Obiano swears in commissioners, special advisers
Anambra State governor, Chief Willie Obiano yesterday swore in 19 new commissioners and 10 Special Advisers. Those sworn in are Chief Tony Onyinma ( Information) and Dr Chinedu Emeka ( Water and...
View ArticleFG, firm finally sign $18bn Abuja centenary city project
The Federal Government and the Centenary City Plc on Friday finally signed the $18 billion centenary city project after disagreements involving the office of the Secretary to the Government of the...
View ArticleDelta to spend N6bn on BRT scheme
Six billion naira has been earmarked for the execution of the ongoing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lane project in Warri, Delta State. This was disclosed by the State deputy governor, Professor Amos Utuama,...
View ArticleVAT collection: FG floors Lagos govt at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in Abuja, on Friday, struck out an appeal filed by the Lagos State government challenging the power of the Federal Government to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) within its...
View ArticleJonathan is desperate for 2015, says S’East APC
South-East zonal chapter of the All Progressives Congress has described President Goodluck Jonathan as a man desperate to get re-elected in 2015 general election. The South-East APC said that President...
View ArticleOil revenue crashed by 19.8% in January — CBN
The nation’s oil revenue fell by 19.8 per cent in January 2014 compared to the corresponding period last year, according to the latest statistics from the Central Bank of Nigeria. While attributing the...
View ArticleAbuja killings : End bombing tragedies now, SERAP tells Jonathan
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said that “the unlawful and unnecessary killings of many Nigerians today at the Nyanya Motor Park, Abuja show that the measures the...
View ArticleConfab delegates condemn Abuja motor park bombing
Delegates at the ongoing National Conference on Monday commenced proceedings with a unanimous condemnation of the early morning bomb blast at Nyanya, a densely populated satellite community within the...
View ArticleAbuja Explosion: 71 killed, 124 injured — police
Twin blasts on Monday at a bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital crammed with morning commuters killed 71 people and injured 124 others, police said. “We have a total of 71 dead and 124...
View ArticleMrs Jonathan consoles family of Nyanya bomb blast
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has expressed shock at the dastardly act of terrorism perpetrated in the early hours of today at Nyanya Motor Park in Abuja, saying it is unwarranted wickedness...
View ArticleAbuja bombing: PDP blames opposition party for blast
The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned as barbaric, monstrous and extremely wicked ...
View ArticleNUPENG suspends planned nationwide strike
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) yesterday ...
View ArticleLekki-Ikoyi Bridge toll: Court gives April 25 date for ruling
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed 25 April for ruling on the Lagos State Government’s application for a stay of execution of judgment on toll collection on the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge. Justice...
View ArticleNigeria, other African countries seek World Bank intervention to cease...
The Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala and other African Finance Ministers at the weekend met with the leadership of the World Bank Group to press for an...
View ArticleKogi State commits to Confluence Bridge project
The Kogi State Governor, Capt Idris Wada, has said that the state government is committed to the execution of the N49bn Confluence Bridge project. The Confluence Bridge cuts across Rivers Niger and...
View ArticleJonathan summons governors, members of National Security Council
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has summoned members of the National Security Council to a meeting tomorrow at the Presidential Villa against the background of recent events and developments in the...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Soldiers, vigilante groups, hunters rescue abducted schoolgirls...
The schoolgirls abducted on Monday night at Chibok, Borno State, have been rescued. The military, in a statement, said only eight out of the reported 100 abducted girls were still missing. Military men...
View ArticleLagos: Funsho Williams was strangled to death – Pathologist
The Lagos State Chief Forensic Pathologist, Prof. John Obafunwa, on Wednesday told a Lagos High Court in Igbosere that the slain former governorship candidate in the state, Mr. Funsho Williams, was...
View ArticleBale shines as Real Madrid beat Barcelona to win Copa del Rey
Gareth Bale’s stunning individual goal five minutes from time won the Copa del Rey final for Real Madrid at the expense of arch-rivals Barcelona. The Wales forward outsprinted Barca defender Marc...
View ArticleNNPC, MOMAN move to boost fuel supply during Easter
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) have unveiled their strategies to ensure a robust fuel supply in the system during the...
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