CDS April deadline to B’Haram was misunderstood –Defence Information
The authorities of the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, have clarified a statement by the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, that the military and security operatives would bring the Boko...
View ArticleNEMA gives relief materials to Kaduna clash victims
The National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday urged persons displaced in recent clashes in Marwa and Bungen villages in Kaura Local Government Area, Kaduna State, to eschew bitterness. The Zonal...
View ArticleLagos ex-dep gov, Ojikutu, arrested for N130m fraud
The Special Fraud Unit of the Nigeria Police has arrested a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, who was declared wanted by the unit on June 19, 2013 in connection with the...
View ArticleXenophobia: S’Africans loot foreigners’ shops
Police in South Africa confirmed on Wednesday that scores of shops owned by Pakistani, Bangladesh and Chinese nationals were vandalized and looted in Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province. Mzukisi Fatyela,...
View ArticleFG, Kano train 540 women in fish farming
The Federal Government is facilitating the training of 540 women, drawn from the 19 northern states on fish farming, a statement from the Kano State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources has...
View ArticleSEC shuts New Nation Finance House offices
The Securities and Exchange Commission has closed down offices of New Nation Finance House in seven states of the federation, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. New Nation Finance House is one of the...
View ArticleChime dissolves, reconstitutes Boards of 19 parastatals
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has reconstituted the boards of nineteen parastatals, corporations, companies and Boards in the State. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State...
View ArticleHealth ministry seeks special fund for campaign against female genital...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan considered a request from the Federal Ministry of Health, for a special fund from the proceeds of SURE-P and Debt...
View ArticleWaste managent to provide employment in Ondo
The Ondo government on Wednesday promised to generate employment through the recycling of waste products collected across the state. The Chairman of the State Waste Management Authority (OSWA), Mr...
View ArticleAnambra to establish new ministries to aid even development
The Anambra government says it will soon establish two new ministries to further improve the economy and service delivery in the state. Mr Oseloka Obaze, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) made...
View ArticleEarly detection helps cure, management of cancer- survivor
A cancer survivor, Mrs Juliet Aguwa, on Wednesday urged the people to report any abnormality discovered in their breasts early to stem cancer and its complications. Aguwa, also founder of an NGO,...
View ArticleInsincerity by importers cause of delay in clearing goods- Customs
The Nigeria Customs Service, on Wednesday attributed the delay the clearance of goods at the nation’s ports to insincere declaration and documentation by port users. Mr David Dimka, Customs...
View ArticleCBN urges FG to monitor crude oil allocation to NNPC for accountability, probity
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged the Federal Government to monitor the utilisation of crude being managed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for domestic consumption. In a...
View ArticleJonathan urges ambassadors correct misconceptions about Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday in Abuja urged foreign ambassadors serving in Nigeria to do their best to convey the positive realities of the country to the world. Speaking at an audience with...
View ArticleNEMA Boss seeks collaboration among W/African nations on disaster management
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mohammed Sani-Sidi, has urged disaster managers in West Africa to work collectively to reduce the occurrence of disasters...
View ArticleCross River to key into contributory pension scheme soon
The Head of Service, Cross River, Mrs Mary-Theresa Ikwen, has said that the state government was ready to key into the contributory pension scheme for the benefit of its workforce. Ikwen said this on...
View ArticleColleges of education lecture plans nationwide demonstration
Lecturers under the auspices of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union(COEASU) on Thursday said that they were prepared to stage the mass demonstration proposed by the union. Mr Olayanju...
View ArticleJonathan to declare open Enugu International Trade Fair Silver Jubliee
President Goodluck Jonathan will on March 28, 2014 declare open the silver jubilee edition of the Enugu international trade fair. The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture,...
View ArticleBomb scare in Obollo Afor market, Enugu State
Traders at the ever busy, Obollo Afor Market in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State scampered for safety on Thursday following the discovery of a device suspected to be a bomb. As soon as the...
View ArticleUduaghan Urges IOCs to Adopt Chevron’s GMoU Model For Peace and Sustainable...
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan yesterday called on the International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria to adopt the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) model of Chevron...
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