photos of some of the kidnapped Dapchi school girls released on wednesday. Presidency on Wednesday confirmed the release of students of Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State who were abducted by the Boko Haram […]
New York – Oil prices jumped on Friday, with Brent crude futures hitting their highest in more than two weeks as U.S. stock prices rose. Investors covered short bets ahead of a weekend in which […]
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday constituted the National Food Security Council few days after announcing the establishment of the council. Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on […]
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed condolence over the passing away of the Bishop of Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Joseph Bagobiri, who died on Feb. 27. The Senior Special […]
By Moses Kolo Kafanchan (Kaduna State) – The remains of the late Bishop Danlami Joseph Bagobiri of Kafanchan Catholic Diocese were buried at St. Peter Clever Cathedral, Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State […]
By Folasade Adeniran Lagos – Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday signed seven bills into law, among which is the law to facilitate 24-hour power supply in the state. This is in line […]
DJ Lambo’s is a well known name in Nigerian music industry, her tracks are played at parties all over the country. This woman has successfully written her name in the history of Nigerian DJ industry […]
The body of the late Vice President Alex Ekwueme was laid to rest at his hometown in Oko, Anambra State. The News Agency of Nigeria Multimedia crew led by Lucky Anyanwu covered the event.
By Moses Kolo Kafanchan (Kaduna State) – Mr Moses Banka, a politician and businessman from Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has been assassinated by unknown gunmen. Banka was reportedly killed at Ankwa village […]
Maiduguri – The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Tuesday said it had trained 2,000 youths in Borno. NDE Coordinator in the state, Wakil Kalanga, said this while fielding questions with the the News […]
By Glory Abuh-Adejoh Abuja – A 45-year-old man, Linus Luka, who allegedly collected N3.25million from a client on the pretext of renting a house to him, was on Friday arraigned in a Wuse Magistrates’ Court. […]
By Aminu Ahmed Garko Minna – Sixty-two out of 3,741 students of the Federal University of Technology ( FUT) Minna, will bag first class degrees at its 27th Convocation scheduled for February. The university’s Vice-Chancellor, […]
By Ifeanyi Olannye Asaba – Former governor of Jigawa, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has charged leaders in the country to lead with the fear of God in order to move the country forward. Lamido gave the […]
By Olaitan Idris Lagos – A 38-year-old manager with a real estate company, Olaitan Faramaiye, who allegedly stole his employer’s N3.1 million, was on Wednesday docked at a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The […]
By Ikeogu Oke As we seek solutions to the mass killings that have wracked our nation’s peace in recent times, the N200 million bounty Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike placed on the killers of 17 […]
By Ibrahim Kado Gombe – Sen. Saidu Umar-Kumo, the Campaign Director of Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo in 2015 governorship election has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Umar-Kumo said at a news conference in Gombe on […]
Abuja – The Isoko Monitoring Group in Delta State has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (I-G), Ibrahim Idris over alleged extra judicial killing of a kidnap suspect, Agbalor Anthony. In the petition dated […]
By Yakubu Uba Yola – Fire has engulfed Yola town market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi, the Adamawa State Chief Fire Officer who confirmed the development to NAN said […]
By Racheal Ishaya Abuja – The Federal Government has disbursed over N11 billion to the beneficiaries of the third edition of the YouWiN! programme from 2015 to date. The Director of Information, Federal Ministry of […]
By Steve Otaloro The Appropriation Bill presented and submitted by the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to the state House of Assembly for scrutiny and approval for 2018 fiscal year deserves a critical […]
Igbaugba Ehigimetor Benin – Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), has fixed March 3, for the conduct of local government election in the state. The commission’s chairman, Prof Stanley Orobator disclosed this in an […]
By Mabel Yakubu Mararaba (Nasarawa State) – A 19-year-old tiller, Abubakar Yusuf, was on Tuesday arraigned in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, Nasarawa State, for allegedly stealing a handset valued at N120,000. […]
By Hussaina Yakubu Kaduna – Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the appointment of new heads of three government agencies in the state, a statement by his media aide, Samuel Aruwan, has […]
Beijing – Chinese courts have live streamed over 560,000 trials as at Dec. 31, 2017, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said. “The highest number of hits per day exceeded 4,000, and the record number of […]
By Edith ike-Eboh Enugu (Mmaku) – Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has been conferred with the traditional title of Nwanne Di Na Mba (A brother in another land) […]
Lokoja – Justice Aromeh Benson Akogu, the Kabba Resident High Court Judge in Kogi handling the case of attempted assassination of Sen. Dino Melaye is dead. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has set an ambitious target in his new year message to boost rail transportation in all the zones of the country in 2018. Buhari said that Lagos-Kano […]
By Naomi Sharang Abuja – The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called on Nigerians to pray for a full recovery of the nation’s economy in 2018. Saraki, in a New Year message […]
By Shehu Danjuma Katsina – The Katsina State Government said it provided 150 motorcycles and 10 Toyota Hilux vans for effective supervision by extension workers during the 2018 dry season farming. Alhaji Ibrahim Shehu, the […]
By Huseyn Abubakar Mbar Bauchi – Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State on Thursday presented N168 billion budget for 2018 fiscal year to the state’s House of Assembly. Abubakar, while presenting the budget tagged “budget […]
By Yemi Adeleye Lagos – The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday moved to increase the state government revenue by reviewing the current Land Use Charge in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Abuja – The Premier League’s bottom team Swansea City have appointed Carlos Carvalhal as manager until the end of the season with an option of an extension, the Welsh club said on Thursday. Portuguese manager […]
By Shehu Danjuma Katsina – The Katsina State Government is to rehabilitate and upgrade 34 earth dams in the 34 local government areas to provide water for dry season farming. Alhaji Shehu Ibrahim, the Managing […]
A news analysis by Lucy Nwachukwu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Insurance plays an important role in the development of every nation’s economy. This is mostly common especially in countries where the insurance market is […]
Lagos – Adegboyega Adenuga, a Lagos State-based athletics coach, says the maximum welfare package should be in place for Nigerian athletes as they prepare for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Adenuga told the News […]
By shuaib Sadiq Kaduna – Med-View Airlines has inaugurated a new international route, with direct flight from Kaduna to Jedda, Saudi Arabia. The Managing Director of the airline, Munir Bankole, inaugurated the flight on Sunday […]
By Florence Onuegbu Lagos – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Saturday said that the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) activities carried out by telecommunications operators decreased to 19,419 in October. The regulatory body made […]
Akure – Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Friday presented an appropriation bill of N171 billion for the 2018 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for scrutiny and approval. The estimates, christened […]
By Bosede Olufunmi Kano – The Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Kano Office, on Friday advised consumers against buying sub-standard products. Alhaji Hassan Abdulhamid, the Coordinator of Kano Office, gave the advice when he visited the […]
The All Progressives Congress, APC has spoken concerning the newly formed faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Fresh PDP. The APC said the PDP had yet to learn any lesson from its sordid […]
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