As part of her participation in this year's meetings of the World Bank, Minister for Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will be joining the Commonwealth Finance Ministers meetings which takes place in Tokyo next week. The Commonwealth Finance Minist...
Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), on Tuesday in Abuja re-affirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to providing decent accommodation for citizens. Anyim said this while inaugurating the Defence Headqu...
Eleven ships carrying 130,402.02 tonnes of goods are expected to arrive in Port Harcourt Port between Oct. 2 and Oct.4. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the port’s shipping position released by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on T...
The Oyo State Government has reinstated 1,248 workers earlier sacked for alleged falsification of academic and birth certificates in various ministries and schools in the state. Mr Bosun Oladele, the State Commissioner for Information, made...
The remains of former President Turgut Ozal, were exhumed in Istanbul on Tuesday on the orders of prosecutors investigating suspicions of foul play in his death 19 years ago. Ozal, led Turkey out of military rule in the 1980s and drove far-reaching eco...
The Police Command in Kano State has arrested 96 suspected criminals, including a notorious hoodlum who has served several jail terms. This is contained in statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP. Magaji Maji...
Ashaka Cement Company in Gombe State, on Tuesday donated relief materials to Wuro Dulo community whose members were displaced by flood in Lawanti village, Akko Local Government Area of the state. The items donated included 50 bags of rice, 10...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will face Venezuela in an international friendly in November. The clash against La Vinotinto is expected to form part of the Eagles’ preparations for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Spokesma...
Joseph Okoro,48, on Tuesday, requested an Oshodi Customary Court in Lagos, to dissolve his marriage over his wife's alleged defamation and denial of access to children. Okoro, a businessman, told the court that his wife, Ada, ac...
The purported leader of Boko Haram, the Islamist sect in Nigeria, has denied government statements that the group is involved in peace talks and has said its spokesman Abu Qaqa has been captured by security forces. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan...
At least 20 people, mostly students, have been killed by unknown gunmen in Mubi, north-eastern Nigeria, a police source has told the BBC. The attack happened at a student hostel away from the Federal Polytechnic Mubi campus, the source said. One Mubi r...
The Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal, States and Local Governments and all leaders in Nigeria to work harder to return Nigeria to economic growth, sustenance as well as strengthen national unity. The Senate made the call following th...
A Beninoise cook, Guy Kouton, was on Tuesday arraigned for allegedly stealing his employer’s jewellery valued at N15 million. Kouton, 45, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and theft before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. T...
An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a 17-year-old student of Mpape Junction, Abuja, be given 12 strokes of the cane for stealing. Magistrate Hauwa Aliyu also advised the convict to desist from committing crime, and warned t...
Mr. Obiefule Dennis, the FCT Commandant, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, has advised people to abstain from the use of illicit drugs to avoid health complications. Dennis told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja that abstin...