Nuclear agency warns on radiation
Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) has stressed the need to institute adequate control of metal recycling and production industries to guard against radiation. “Several accidents involving...
View Article100th Anniversary:‘Rework’ Nigeria Now, Anyaoku Tells Govt
The former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Anyaoku has used the opportunity of Nigeria’s celebration of Centinafy reinstated his earlier call for true federalism, describing it as “the only way...
View ArticleEkiti Governorship Election: Anxiety As 33 Aspirants Jostle For PDP Ticket
SINCE the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fixed March 15 for the conduct of primary election for the 33 aspirants jostling to fly the party ticket in the Ekiti State...
View ArticleOsun election: NOA to sensitise residents against violence
The National Orientation Agency, on Monday said it would emberk on massive sensitisation of students in Osun against all forms of vices during the governorship election slated for August 9. The...
View ArticleApple Launches IPhone Voice Control for Drivers
Apple makes its next move in hands-free smartphone technology for car drivers when it unveils a new, integrated iPhone voice-control system at the Geneva Motor Show this week. The U.S. company’s...
View ArticlePresidency lauds Emir for Kwara peace
President GoodLuck Jonathan on Monday commended the foresight of the Emir of IIorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, for ensuring peaceful co-existence among the people of the state. Jonathan made this...
View ArticleKebbi approves N1.3bn for feeding of school students
The Kebbi State Government on Monday approved the immediate release of N1.3 billion to contractors handling the feeding of secondary school students in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports...
View ArticleDon’t seek to profit from Boko Haram insurgency, APC warns presidency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the failed attempt by a presidential aide, Reno Omokri, to link suspended CBN Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to the heightened attacks by Boko Haram, has...
View ArticleAhmed flags off N150m empowerment initiative for transporters
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has flagged off a N150 million Empowerment initiative for transporters in the State through the provision of Taxis, Buses and light trucks. Speaking at the...
View ArticleSURE-P: Kaura LG empowers 100 cripples, 270 others
One Hundred physically challenged persons on Monday received tricycles donated under the SURE-P by Kaura Local Government Council in Kaduna State. About 270 other persons, including women received...
View ArticleCorruption creating instability in education sector
The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr Emmanuel Obafemi, says corruption is creating instability in the education sector. Obafemi said this on Monday in Ilorin while delivering a keynote...
View Article2015 elections: NSCDC to deploy sniffer dogs nationwide
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it will deploy sniffer dogs during the 2015 general elections. A statement issued on Monday in Abuja quoted Dr Ade Abolurin, the NSCDC...
View ArticleLagos Fuel Queues: NNPC injects additional 33 million Litres of Petrol
Determined to ease the discomfort being experienced by motorists and commuters in Lagos and its environs, the Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC on Monday supplied an...
View ArticleFuel scarcity: Marketers promise to commence distribution nationwide
Oil marketers in Lagos State on Tuesday said the distribution of imported petrol to filing stations has commenced nationwide. The marketers in separate interviews in Lagos disclosed that vessels laden...
View ArticleScores killed as Boko Haram attacks Jakana in Borno
In what appears to be an endless war in troubled Borno State with daily incidences of attacks, Boko Haram terrorists invaded Jakana Village of Konduga Local Government Area yesterday killing scores of...
View ArticleIkeja electricity coy to partner LASG on energy conservation
The management of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) on Tuesday said it would collaborate with the Lagos State Government on energy conservation to reduce unnecessary waste by electricity...
View ArticleNasarawa Deputy Governor dumps APC
The Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Damishi Luka, on Monday renounced his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a statement signed by his Director of Press, Danjuma...
View ArticleUC to picket firms over Labour laws
The Trade Union Congress on Tuesday said it would picket any company involved in the violation of Nigeria’s labour laws. The TUC National President, Mr Bobboi Kaigama, told the News Agency of Nigeria...
View ArticlePDP makes N157m from 17 Ekiti governorship aspirants
Three women and 14 men have so far obtained expression of interest and nomination forms as governorship aspirants on the platform of Peoples’ Democratic Party in Ekiti State. Findings by a...
View ArticleCommunal crisis stalls Akwa Ibom dam construction
The Cross River Basin Development Authority said on Tuesday that protracted communal crisis stalled the construction of Nkari Dam, a Federal Government project. The General Manager of the Authority, Mr...
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