Nigeria’s problems are temporary and resolvable – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN has reiterated the resolve of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration towards instituting a new culture of probity and accountability in governance...
View ArticleNPFL title not our target – MFM coach, Ilechukwu
Head coach of MFM FC, Fidelis Ilechukwu, has insisted his team is not fighting to become the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) champions. The newcomers thrashed Akwa United 3-0 in a Match Day...
View ArticleWar in NLC as Ajaero-led faction demands N90,000 minimum wage
A faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, led by Joe Ajaero, yesterday, rejected the N56,000 national minimum wage by the Ayuba Wabba-led NLC and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, saying it...
View ArticleTroops discover Boko Haram bomb factory in Ngala, Borno [PHOTOS]
Troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, have again succeeded in bursting a secret Boko Haram terrorists’ Improvised Explosive Device factory in Ngala town, north eastern Nigeria....
View ArticleBoko Haram: Troops raid ‘Abuja town’, other cells in Sambisa
Troops of 7 Division Strike Group Team B attached to 22 Brigade, at the weekend embarked on aggressive mobile fighting patrol in support of the ongoing offensive operations in Sambisa forest. This is...
View ArticleEnugu herdsmen attack: Army, police must account for killings – Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo met in Enugu on Sunday and totally opposed the grazing reserve bill currently before the National Assembly. In a communique issued after the...
View ArticleMay Day: Wike apologizes over delay in workers’ salary
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has directed the immediate payment of April salaries and allowances of workers in the State on Tuesday, the 3rd of May. Governor Wike, who gave the directive at...
View ArticleNigeria winning war against vandalism – NSCDC Commandant General
The Commandant General, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, has disclosed that efforts at safeguarding pipelines against vandals are yielding positive result....
View ArticleOshiomhole increases Edo minimum wage to N25,000 .
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has announced the increment in salaries of workers in the states civil service. The pay rise from N18, 000 to N25,000 is expected to take immediate effect....
View ArticleHamzat Ahmadu, Perm Sec to Ironsi, Gowon dies at 92
Death has occurred of a veteran diplomat and former permanent secretary Alahji Hamzat Ahmadu. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant, Media to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, Imam Imam, Ahmadu,...
View ArticleVardy voted FWA Footballer of the Year
Jamie Vardy has been named Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association. FWA chairman, Andy Dunn, announced the award on Sky Sports News on Monday morning. The Leicester City striker,...
View ArticleGovernor Ayade stuns Cross River workers by paying May salary
In an unprecedented move, Cross River state civil servants received their May salaries on the first day of the month. Making this announcement at the U.J. Eusene Stadium, venue of the May Day rally,...
View ArticleInvestigate Enugu herdsmen attack – Ugwuanyi tells NHRC
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Monday urged the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, and other rights groups to investigate all the issues surrounding herdsmen attack in Nimbo,...
View ArticleSack your workers and stop asking for bailout – Okupe charges Governors
Ex-Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has called on governors to reduce workers under their payroll instead of begging for bailouts from the Federal...
View ArticleLeicester City win 2015/2016 Premier League title
Leicester City has won the Premier League title with two games left, following Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Monday night. Mauricio Pochettino’s men, who needed all...
View ArticleUmahi promotes retired, retiring civil servants in Ebonyi
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has approved the promotion of all retiring and some retired civil servants in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports. The State’s Head of Service, Dr Chamberlain...
View ArticleNigeria remains the worst place to do business in 2016 — World Bank
The World Bank Doing Business Report 2016 has declared Nigeria as the worst place to do business in the world. According to a survey by the Bank, of the 189 countries surveyed, Nigeria moved from 170th...
View Article200level EBSU student arrested for alleged robbery
A 200 level student of the Department of Business Management, Ebonyi State University, EBSU, Akachukwu Agha, is currently cooling off at the police cell after being arrested for alleged robbery. Agha...
View ArticleSokoto seeks more NYSC doctors; English, Maths teachers
Sokoto government has asked for more youth corps members with specialisation in medicine and teachers of mathematics and English Language to be posted to the state for their one year mandatory service....
View ArticleWorld Press Freedom Day: Saraki lauds Nigerian media
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Tuesday congratulated all practitioners in the media across the country and the world for their invaluable service to humanity as they celebrate the...
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