Journalists Applaud Google On Data Training
Journalists on Wednesday commended Google for availing them the knowledge on exploring the search engine to enhance their practice. The journalists made their commendation at the closing of a two-day...
View ArticlePDP Urges Nigerians To Participate In Permanent Voter Cards Registration
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Nigerians of voting age to come out en masse to participate in the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) registration, preparatory to the 2019 general elections. The...
View ArticleEFCC To Launch Anti-Corruption Programme In Universities – Magu
Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the commission will soon launch its anti-corruption programme in universities across the country. Magu...
View ArticleUN To Support Nigeria’s Judiciary To Curb Rape, Sexual Assaults
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says it will continue to support the Nigerian judiciary to curb the spate of rape and other sexual assaults in the country. UNODC’s Project...
View ArticleCommissioned Projects Aimed At Improving NAF – CAS
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, has hailed the Federal Government for doing all it can to encourage the nation’s military in its fight against terror and in its bid to...
View ArticlePMB Not Harassing Jonathan’s Family – Presidency
President Muhammadu Buhari is not harassing the family of former President Goodluck Jonathan as being alleged by the ex-president, the Presidency said on Wednesday. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser...
View ArticleEdo Govt. To Revive School Sports, Promote Athletics
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has assured the people of the state that his administration would revive sporting activities in schools to inculcate the spirit of sportsmanship in students. Obaseki made the...
View ArticleReps Summon IGP Over Alleged Invasion Of Sen. Goje’s Residence
The House of Representatives has given the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, 24 hours to return all documents relating to the 2017 Appropriation Bill taken away from Sen. Danjuma Goje’s...
View ArticleOsinbajo’s Committee Demands Senate’s Interim Report On SGF
The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee investigating allegations of due process violation in award of contracts under Presidential Initiatives on North East (PINE) has requested the Senate to...
View ArticleThe Enchanting Splendid India
India is not only a modern nation, an ancient empire but also one of the oldest civilizations. It is one of the most fascinating places on earth. For every human being, there is something of interest...
View ArticleANC’s Rumblings: A Spit On Mandela’s Grave
Poets won’t be wrong, if they title the current rumbling in the South Africa’s ruling African Nation Congress, ANC ‘A Spit On Mandela’s Grave.’ In the decade preceding Nelson Mandela’s Presidency,...
View ArticleWorsening Cases Of Malnutrition In IDPs Camp
Food shortages in the camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) have resulted to starvation, and acute malnutrition crisis. This is a concern considering that IDPs are having the worst of this...
View ArticleWhy Nigeria Should Extend Whistleblowing Policy To Illegal Firearms
The whistleblowing policy of the federal government has undoubtedly proven to be a potent tool for fighting graft and mendacity and it is in the interest of Nigerians that the policy be extended to...
View ArticleCan Corruption Kill Corruption?
Can a nation solve its corruption problems using the tools of corruption? That was an interesting question thrown up at a roundtable of professionals held recently in Lagos, Nigeria. The poser came in...
View ArticleAs Nigeria Climbs Out Of Economic Recession
Nigeria has ‘technically’ climbed out of economic recession, according to a recent report released by the World Economics. This by no means underscores the fact that the government needs to reinforce...
View ArticleHarnessing Nigeria’s Natural Gas
In his presentation at the 2017 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Annual Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum, president of Nigerian Gas Association (NGA), Engr. Dada Thomas, did note the...
View ArticleKachikwu Seeks OPEC’s Extension Of Oil Supply Cut
Minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has said that Nigeria, which had been exempt from the cutbacks due to militant attacks causing production to slow to 250,000 barrels in March, would...
View ArticleMixed Reactions Trail Cbn’s New Allocation To Smes
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operators are cheering and at the same time fretting over the foreign exchange window created for them by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to import critical raw...
View ArticlePower Generation: FG Partners ADB To Fund Coal Initiatives
As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues its in its supply of dollars at the foreign exchange market at both the interbank and bureau de change end of the markets, the external reserves of the...
View Article37 Companies Bid for NNPC Firefighting Trucks
About 37 companies have submitted bids to supply six (6) triple agent firefighting trucks for the operation of the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC), one of the downstream subsidiaries of...
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