The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu, on Tuesday denied that the states were not paying the new minimum wage of N18,000 signed into law in 2011 by President Goodluck Jonathan. The minister told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in A...
Ms Arunma Oteh, the Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), was on Tuesday re-elected as the Chairperson of Africa/Middle East Regional Committee (AMERC) of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). A stateme...
Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Tuesday in Abuja presented to the public a book on the late President Umaru Yar’Adua and extolled his servant-leadership qualities. The book entitled: “The Servant Leader 2 - 3 Years Presidential Watershed of ...
Ms Amal Pepple, Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, has said that Nigeria needs a National Housing and Urban Development Policy to achieve set goals in mass housing delivery. Pepple made the statement on Tuesday in Abuja at the Ministeria...
A man set himself on fire on Tuesday outside an Oslo courthouse where the Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial for murdering 77 people last July, police said. The man doused himself with liquid and set himself on fire before attempt...
Malam Abubakar Umar, former Public Relations Officer of the Sokoto Sultanate Council, has commended the Federal Government's decision to dialogue with members of Boko Haram towards securing lasting peace in the country. Umar told the News Age...
Sen. Olufemi Lanlehin, representing Oyo South Senatorial District, on Tuesday in Ibadan said the National Assembly would soon amend the constitution to favour regional government. Lanlehin, who said this at the inauguration of solar-p...
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) on Tuesday, warned the Federal Ministry of Power not to carry out its plan to increase electricity tariff on June 1. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO)...
Mr. Francois Hollande has been sworn in for a five year term as president of France, becoming the first Socialist leader in 17 years to occupy the Elysee Palace. During his inauguration, the new French President said he was fully aware ...
In this report, ADESUWA TSAN and EDEGBE ODEMWINGIE touch on the trade of words among senior officials of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), the inaugural visit of the US Ambassador to the Lower House, and the planned retreat slated for May by ...
As part of the efforts geared towards increasing the internally generated revenue of Nigeria, the House of Representatives has beamed its search light on the maritime sector with the intention of increasing the involvement of Nigerian vessels in trade ...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday implored West African Defence Chiefs to ensure that peace and security are sustained in the sub-region, especially troubled countries like Mali and Guinea Bissau. Jonathan who made this appeal at the presidential v...
The police in Ebonyi State is currently investigating the gruesome murder of a 23- year-old girl, Chinagorom Lucy Agama, a first year student of Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo. The deceased, who hails from Okposhi-Eheku community in Ohaukwu Lo...
The sacked 44 lecturers of the university of Ilorin who were reinstated by the Supreme Court have applied for an order of the Ilorin Federal High court to commit to prison the vice chancellor and three other officials of the university for “negle...
An Okene High Court in Kogi State, yesterday, ordered the state government to reinstate the 346 workers that lost their jobs during the screening exercise in 2009. The presiding judge, Justice Sunday Otu equally ordered the state government...