FAAN assures on adequate fire cover status of airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that all airports in the country have adequate fire cover in line with the recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization...
View ArticleEnugu Lawmakers appeal to Chime to pay outstanding allowances
The Enugu State House of Assembly Wednesday asked Governor Sullivan Chime to pay the outstanding allowances of some members which were seized by the government between 1999 and 2003 due to some...
View ArticleEko Electricity proposes $150m new investments on electricity infrastructure
The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday said that about 150 million dollars (N42.3 billion), has been proposed as new investments in the company in the next few years....
View ArticleReps move to end ASUP, COEASU, Govt showdown
The House of Representatives yesterday waded into the over ten-months old rift between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP). The resolution of the House came barely...
View ArticleNERC orders Discos to shelve fixed charges after 15days’ power supply defaults
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered electricity distribution companies nationwide to stop collecting fixed charges from consumers who do not get power supply for 15 days....
View ArticleUK reaffirms commitment to prisoners transfer agreement with Nigeria
The United Kingdom on Wednesday said it was committed to the implementation of the Prisoners Transfer Agreement (PTA) it signed with Nigeria in January. Mr Hugh Ind, Director of Compliance and Returns,...
View ArticleGenocide allegations: Nyako denies Police quiz story … confirms parley with...
The governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, on Wednesday decried what he said ...
View ArticleJTF destroys 9 illegal refineries, impounds crude laden barge
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta said that it destroyed nine illegal refineries and impounded a barge laden with suspected stolen crude in multiple raids on oil thieves. A statement issued...
View ArticleKwara University earmarks N3m for research work by students
Kwara State University, Malete, has earmarked N3 million for research work to be undertaken by undergraduate students of the institution in 2014. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof....
View ArticlePolice arrest 7 suspected armed robbers in Lagos
The police in Lagos arrested seven suspected armed robbers between April 24 and April 30. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Ngozi Braide, made this known in an interview with the News Agency...
View ArticleAnother bomb blast rocks Nyanya, Abuja
Few weeks after a bomb blast in Nyanya, a suburb of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja that claimed over 73 lives and wounded many, yet another bomb blast was detonated this evening at the crowded area....
View ArticleChibok school girls: I was quoted out of context – Kema Chikwe
The former Minister of Aviation and present National Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party ...
View ArticleIyabo Obasanjo writes Boko Haram, slams Jonathan’s aides for incompetence in...
Senator Iyabo Obasanjo has written an open letter to Boko Haram faulting the insurgents ...
View ArticleNyanya bomb blast latest: 12 dead, 19 injured – Police
The Nigerian police said 12 persons died following an explosion that rocked Nyanya ...
View ArticleUduaghan, Aliyu Reaffirm Faith in the PDP
The Governors of Delta and Niger States, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and Dr. Babangida Aliyu have reaffirmed their faith in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying that the dark days of the party were...
View ArticleFlight MH370: Relatives told to return home
Malaysia Airlines has asked relatives of passengers on board flight MH370 to leave the hotel accommodation it is providing and return to their homes. It is closing the family assistance centres set...
View ArticlePolice begin documentation of abducted girls
The Commissioner of Police in Borno, Alhaji Lawan Tanko, has appealed to parents whose wards were abducted in Chibok to forward the names and photographs of the girls for documentation. Tanko, who made...
View ArticleAkingbola loses bid to quash N47.1bn theft charge
An Ikeja High Court on Friday dismissed an application filed by Erastus Akingbola, a former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank. In his ruling, the judge, Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo,...
View ArticleMichael Jackson’s new song to debut
The first single from Michael Jackson’s posthumous album will premiere at the iHeartRadio Awards on Thursday, ahead of the record’s release later this month. “Love Never Felt So Good’’, originally...
View ArticleBoko Haram kills 10 in Borno attack
No fewer than 10 commuters and motorists were slaughtered by suspected Boko Haram terrorists along Maiduguri- Beneshiek- Damaturu road, while about 7 vehicles abandoned by their occupants were...
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