Nigerian refineries can’t meet demands even at optimal capacity – Kachikwu
Abuja – Minister of State for Petroleum Ibe Kachikwu, said on Tuesday in Abuja, that the refineries in the country could not meet local demand of petrol even if they functioned at optimal capacity....
View ArticleArmy captures Alagarno, Boko Haram `spiritual power base’
Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that it had captured Alagarno, the `spiritual power base’ of the Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander of...
View ArticlePDP BOT advises Sheriff not to elongate his 3 months tenure
Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT) has advised Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, the PDP National Chairman not to extend his tenure beyond May. The acting Chairman of BOT, Walid...
View ArticleChukwu, Erico, others unhappy with Nigeria’s AFCON ouster
Lagos – As Nigerians rue the country’s ouster from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Friday, soccer buffs have expressed disappointment and advised football administrators to be serious with...
View ArticleInsurance knocked out of Federation Cup in Edo
Benin – Insurance Football Club of Benin were on Tuesday knocked out of the Federation Cup in Edo at the Round of 16 by BJ Foundation FC. The Nigeria National League (NNL) side and former national FA...
View ArticleWorld Bank gives $500 Mln lifeline to FG’s social protection scheme
Abuja The World Bank on Tuesday announced a 500-million dollars (about N99.5 billion) support for the Federal Government’s Social Protection Programme for Poor and Vulnerable Citizens. The bank’s Lead...
View ArticleImporting Our Exports
With just a little push, Nigeria would have been able to show itself a blessed nation; but it is the lack of that essential push that has left us the way we are – impoverished! Nigeria’s development...
View ArticleNo rift over 2016 budget , says Information Minister
Abuja – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that there is no rift between the executive and legislative arm of government over the passage of the 2016 budget....
View ArticleNNPC gets 41% allocation for supply of PMS- PPPRA
Abuja – The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) said the Nigeria NNPC would have 41.73 per cent allocation for supply of Premium Motor Spirit in the second quarter. This is contained...
View ArticleWe will move Nigeria forward as quickly as possible, Buhari assures Nigerians...
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Washington DC assured Nigerians in the Diaspora of his administration’s determination to move the country forward as rapidly as possible. The president...
View ArticleBuhari says FG determined to reduce nation’s food import bill
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government is determined to significantly reduce the high bill for importation of food products to Nigeria. Speaking at a bilateral meeting...
View ArticleUnpaid Salaries: Oyo Govt., Labour disagree over 10-month old agreement
Ibadan – The Oyo State Government has said that the 10-month old agreement it had with organised labour in the state over unpaid salaries subsisted, warning them to refrain from confrontation. This is...
View ArticleNo Tribal War in Army Barracks- Army Spokesperson
The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a deliberate and calculated campaign of calumny aimed at misleading the public and cause disaffection among troops, being circulated in the social...
View ArticleEdo: The continuity of the new order
This is written in response to an article written by Mr. Erasmus Ikhide under the title ‘Edo: the return of the old order’, which was published at page 24 of The Nation of Friday, 1st April 2016....
View ArticleOsun doctors call off seven months strike
Osogbo – Striking medical doctors in Osun under the aegis of Association of Medical and Dental Officers, on Sunday suspended their seven months industrial action. The chairman of the association, Dr...
View ArticleCivil society groups urge NASS to disregard Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill
Lagos – The Foundation for African Cultural Heritage (FACH), a coalition of civil society groups, on Sunday advised the Senate not to re-represent the rejected Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill. It...
View ArticleFuel Scarcity: Be patient with Kachikwu, Group urges Nigerians
WARRI – An oil monitoring group under the aegis of Niger Delta Indigenous Movement For Radical Change (NDIMRC) has called on Nigerians to be patient with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,...
View ArticleI rob to pay my child’s hospital bills – robbery suspect
BENIN CITY-A 42 year-old driver alleged to have robbed his female passenger has admitted to have resorted to armed robbery in order to raise money to pay his child’s hospital bills in Benin City. The...
View ArticleIntervention fund: World Bank to support big mining operators
Abuja – Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, says the World Bank has begun efforts to support the big mining operators with intervention funds. Fayemi disclosed this while...
View ArticleI Will Give Edo People My All – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says his administration will continue to work for the benefit of the people emphasizing that the purpose of government is to work for the people. Speaking during...
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