Ganduje Provides 789 Boreholes Under Rural Water Supply Initiative
Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has flagged off the second phase of drilling 789 hand pumped boreholes, under his administration’s Rural Water Supply Initiative. The governor also...
View ArticlePolitical Elites Have Hijacked Local Government System – NULGE
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), at the weekend, accused Nigerian elites including some serving governors of hijacking the local government system in Nigeria. The union spoke...
View ArticleSenegalese President Lauds PMB On The Gambia
President Macky Sall of Senegal has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for his intervention in The Gambian impasse that led to the restoration of democracy in the West African country. This is...
View ArticleGroup Lauds US’ Endorsement Of Nigeria’s Counter-terrorism Strategy
A group known as the Concerned Professionals’ Congress (CPC), has lauded an endorsement recently by the United States of America of Nigeria’s anti-terrorism strategy, describing the move as capable of...
View Article14-Year Old Girl Raped In Delta Community
Operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Delta State Police Command have mounted a manhunt for one of the Princes in Idumuje-Ugboko community in Aniocha North Local Government...
View ArticleBenue Indigenes Protest Fulani Herdsmen Killings
Indigenes of Benue State resident in Lagos in their large number at the weekend staged a peaceful protest to the Lagos State House of Assembly over the incessant attack of the people of the state by...
View ArticleParis Club Refund: Imo State Got N13.5bn, Not N80bn – Okorocha
The governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha has debunked the assumptions in some quarters over the fund given by Paris Club to the state. The governor stressed that what Imo state received from the...
View ArticleFirm Covers Up Director’s Arrest To Get e-Passport Contract
Investigation has revealed a cover-up by Iris Smart Technologies Limited (ISTL) of the arrest of the deputy managing director of its mother company in Malaysia, Iris Corporation Berhad, Datuk Hamdan...
View ArticleGombe’s First Speaker Dies at 75
The first speaker of Gombe state house of assembly, Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammad-Kwadon, has died at the age of 75. Alhaji Habu Abdu, a lawyer and son of the deceased, confirmed this to newsmen in Kwadon,...
View Articlegwuanyi Empowers 100 Traders With N50, 000 Each
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state yesterday flagged off the second edition of the raffle draw for market traders in the state under the Enugu state traders empowerment scheme, reaffirming his...
View ArticleActive Telecoms Users Now 154m – NCC
Active users of telecommunication services in Nigeria decreased from 155.1 million in January to 154. 1 million in February, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. The NCC noted a...
View ArticlePDP Will Win Ekiti Governorship Election, Fayose Boasts
Ekiti state governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has expressed confidence in the ability of his party and its candidate to win governorship election in the state, anytime it is called. This is just as another...
View ArticleFatima Kyari Mohammed, The Au And Nigeria: Lessons In Diplomacy
The lose of Fatima Kyari Mohammed’s bid for the coveted African Union (AU) post of Commissioner for Peace and Security did not receive much attention within the Nigerian media space. It was rather,...
View ArticleMaikano Mahmoud Danzaki: A Husband, Father And Friend Gone Forever
Maikano Mahmoud Danzaki passed on to the great beyond one year ago, on Saturday the 12th of March, 2016. Born on the 1st of February, 1962, his fifty-four years of existence on earth was eventful,...
View ArticleNIMASA Graduates 1,045 Seafarer Cadets Abroad
About 1,045 beneficiaries of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) National Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) have graduated from various universities around the world....
View ArticleNECA Calls For Proactive Policy To Revamp Economy
With the release of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the federal government to take immediate and concrete steps for the...
View ArticleEmergencies: IDA Votes $1.6bn For Nigeria, Others
International Development Association (IDA), a World Bank group has announced a $1.6 billion support package for emergencies, with critical support going for famine relief in northern Nigeria, where an...
View ArticleBoosting NPA Revenue Through Revitalizing Eastern Ports
Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, the first female and incumbent Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA) was unequivocal about her mission when she was appointed to the exalted position on July...
View ArticleTerminal Operators Support Review Of Concession Agreemen
Private terminal operators operating at the nation’s seaports have commended the managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for taking bold steps and for her initiatives to address factors...
View ArticleStanbic IBTC Profit Up By 51% To N28.5bn
Stanbic IBTC Plc has reported a profit after tax of N28.5 billion in 2016, 51 per cent increase over N18.9 billion recorded in 2015. The Holding company in its 2016 financial year result and accounts...
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