ABUJA – The Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musliu Obanikoro, on Thursday in Abuja assured military retirees that all their pension arrears would soon be paid. Obanikoro, who gave this assurance when he visited […]
ABUJA – The Police Service Commission has approved the deployment of the AIG in charge of Zone 10, Sokoto, Bala Hassan, to the Force Headquarters as the new Secretary. [eap_ad_1] A statement issued by Mr […]
ABUJA – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Thursday urged the Federal Ministry of Health to provide its personnel at the borders with equipment to check health status of immigrants into the country. Mr Emeka […]
ABUJA – The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Usman Jibril, on Thursday charged newly promoted officers to be dedicated and hardworking in their assigned tasks. Jibril, who was represented by Chief of Policy […]
ABUJA – The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Thursday advised motorists and transporters against overloading to reduce the spread of Ebola virus disease. Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, gave the […]
YENAGOA – The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, on Wednesday said it foiled an oil theft incident in Ukwa-West Local Government Area of Abia. This is contained in a […]
ABUJA – Property worth more than N12.9 billion were saved from and another worth N12.9 billion were lost to various fire disasters in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from January to June. This […]
MAKURDI – Former Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Abubakar Tsav, on Thursday advised the new police management team to insulate self from politics and strive to restore professionalism in the force. Giving the advice […]
DETROIT (AP) — Edmund Szoka, an American cardinal who served as governor and financial administrator of the Vatican and was a confidant of St. John Paul II, has died at age 86. Szoka died of […]
ABUJA – The Kogi Government has solicited support of the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory commission (ICRC) to set up structure for the new Public Private Partnership (PPP) office in the state. The Special Adviser to […]
ABUJA – The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Musa Sanda, has urged Federal Mines Officers (MFOs) to study and understand the environment under which they operate. This is to ensure effective supervision and […]
LAGOS – The Marine Western Command, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it has seized and destroyed 42 cartoons of prohibited frozen poultry products in Badagry, Lagos State. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ms Ngozi Okwara, […]
LAGOS – An inventor and entrepreneur, Mr Valentine Olawani, on Thursday attributed the poor level of commercialisation of domestic scientific breakthroughs to financial institutions refusal to buy into home grown businesses. Olawani, who is the […]
LAGOS – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it recorded 3,571 pipeline breaks in 2013 due to the activities of vandals and oil theft in the country. The Group Managing Director of the corporation, […]
LAGOS – The Shippers Association of Lagos State (SALS) on Thursday urged the Federal Government to confer on the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) some regulatory powers to strengthen its operation. The President of the association, […]
ABUJA – Some stakeholders in the finance industry have commended the Federal Government for its decision to use Micro-Finance Banks (MFBs) in distributing the N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development fund. They […]
A member of the World Health Organisation committee of experts on the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa, Professor Victor Inem, has warned that even when victims of the disease might have been cleared, […]
ABUJA – The Minister of State for Works, Adedayo Adeyeye, on Thursday solicited the assistance of the Nigeria Institution of Highway Engineers (NIHE) in checking the activities of quacks in the sector. Adeyeye made the […]
ABUJA – Mr Mohammed Bashar, outgoing Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, said inadequate funding was a major constraint to the completion of East-West Road. Bashar stated this while handing the affairs of the […]
ABUJA – The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) said its new Security Verified Identity Card (S-ViD) was designed to reduce financial crime and identify theft in the country. Alhaji Najeem Yasin, NURTW National […]
ABUJA – Mr Markus Gundiri, governorship aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, said aspirants should be given equal opportunity to test their popularity through primary election. Gundiri, who made […]
ABUJA – A cross-section of football fans in Abuja on Thursday praised the Falconets for whipping North Korea 6-2 in a semi-final game at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The Nigerian under-20 women […]
LAGOS – Bayo Hasstrup, the organiser of the 2nd Omolara Babalola-Hasstrup Memorial U-18 Badminton Championships, on Thursday expressed the hope that the competition would encourage the sport’s development at the grassroots. Haastrup told the News […]
ABUJA – Skeletal activities resumed at the Secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in Abuja on Thursday barely 24 hours after fire gutted it. Aminu Maigari, Chairman of NFF, and the scribe, Musa Amadu, […]
IBADAN – Many residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, turned out enmasse for the Continuous Voters Registration exercise being organised by INEC. Many residents turned out in large numbers at most centres visited in […]
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK – Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) reached a record $16.65 billion settlement with the U.S. government to settle charges that it and companies it bought misled investors into buying troubled mortgage-backed securities, helping […]
JOS – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Plateau has increased the number of polling units in the state by 1,542 ahead of the 2015 general elections.The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alhaji Habu Zarma, made […]
ABUJA – Some delegates at the 2014 just-concluded National Conference on Thursday in Abuja urged President Goodluck Jonathan to muster the political will to implement the conference report.The delegates told the News Agency of Nigeria […]
BIRNINKUDU – A member of House of Representatives, Alhaji Sabo Nakudu, on Thursday donated Skills Acquisition Centre to his constituency.Nakudu, who represents Birninkudu/Buji Federal Constituency, said the centre, located in Birninkudu, was his own contribution […]
ABUJA – Vice President Namadi Sambo has expressed confidence that the recommendations of the National Conference would be implemented by the Federal Government for the development of Nigeria.Sambo made the remark on Wednesday night in […]
ABUJA – The FCT Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the list of ward centres in the territory in its efforts to inform residents of the Continuous Voter Registration(CVR).This is contained in a public […]
ABUJA – Prof. Attahiru Jega, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said that delimitation of constituencies would be concluded after the general elections of 2015.INEC daily bulletin issued in Abuja on Wednesday quoted Jega […]
ABUJA – The United States’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle, has promised that his country will support Nigeria to ensure successful general elections in 2015.He made the promise when he paid a courtesy call […]
Health Minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Thursday, hinted that few cases of the Ebola Virus Disease could still be recorded among the 189 people currently being observed for having physical contacts with the initial 11 […]
The All Progressives Congress has said it will conduct a primary election in which at least 300,000 of its members will determine its presidential candidate for the 2015 election. The party said it would not […]
ADO-EKITI – Governor-elect Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Wednesday inaugurated a nine-man Transition Committee for the smooth take off of his administration on Oct. 16.Fayose, who performed the ceremony in Ado-Ekiti, said nobody in […]
ABUJA – Some residents of the FCT on Wednesday said the Direct Data Capture (DDC) machines deployed in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the territory were insuffient.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
ABUJA – Sen. Smart Adeyemi (PDP Kogi West), has called on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be prepared to receive more members of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Adeyemi, Chairman, Senate Committee […]
ABUJA – The new Head of Service of the Federation, Mr Danladi Kifasi, on Wednesday said he would set a 14-day limit within which files must be treated by civil servants or face sanction.Kifasi stated […]
ABUJA – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the reintroduction of charges on Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) Transaction is to encourage better services to customers.This is contained in a statement signed by […]
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