, the associated controversy trailing recent pronouncement by some government spi...
Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State has challenged clerics and traditional rulers to uphold the virtues that will enhance good governance in the state and the country. Yakowa made the call in a goodwill message delivered at the 80th birthday and thanks...
About 500 000 people are expected to benefit from a US$30million global project aimed at addressing non-communicable diseases. The project will be rolled out in four countries, including South Arica, and will have a special focus on diabetes. Th...
SkyVision Global Networks Ltd, a leading global provider of IP connectivity over satellite and fibre optic systems, announced today that it will continue expanding its local presence across Africa. Following an intense strategic process, it beca...
Indications arising from the public hearings across the states on the review of the 1999 constitution shows that there is a mounting opposition against the sole control of derivation funds by state governors. Former acting managing director of the Nige...