Residents of Okofia, Otolo Nnewi in Anambra state have banished a man in his 60s for reportedly impregnating his daughter twice. In photos shared on Facebook, the elderly man who is allegedly from Okija in […]
Organisers of National Women’s Dialogue have unveiled the hashtag for the 2019 edition of the event.According to the organisers, the use of social media will expand the publicity reach.“The chosen hashtag is #TheNigeriaWomenWant,” the Communication […]
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has called for greater community participation in the fight against corruption to promote good governance. Zulum made the call at a rally to mark the 2019 International Anti-Corruption Day […]
The All progressives congress(APC) in adamawa state and its candidates across the 21 local government areas and 226 electoral wards in the state has called for total cancellation of last Saturday’s local government election. The […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that it has supported rehabilitation and reintegration of 1,727 children cleared of links with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in the past two years in Borno. The […]
Governor Bala Muhammad of Bauchi Tuesday presented a budget of N167 billion for 2020 to the state House of Assembly for approval.Muhammad, who presented the budget tagged ‘the renewal of hope’ in Bauchi, said it […]
The alleged invasion of the Federal High Court Abuja by the personnel of the Directorate of State Security Service (DSSS) last Friday has generated no little fury in the polity. Kehinde Osasona and Joshua Egbodo […]
Following the federal government announcement that effective from January 2020 that Nigerians are required to produce their Tax Indentification Numbers (TIN) before they can operate existing or new accounts, ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has said the […]
Foremost life insurer, African Alliance, continues to defy the odds with a string of impressive performances that have seen the 59-year-old insurer stabilise its business and earn positive reviews from industry watchers. At a media […]
Nigeria’s tier two bank, FCMB, is putting much effort at digging itself out of a huge pile of non-performing loans which currently stands at N71.9 billion.As at the end of September 2019, the bank reported […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has insisted that there is a need to have an implementable Accounting Separation Framework for Nigerian Communications industry. In a capacity building workshop fot Accounting Separation framework holding in Lagos, […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has revealed that federal government would facilitate 95 per cent digital literacy skills by 2020. He stated this during the 7th Regular Meeting of […]
As part of activities lined up to celebrate the forthcoming Christmas, Airtel Nigeria, a telecommunications services provider, on Tuesday fed about 2,000 residents of Oshodi in Lagos State.The initiative tagged ‘Airtel Five Days of Love’, […]
Latest ki data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the month of October showed that the number of mobile and Internet subscribers grew to 180.4 million and 123.6 million in October from 179.2 […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday cut short an official visit to Egypt because of an electricity crisis brewing at home, his spokesperson confirmed. The president has come under increasing criticism after the country’s […]
The House of Representatives has asked management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to offset existing liabilities through the implementation of its 2019 budget.This came Tuesday, when the NDDC Interim management led by its […]
Goldman Sachs lifted its crude oil price forecast for 2020 on the grounds that OPEC’s deeper production cuts will help the market avoid oversupply, Bloomberg reports, citing an emailed report from the investment bank.Goldman said […]
There is increasing thirst for both lighter and heavier Nigerian barrels in global markets as the country’s grades remain popular, while the export programme for December is already down to its last cargoes. Improved demand […]
Participants at the just concluded Executive Workshop on National Acreage Management Policy say there is need for urgent and conscious efforts to put a sound and stress-free acreage management policy in place. The National Acreage Management […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has forged a formidable alliance with some key stakeholders in the Downstream Sector of the Petroleum Industry with a view to stamping out the ugly incidences of oil pipeline […]
Didier Deschamps’ contract as coach of world champions France has been extended through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a source said Tuesday. Deschamps, a former France skipper who led the team to 1998 […]
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has all the attributes to be as good as five-times Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said. Rashford scored in United’s 2-1 win over champions Manchester City at […]
WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder, has described Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz rematch as boring and below standard expected of a world title show. Joshua defeated Ruiz in the rematch with a unanimous decision to […]
Northern Youth Coalition for Justice has called on international community and human rights groups to prevail on Justice Okon Abang to review the bail conditions handed out to ex-pension chief, Abdulrasheed Maina.The group, in a […]
Nigeria’s tier two bank, FCMB, is putting much effort at digging itself out of a huge pile of non-performing loans which currently stands at N71.9bn.As at the end of September 2019, the bank reported that it had […]
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