Following the seemingly unabated killings in Zamfara state, the Peoples Alliance for Indigenous Rights (PAIR), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to take decisive action to halt the killings. PAIR in a statement in Abuja, on […]
Another meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended Monday night without resolution to the dispute. The meeting which held at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment was […]
Officials of the Miners Association of Nigeria on Friday had a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over multiple taxes and disruption of mining activities by government agencies. Fielding questions from State House correspondents, national president […]
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, have expressed indignation over the invitation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to the forthcoming 43rd combined convocation of the university holding next week. According to a statement by Gbenga Ololoniran, the […]
The management of National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Wednesday put smiles on the faces of the victims of windstorm disaster in Agbogugu community, Awgu local government area of Enugu state. The victims were presented with […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has asked former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, to open his defence in the alleged N3.97 billion fraud charge preferred against him by the federal government. Consequently, […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that the ongoing industrial action may be prolonged as no concrete resolution has been reached in the negotiation with the federal government. The union called on parents […]
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Dr. Usani Uguru Usani has expressed the ministry’s plans to collaborate with the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) to fast track the development of the Niger Delta region. […]
Igbo Muslims are grumbling over the delay in the appointment of an Igbo Imam for the National Mosque Abuja “as promised by the Sultan of Sokoto and the President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council […]
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed the sum of N741.84bn to the three tiers of government in September 2018 from the revenue generated in August 2018. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) […]
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested the aunty of the late Ochanya Ogbaje. In a statement NAPTIP alleged the accused, identified as Ogbuja, had knowledge of the repeated rape […]
The federal government on Friday signed a grant aid project for emergency rehabilitation and eeinforcement of the Lagos transmission substation. According to a statement signed by Director (Information), Victoria Agba-Attah in Abuja, the Minister of […]
The success and credibility of the 2019 general elections can be guaranteed if the federal government rejigs current leadership structures of the electoral umpire and security operatives. Such overhaul will not only inject vibrancy into […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Service Chiefs to an emergency security meeting over the reported killing of some Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram sect along the Nigeria-Chad border on Sunday. It was gathered that the […]
Here we go again! The bell of warning has been rang again by the alarmist at the highest level of authority-The Presidency. Similar such warning came during the first coming of Gen Muhammdu Buhari as […]
Over one thousand mineral titles has been revoked by the Mining Cadastre office in line with the provisions of section 155 of the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007 and the Regulations made pursuant to it. […]
Alhaji Zulyadaini karaye, the Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals rn Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Umar Ganduje, has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged Ganduje’s corruption scandal saying it was premature. Reacting to the comment […]
Niger Delta youths and other critical stakeholders in the region have been urged to support the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 as a way of repaying him for the good and laudable works he […]
President General of Mdzough u Tiv, Engr. Edward Ujege, yesterday said the three major socio-cultural groups in Benue will mobilise votes against any candidate who refused to support the law prohibiting open grazing law. Ujege also said […]
It came as no small relief for all of us that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, suspended its planned November 6 nation-wide strike in its minimum wage struggle. It was a well-timed plan that would […]
Over the years, the postal industry has played a unique social role in providing for the carriage of private letters and parcels across the globe, thereby encouraging social integration and helping families and friends to […]
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development has said, lack of verifiable bussines plans, necessary collateral and some technical issues are responsible for artisinal miners inability to access the federal government’s N5 billion loan. The […]
Ahead of next year’s presidential election, an advocacy group, the Pro-Nigeria, has called on all presidential candidates participating in next year’s election to sign and commit to a peace accord to guarantee violence-free polls and […]
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), says it commenced payment of the 33 per cent pension increase in October 2014 and ensured that all arrears for the year were paid. PTAD in a statement in […]
After two days of discussions and interactions between private and public sector players on economic development issues, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) said its impact can be felt through its contributions to government policies […]
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