Shell sells stake in Brazil oil field for $1bn to Qatar
Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday that it has sold a large stake in an offshore Brazilian oil field to Qatar for about $1.0 billion. Shell said it has agreed to offload a...
View Article2015: Atiku visit Edo, consults with APC stakeholder
Ahead the 2015 general election, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday consulted with leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo. Atiku, who visited the state...
View ArticleDefection: Court adjourns ruling in PDP, lawmakers’ suit
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned ruling to Feb. 5 in a suit filed by 37 lawmakers who defected to the APC, seeking to stop the declaration their seats vacant. Justice Ahmed...
View ArticleNLC to build 1,000 houses for workers in Taraba
Chairman, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Mark Ishaku Taraba chapter, on Wednesday said that the union had begun the building of 1,000 houses for civil servants in the state. Ishaku said that about...
View ArticleWhy I didn’t defect to APC -Aliyu
The Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, has given reasons why he refused to defect to the All Progressives Congress. Aliyu, who led a delegation of members of his party on a courtesy call on...
View ArticleAlleged deportation to Onitsha: Affected persons sue Lagos, CP for N1bn
Seventy-six persons allegedly deported from Lagos on July 24, 2013, have asked the Federal High Court, Lagos to order both the Lagos State Government and the state Commissioner of Police to pay them...
View ArticleRivers police release 320 ‘Boko Haram suspects’
The Rivers State Police Command has released the 320 suspected members of Boko Haram sect. The suspects were released around 3.45pm on Wednesday on the directive of the State Police Commissioner, Mr....
View ArticleSUBEB distributes free uniforms to 100 pupils in Adamawa
The Jigawa Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Wednesday distributed free uniforms to 100 pupils in Kirikasamma Local Government Area of the state. The uniforms were distributed to 50 male...
View ArticleKidnapped staff of Oye Ekiti Federal University dies after abduction
A staff of the Federal University, Oye, Ekiti State, died few hours after she and four other victims were set free by their abductors. The deceased, Miss Fidelia Nnaji, was abducted with four other...
View ArticleKogi to spend over N1.7bn on resuscitating ailing broadcast stations
The Kogi government is to expend over N1.7 billion this year on resuscitation of its radio booster stations, printing press and establishment of a state-owned television station. Alhaji Yabagi Bologi,...
View ArticleNiger State shuts 26 illegal hospitals, 25 medicine stores
The Niger State Government on Wednesday said it had closed down 26 illegal hospitals and 25 medicine stores for sham medical practice and dealings in fake drugs. Commissioner for Health and Hospital...
View ArticlePresidency tasks opposition parties, media on 2015
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak has challenged the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, and the media community to focus on critical issues that will...
View ArticleAdamawa APC supporters excited over resolution of leadership crisis
Supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa, on Thursday commended the peaceful resolution of the leadership crisis that rocked the party in the state. A cross section of the supporters...
View ArticleNigeria Needs Five Years To Achieve Stable Power Supply – Cole
The Chief Executive Officer of Sahara Group, Tonye Cole, says it will take at least five years from now before Nigerians will begin to experience uninterrupted power. Mr Cole told Channels Television...
View ArticleLASG shuts down 7 firms over non-remittance of N58.7m tax
The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has shut down seven companies for failing to remit about N58.8 million personal income taxes of workers to government. Mrs Folasade Coker-Afolayan, Head...
View ArticleDespite APC’s threat, Senate confirms new service chiefs
The Senate on Thursday approved the appointment of the new service chiefs for the country. Their confirmation followed the screening by the joint Senate committees on Defence, Army, Navy and Air...
View ArticleChukwu commends WHO, others for improved health care in Nigeria
The Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Thursday in Abuja commended the World Health Orgainsation (WHO) and other stakeholders for strengthening the country’s health system. Chukwu, represented...
View ArticleNon publication of research achievements affect rating of Nigeria varsities-...
The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities on Thursday blamed the country’s low global academic ranking to the poor publication of research achievements. Micheal Faborode, the...
View ArticleReps to begin consideration of 2014 budget Feb.4
The House of Representatives has slated Feb. 4 for the consideration of the 2014 appropriation. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Rep. Zakari Mohammed...
View ArticlePresident Jonathan Calls For Strengthening Of AU Mechanisms For Conflict...
President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday in Addis Ababa called for urgent action to strengthen existing African Union mechanisms for the promotion of peace, security and political stability in Africa....
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