The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, have pledged to collaborate…
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Butcher in court for allegedly swindling goat supplier
A 35-year-old butcher, Emeka Nnamani, on Friday, March 5, 2021, appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court,…
Nigeria loses $10bn to illicit financial flows – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says Nigeria accounts for 20 per…
Shasha Market crisis: FG sends relief items to victims
The Federal Government has delivered food items to victims of Shasha Market crisis and also inaugurated Special…
Insecurity: Drug barons funding terrorists, bandits – Lawan
Says Nigeria a transit route for traffickers President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has attributed the…
FG inaugurates consumer tribunal boards, warns against corruption
The Federal Government has inaugurated boards of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and…
Hausa/Fulani community in Cross River sues for peace
The Hausa/Fulani community in Cross River has called for peaceful coexistence among various ethnic groups living…
Court convicts Ponzi Scheme operator in Kano, orders return of N110m to victims
Justice Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Kano on March 2, 2021, convicted one Maryam…
Christian Pilgrim boss commends Air Peace for efficient service
The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev Yakubu Pam, has commended Air Peace Airlines for…
Ayade inaugurates skill acquisition academy
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, inaugurated a construction and fabrication…
Convicted Abeokuta Yahoo Boys to refund $6,100 to victims
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Office on Tuesday March 2, 2021 secured…
Fuel scarcity: IPMAN lauds NNPC for prompt intervention
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) Kano state branch has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
Shoprite on nationwide shutdown, as workers embark on industrial strike action
Workers of retail giant, Shoprite, have embarked on a nationwide industrial strike action demanding proper…
Bayelsa Assembly okays bill to outlaw open grazing
An Executive Bill seeking to ban open grazing and regulate the business of livestock breeding and…
Nigeria, Egypt to collaborate on Siemens power project
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Power to collaborate with the Egyptian government on…
Ex-BPE D-G, Dikki arraigned over N26bn PHCN severance benefit scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today March 1, 2021 arraigned a former Director General…
Despite NNPC’s directives, petrol stations refuse to dispense fuel
By Moses Okorie Despite the order given by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, that filling…
NEMA distributes relief materials to flood victims in Enugu LG
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Sunday, distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to…
Lagos to host stakeholders’ engagement on red meat value chain
The Lagos State Government is to host stakeholders’ engagement on the Red Meat Value Chain as…
Omo- Agege calls for diversification of Nigeria’s energy sources
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has advocated for…
Amaechi inspects Apapa Port to ascertain Lagos-Ibadan rail completion
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the Federal Government has extended the Lagos-Ibadan Modernisation…
Nasarawa Govt threatens to shutdown market over dirty environment
Nasarawa State Government has given the management of Lafia modern market seven days ultimatum to clear…
Dangote Group pays N500,000 to each family of students killed in crash
Dangote Group of Companies has paid N500,000 to each family of the eight students killed on…
FCTA disburses N3.8bn to 6 Area Councils for January
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) had disbursed a total sum of N3,825,254,760.45 to the six…
Enugu Govt. launches loan scheme for entrepreneurs
Enugu State Government, through the state’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Centre, has launched a loan…
CAACASVI felicitates with Bawa on his confirmation as EFCC boss
By Gabriel Atumeyi A Civil Society Organization, Citizens Awareness Against Corruption And Social Vices Initiative (CAACASVI)…
Lagos to shut Third Mainland Bridge again
The Lagos State Government will shut the Third Mainland Bridge on Saturday. The government explained that…
Hajj: Sultan tasks NAHCON on service delivery
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria…
Israel donates e-learning centre to vulnerable children in Nigeria
Israel on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, donated an e-learning centre to the Brand Life Vision Foundation…