Development partners contributed $5.5b to Nigeria’s economic growth since...
The National Planning Commission on Thursday said that development partners contributed 5.51 billion dollars (N855.4 billion) to support Nigeria’s development efforts in 2011. This is contained in...
View ArticleMarket capitalisation dropped marginally by 0.27 per cent
Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday close lower as the market capitalisation dropped marginally by 0.27 per cent. The market capitalisation depreciated by N36 billion to close...
View Article2015: New Northern group back’s President Jonathan
The Northern Elders Council (NEC), a new sociopolitical group headed by Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on Thursday pledged to back President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. A communique issued at the end of the...
View ArticleDon’t undermine democracy in Nigeria, ex-CDS tells military
The former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ola Ibrahim, has charged members of the Armed Forces to avoid undermining democratic governance in the country. Ibrahim stressed that the military had a...
View ArticleMoney laundering: Court adjourns trial of former Union Bank executives
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday fixed Feb. 17 for continuation of trial in a suit against some former executives of Union Bank Plc, charged with money laundering. The accused are a former...
View ArticleFCTA commences demolition of illegal structures
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Friday commenced the demolition of illegal structures at Chikakore Layout, Kubwa, Abuja. The demolition began 72 hours after Justice Yusuf Halilu of the...
View ArticleFCTA commences demolition of illegal structures
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Friday commenced the demolition of illegal structures at Chikakore Layout, Kubwa, Abuja. The demolition began 72 hours after Justice Yusuf Halilu of the...
View ArticleFCTA remitted N3.2bn to PENCOM in 2013 – Minister
The FCT Administration remitted N3.2 billion to National Pension Commission in 2013, a statement said in Abuja on Friday. The statement, signed by Mr Muhammad Sule, the Chief Press Secretary to the FCT...
View ArticleOver 9,000 people have fled Central African Republic- UN
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that no fewer than 9,000 people, including 43 Nigerians, have fled Central African Republic in the past 10 days to seek reguge in Cameroon. A...
View ArticleWorld bank pledges N256m to boost employment in Nigeria
The World Bank says it will disburse 159.5 million dollars (about N256m) on growth and employment projects in Nigeria before the spring of 2017. This is contained in a World Bank report titled...
View ArticleCleric calls for involvement of all religious stakeholders in nation building
Rev. Elisha Ogundiya, Osun State Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has called on the state government to involve all religious stakeholders in order to solve the looming crisis....
View ArticleNUJ agitates for more members in National Conference
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Friday called for more media representation in the forthcoming national conference. The President of the union, Malam Mohammed Garba, made the call in an...
View ArticleInvestors on Friday traded 273.137 million share worth N3.18b
Investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday traded 273.137 million shares worth N3.18 billion in 5,065 deals. This is against the 261.840 million shares valued at N2.71 billion traded in...
View ArticleFlavour gives back to Alma Mater
Nigeria’s hottest music sensation and highlife fusion musician, Flavour Nabania has remembered his Alma Mater, College of Immaculate Conception,CIC, Enugu, as he donated musical equipment to the...
View ArticleJonathan can’t grant Ibori pardon – Clark
Ijaw leader and First Republic Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has dismissed calls for a presidential pardon for the embattled former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, who was...
View ArticleCourt jails cocaine dealer for five years
A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Friday sentenced Emmanuel Obiora to five years imprisonment for importing 8.270kg of cocaine from Pakistan and offering same for sale in Nigeria. Justice Okon Abang, in...
View ArticleSecurity agents avert religious clash in Osun school
The timely intervention of security agents averted a clash among Christian and Muslim pupils at Baptist High School, Iwo, Osun State, on Friday. This is in continuation of the confusion that started on...
View ArticleIGP Bans Issuance Of New Arms Licences
In his renewed move to curb the proliferation of arms and thuggery, the inspector-general of police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Abubakar, has banned the issuance of new firearms licences to individuals. This...
View ArticleWhite House on lockdown as man caught trying to jump over fence
The White House has been put on lockdown after an unidentified man was caught trying to jump the fence Friday afternoon. Secret Service officers apprehended the suspect and he is now in custody. The...
View ArticleUK minister resigns over cleaner’s visa
Immigration minister Mark Harper has resigned from the government after it emerged his cleaner did not have permission to work in the UK. Harper notified Prime Minister David Cameron, who accepted his...
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