NYSC debunks speculation on scraping of scheme
Mangu (Plateau) – Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has debunked rumours making the rounds that the one year national youth service scheme has been...
View ArticleEducation Minister formally bans Post-UTME
Abuja – The Federal Ministry of Education on Monday in Abuja clarified its position on the scrapping of the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME). A statement issued and signed by...
View ArticleAnti-Corruption: Corrupt politicians must face consequences of their actions...
Abuja – The Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Sen. Abu Ibrahim (APC-Katsina), on Monday said ongoing prosecution of some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members over alleged corruption was...
View ArticleFMDQ, CBN launch naira-settled OTC FX Futures Market in Lagos
Lagos – FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange on Monday in Lagos launched the first naira-settled OTC FX Futures Market in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Nigerian Observer reports that...
View ArticleUrhobo Itsekiris and the dialectics primogeniture
“Whilst thou waitest for dead men’s old shoes, thine own exertions might procure thee new ones. Be like the bee, and thou shall gather the honey of life and not cursed dungeons”— Napoleon’s Oraculum...
View ArticleCourt sacks Gov. Ikpeazu of Abia
Abuja – The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia to vacate his office immediately. The Judge, Justice Okon Abang, gave the order when he delivered a judgment in a case...
View ArticleSynagogue: Defence objects to admissibility of CCTV recording
Ikeja – The defence in the trial over the building collapse at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in Ejigbo, Lagos, on Monday objected to the admissibility of a CCTV generated recording...
View ArticleDariye’s trial: Plateau Ecological Fund was used for Obasanjo’s election...
Abuja – A defence witness, Mr Geoffrey Teme on Monday told an FCT High Court in Gudu District that the Plateau Ecological Fund was provided to facilitate the election campaign of former President...
View ArticlePolice confirm botched suicide attack on mosque in Borno
Maiduguri – The Borno Police Command on Monday confirmed two suspected suicide bombers killed themselves when they were intercepted on their way to attack a mosque in Sulemanti ward in Maiduguri. Mr...
View ArticleEFCC arrests alleged fraudster
Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested a suspected fraudster, Mr Olu Adebanjo, who allegedly heads a syndicate. According a statement, signed by Mr Wilson...
View ArticleGenetically Modified (GM) food: The thrills and fears
Amid controversy over whether or not Genetically Modified (GM) food is appropriate for consumption, biotechnologists insist that the foods are safe. According to them, it is produced from plant...
View ArticleWhy we can’t guarantee quality teaching—Kogi teachers
Lokoja -Teachers in public primary and junior secondary schools in Kogi said on Tuesday that they could no longer guarantee quality teaching in the state. The teachers, under the aegis of the Basic...
View ArticleEdo 2016: Who Complements Obaseki?
The ruling political party in Edo State, the All Progressive Congress, APC is almost good to kick start its full blown campaign in the state to market its brand. Yes, I said brand because the party...
View ArticleBanking frauds, forgeries on the increase – NDIC… 12,279 cases reported in 2015
Lagos – The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), on Tuesday said fraud cases within the banking industry contracts stood at 12,279 in 2015 The corporation said, in a statement released on...
View ArticleFG resolves internal crisis, orders NERFUND aggrieved staff back to work
Abuja – The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has directed aggrieved members of staff of the National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND) to immediately return to work following resolution of...
View ArticlePolice arrest native doctor, 2 others over murder of 75-yr-old woman in Benin
BENIN CITY-A native doctor and two others have been arrested over the gruesome murder of a 75-year-old woman Mrs Bessy Egbeobamwonyi in Benin City, a fortnight ago. The acting Public Relations Officer...
View ArticleCapital releases will no longer be automatic, says budget minister
Abuja – Sen. Udoma Udo-Udoma, Minister of Budget and National Planning, says capital releases will no longer be automatic as they will depend on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) meeting...
View ArticlePDP appeals Ikpeazu’s removal as Abia governor
Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday appealed the judgment of Federal High Court , Abuja which removed Okezie Ikpeazu as governor of Abia on account of false tax information. The...
View ArticleNaira- Settled OTC FX Futures Market will sideline genuine importers-ABCON chief
Lagos – Alhaji Aminu Gwadebe, President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) on Tuesday said that the Naira-Settled OTC FX Futures Market might sideline genuine importers in...
View ArticleSynagogue: Lagos court orders showing of collapsed building footage
Ikeja – The trial of the two engineers charged with killing 116 persons in the collapsed seven-storey guest house of Synagogue Church of All Nations took a new turn on Tuesday when the footage of the...
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