FG begins N19b erosion projects in seven states
The Federal Government in partnership with International Development Association (IDA), Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) is to begin...
View ArticleNAFDAC seizes fake food products in Katsina markets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Monday raided the New Central Market and the old market in Katsina metropolis. The agency, in a statement on Monday by its spokesman,...
View ArticleLack of visionary leaders, bane of Nigeria’s development —Atiku
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has said that lack of resources is not responsible for Nigeria’s relative under-development but lack of visionary leaders is the cause of poor governance in the...
View ArticleTCN open to private investors – Minister
The Federal Government on Monday said it had opened up the transmission arm of the power sector to private investors. This is according to the Minister of State for Power, Mr. Mohammed Wakil, who spoke...
View ArticleKwara women endorse Gov Ahmed for second term
The women folk in Kwara State, under the auspices of the National Council of Women Societies, NCWS, have observed that the achievements of the State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed signpost a need for...
View ArticleBoko Haram sponsors are friends of President Jonathan, says Chief John...
Being text of a Press Conference addressed by the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. Good afternoon Gentlemen of the press, and thank you for honouring my invitation to this press...
View ArticleSuspension: FIFA sets Sept 8 deadline for Nigeria
The world football governing body, FIFA, has set a September 8 deadline for Nigeria for the country’s football administration to work according to set down statutes or be suspended from international...
View ArticleAny company found bribing civil servants will be blacklisted – FG
It may not be business as usual for any company found trying to bribe any staff of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, as Federal Government will henceforth prosecute and blacklist such...
View ArticleNUP laments N50bn unpaid gratuities by North-East Governors
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, North-East geopolitical zone, has called on governors in the North East region, to pay the backlog of their gratuity, estimated to be about N50 billion. The union...
View ArticleFMBN to build 500 housing units in Abia
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has concluded plans to commence the construction of 500 housing units in Abia State as part of efforts to provide affordable houses for the citizenry, The...
View ArticleMultinationals behind oil theft in Nigeria – Naval chief
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, has accused International Oil Companies operating in Nigeria of complicity in the theft of the nation’s crude oil. He also said that the Navy would...
View ArticleBritish Ebola patient recovers, leaves hospital after trial drug treatment
The first British person to contract Ebola during the outbreak in West Africa has been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery. William Pooley, 29, has been treated in a special isolation...
View ArticleAnother Ebola victim dies in P-Harcourt
The first confirmed Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, case that was also one of the three persons quarantined in Oduoha ... The post Another Ebola victim dies in P-Harcourt appeared first on The Citizen -...
View ArticleAll non-indigenes disengaged from Abia civil service to be recalled – Gov Orji
Abia Governor, Chief Theodore Orji has assured that all non indigenes disengaged from the Abia civil service will be recalled. He gave the assurance in Umuahia when he met with the Association of All...
View ArticleRailway to commence evacuation of petroleum products next month
Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, will next month commence the evacuation of petroleum products from tank farms and oil depots located in Apapa, Lagos by rail. The corporation’s Director of Operations,...
View ArticleB’Haram: Ndigbo Lagos condemns alleged link with Ihejirika
Ndigbo Lagos, an umbrella body for all the people of Igbo extraction leaving in Lagos, has condemned in strong terms the alleged sponsorship of the Boko Haram insurgents by General Azubuike Ihejirika...
View ArticleCourt freezes Dangote’s accounts in 20 banks, as his bad loans to Union,...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered 20 commercial banks in Nigeria to dishonour all withdrawal cheques from Alhaji Sani Dangote, younger brother to Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and his...
View ArticleKidnap attempt on Diezani’s PA’s mother foiled
A Bayelsa State security outfit known as Operation Doo Akpo, and the Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta have foiled an attempt by gunmen to kidnap 73-year-old Madam Nwokoya on Monday. The...
View ArticleSouth-East states top performance chart for 2014 WASSCE
Details of the May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination have emerged with states in the South-Eastern part of the country leading in the performance chart of candidates who...
View ArticleEbola: FG to decide school resumption date today
The National Council on Education (NCE) will today hold an emergency meeting to decide a new resumption date for schools across the country. The Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of State for...
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