Space agency explains Kaduna tremor
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says the recent tremor in Kwoi, Kaduna State, was caused by what it called “passive sources”. A statement from the agency signed by the head...
View ArticleMilitary dismisses Boko Haram video as ‘complete joke’
Army Chief The Military has dismissed a new video released by militant Boko Haram sect, showing thousands of its members at three different locations during the Sallah celebration. But the military...
View ArticleNavy nabs top Niger Delta militant
The Nigerian Navy says it has arrested a top member of the Niger Delta militant group, the Bakassi Strike Force (BSF). Navy spokesman, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, said Uduak Etim Thompson (aka)...
View ArticleUK says James Ibori’s conviction stands despite bribery evidence
Former Delta State governor, James Ibori Jailed former Nigerian state governor James Ibori’s convictions remain valid despite evidence a British police officer took bribes during the investigation of...
View ArticleFG approves NOUN’s e-Learning programme
The federal government has given the go ahead for the e-Learning programme of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Director of Media and Publicity, Malam Ibrahim Sheme, said the government’s...
View ArticleNigeria Customs: Hameed Ali knows fate this Friday
Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Colonel Hameed Ali A Federal High Court in Lagos, has fixed Friday, Sept. 16, to deliver judgment in a suit, challenging the appointment of Retired Col. Hameed...
View ArticlePolio: Kaduna State government makes vaccination compulsory
Governor Nasir El-rufa’i The Kaduna State Government says to keep the State polio-free is a mission that all parents must support for the sake of all children. Therefore, all parents have been urged to...
View ArticleObasanjo urges Fed Govt to solve NOUN’s law graduates’ problem
Obasanjo Ex President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the Federal Government to resolve the issue of the non-acceptance of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) law graduates into the Law School....
View ArticleRecession: worst is over, says CBN boss Emefiele
. • Emefiele FROM Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has come a piece of good news on the recession-hit economy. “We have turned the bend,” he said at the weekend in Lagos....
View ArticleBan looters from politics, says Maitama-Sule
Alhaji Maitama Sule Alhaji Yusuf Maitama-Sule, ex-minister of National Guidance, has said those convicted of looting public funds should be banned from partisan politics and holding public office....
View ArticleSaraki Recommends Sale Of Government Assets As Senate Resumes
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has asked the executive to raise capital from the sale of government assets and other sources to shore up reserves. Senator Saraki made this recommendation as...
View ArticleN-Power Jobs Scheme For Unemployed Graduates, Others Enter Assessment Phase
About a million Nigerian undergraduates, who have applied online for the N-Power programme of the Buhari presidency, would now be assessed in order to pick the final 500,000 for the two-year volunteer...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt: attorney
Actress Angelina Jolie has filed for a divorce from actor Brad Pitt, her attorney said in a statement on Tuesday. “This decision was made for the health of the family. She will not be commenting, and...
View ArticleBanks to face trial for aiding corruption – EFCC
•Magu … ’Jonathan’s wife under investigation’ Banks and their officials who helped in concealing stolen funds will soon have their day in court, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes...
View ArticleBudget crisis: Reps principal officers apologise to colleagues
The 10 principal officers of the House of Representatives have apologised to their colleagues over the perceived injustice done to them in the sharing of constituency projects for the 2016 budget,...
View ArticleGovernors, ministers back assets sale to fight recession
Buhari The Federal government’s measures to exit the recession that has hit the economy has got the backing of the National Economic Council (NEC). These includes assets sales; advance payment of...
View ArticleNigeria hunts down 700,000 firms in tax crackdown to offset oil slump
Nigeria has hunted down 700,000 firms that have never paid taxes as the country seeks new revenue sources to offset low oil prices that have pushed Africa’s biggest economy into its first recession in...
View ArticleMilitancy: FG orders Russia’s attack helicopters
Two Mil Mi-35M attack helicopters, made in Russia will be delivered in November to Nigeria’s Air Force, Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport has said. Ten more will be delivered in 2017. The...
View ArticlePDP on local government elections in Kaduna State
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for failing to conduct local council elections in the state. A statement issued in Kaduna by the party’s Publicity...
View ArticleKaduna appoints actuaries as Pension Reform Law takes effect 1 January 2017
The Pension Reform Law of Kaduna State, passed in 2016, will come into force on 1st of January 2017. By that date, all public sector workers will migrate to the contributory pension scheme which...
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