Court restrains FRCN from investigating Sanusi
A Federal High Court in Lagos State, on Monday restrained the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria from proceeding with its proposed investigations into the allegations of financial recklessness...
View ArticleAlcohol Killed 3.3m In 2012 Worldwide – WHO
More than 3 million people died from using alcohol in 2012, for reasons ranging from cancer to violence, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. While it called on governments to do more to limit...
View ArticleGroup sets 20 years roadmap for S/East, S/South regions
A group of professional under the auspices of South-East South-South Professionals of Nigeria has articulated a veritable roadmap for developing the economy of the regions over the next 20 years. In...
View ArticleCourt stops FRCN from investigating Sanusi
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday restrained the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria from conducting investigations into alleged financial impropriety levelled against the suspended Governor...
View ArticleMainstreet, Enterprise banks’ll be sold Sept 15 – AMCON
The process of selling Mainstreet Bank and Enterprise Bank, two of the three nationalised banks owned by the Federal Government, will be completed on or before September 15 this year, the Chief...
View ArticleRising cases of money laundering worrisome – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday stated the rising cases of financial crimes in the West African sub-region is becoming worrisome. The Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Sarah...
View ArticleNyanya bomb blast kingpins arrested by DSS
Barely one month after the deadly bomb blast at the El-Rufai Motor Park, Nyanya in Abuja on April 14, 2014, the Department of State Service has arrested five persons in connection with the blast...
View ArticleUS deploys planes in search for Nigerian girls
The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The US is also sharing...
View ArticleEnyeama makes history, wins Africa player of Ligue 1 award
Vincent Enyeama became the first Nigerian, the first goalkeeper and first player from English speaking Africa to be named France’s Ligue 1 African player of the season on Monday. The 31-year-old, who...
View ArticleFerdinand to leave Man Utd in summer
Rio Ferdinand is to leave Manchester United in the summer after the defender was not offered a new contract. The 35-year-old’s departure will bring to an end a 12-year stay at the club, for whom he has...
View ArticleRed wine health benefits overhyped -Study
Red wine may not be as good for you as hoped, say scientists who have studied the drink’s ingredient that is purported to confer good health. The team tracked the health of nearly 800 villagers from...
View ArticlePresident Jonathan, N’guesso urge African leaders to intensify efforts to...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and President Denis Sassou N’guesso of the Republic of Congo Tuesday called on African leaders, the African Union and its Peace and Security Council to intensify...
View ArticleNigeria-US relations cordial, strategic – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh has described the relationship between Nigeria and the United States as mutual and strategic. He stated this while receiving in his office the...
View ArticleNigerians should join hands against terrorists – Oshiomhole
The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole, has urged Nigerians from all works of life to join hands in support of security agencies and government in their bid to eradicate security challenges in the...
View ArticleGovt to re-float national shipping line – NIMASA boss
The Federal Government has concluded plans to partner with the private sector to refloat the liquidated Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL). The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime...
View ArticleDoctors demand special vehicle number plates
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) yesterday demanded that government allow its members, nationwide, to have special number plates carrying ‘doctor’ on their vehicles. The newly-elected President...
View ArticleDana Air launches new mobile app
Dana Air has launched its mobile and social media sales and distribution solution called “Fly- Dana Mobile.” The airline said the application would further improve the all-round passenger travel...
View ArticleJAMB fixes May 17-31 for 2014 UTME
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board on Wednesday fixed May 17 to 31 for the conduct of 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination through Computer Based Test. This is contained in a...
View Article2014 Budget unsigned due to distortions -Maku
The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, has said tha the delay in signing the 2014 Budget by President Goodluck Jonathan is because of some serious distortions made by the two chambers of the...
View Article‘We won’t post corps members to Adamawa, Yobe, Borno’
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier -General Johnson Olawumi, has stated that the Federal Government has stopped posting corps members to the troubled three states in...
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