Allow Niger Delta peace process to work, says Boroh
Abuja – The Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programmme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd) has advised youths in the Niger Delta region to allow the ongoing peace process between the Federal Government and...
View ArticleBailout Funds: Governors jittery as ICPC commenced investigations
Bauchi – Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offence Commission (ICPC), Mr Ekpo Nta, said most state governors were jittery when the commission commenced investigations into the...
View ArticlePolice Cpl. kills colleague in cult clash
Calabar – The police in Cross River said one of its personnel, Cpl. Kingsley Iyeke, had killed another policeman, Insp. Edet Archibong, during a gun duel between the police and suspected cultists in...
View ArticleDiabetes: Expert warns against skipping breakfast
Lokoja – Dr Adewole Adesanya, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, has warned that skipping breakfast regularly pose high risk of diabetes. Adesanya said this...
View ArticleFani-Kayode’s remand at Kuje prisons stalls trial in Lagos
Lagos -The trial of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over alleged money laundering at a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday suffered a setback, following his continued remand at the...
View ArticleLAPO Holds Outstanding Women Leadership Award
Benin City – Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO), a non-governmental organisation is set to bestow the Outstanding Women Leadership Award on three distinguished Nigerian women on Thursday, November...
View ArticleSenate moves to avert ASUU strike
Abuja – The Senate on Tuesday pledged to engage relevant stakeholders to avert the warning strike being planned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU had on Monday announced plans...
View ArticleObaseki to rebuild Benin Technical College
BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has declared the resolve of his administration to rebuild Benin Technical College for the training of skilled technical manpower and job creation for...
View ArticleHouse moves to strengthen NTA operations
ABUJA – House of Representative yesterday commenced procedures to amend the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Act 1977 Cap 24, section 6(1) so as to give it legal status to integrate to digital...
View ArticleEdo Govt to rehabilitate public offices
BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State says the State will begin a process of instant rehabilitation of some of the public offices and restore the pride of the civil service,...
View ArticleWe will move Nigeria beyond oil export, says Minister
Abuja – The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, says Nigeria will move beyond oil export and improve its economy. Kachikwu, who said this in the 2016 Nigerian National Petroleum...
View ArticleStrike: ASUU talks tough as NAPTAN pleads for understanding
Lagos – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says there is no going back on its one-week warning strike scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the union’s National...
View ArticleNNPC’s JV cash calls under-funding hits $2.5bn, says Baru
Lagos – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC’s) under-funding cash calls hit 2.5 billion dollars in 2016, says Dr Maikanti Baru, its Group Managing Director. Baru made this known at the...
View ArticleAppointment of Osun Commissioners: Do not blame Aregbesola, blame the economy
The concern of Governor Aregbesola is the prompt payment of salaries of workers as a way of stimulating the economy. Osun needs a wage-led economic recovery. The recent CBN report on the economy and to...
View ArticleJudiciary must fight corruption, says Osinbajo
Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said it was fundamental for the judiciary to fight corruption in order to protect its independence. He said this at the 2016 Fellows Lecture and...
View ArticleEdo Election: Tribunal grants APC’s prayers …Restrains PDP from scanning...
The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Benin, on Wednesday, granted an order to the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Mr Godwin Obaseki, restraining the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)...
View ArticleEdo assembly suspends ex- speaker over misconduct
BENIN CITY – The Edo House of assembly has suspended Mr Victor Edoror, member representing (APC Esan Central) and former speaker of the house for three months over his refusal to appear before a...
View ArticleEDHA approves construction of N200m houses for ex-governors , deputies
The Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday approved the construction of houses for former governors and their deputies which should not be more than N200 million and N100 million respectively in any choice...
View ArticleReps begin consideration of N180bn virement
Abuja – Finally, the House of Representatives resolved to consider President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the virement of N180,839,254,430 for the implementation of critical capital projects in the...
View ArticleDogara leads House delegation to condole with Sultan Dasuki’s family
Abuja – Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday visited the family of late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki in Kaduna to condole with them over the late monarch’s death....
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