Message to Tonto Dike, By Hawwah A. Gambo
Every celebrity’s life is everyone’s business; hence they are always in the news for even the clothes they wear much less their relationships. Hence almost […]
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MPC: Inflation figure to determine stock market direction — experts
Stock market operators have predicted that mixed performance will be sustained on the nation’s bourse this week ahead of September Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting […]
Of bigmen’s children, Boko Haram and an unholy war, By Hassan Gimba
From the beginning, the quasi-Islamic jihadist movement with the high-sounding name, Jama’atu ahlus sunnah lidda’awati wal jihad, loosely translated to mean “People committed to the […]
CBN tasks banks, others on bulk payment disaggregation
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks and Payment Service Providers (PSPs) in the country to improve on all bulk payments and […]
FG pays CCT to 11,617 vulnerable people in Imo
The Federal Government on Tuesday, concluded payment of four months arrears of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) to 11,617 vulnerable people in Imo. The beneficiaries were […]
Nigerian Politics and Fallacy of PDP – APC Semblance, By Salihu Moh. Lukman
Partisan Problem of One-Dimensional Politics In his recent book, Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics and the Fight for Better Future, the American economists, Paul Krugman […]
Plateau attack: NOA calls for calm
The National Orientation Agency (NOA,) in Plateau has called on citizens, religious, traditional leaders and youth groups in Plateau to remain calm and maintain law […]
FG moves to declare Day for Senior Citizens
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has given assurance that a special national day for senior citizens […]
ACF Condemns renewed violence in Plateau
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned the renewed violence in Jos, Plateau. The National Publicity Secretary Arewa of ACF, Mr Emmanuel Yawe, expressed the […]
Cholera kills 100 people in Jigawa in 3 weeks –official
No fewer than 100 people have died in less than a month as a result of cholera outbreak in 19 out of the 27 Local […]
Insecurity: Ozekhome seeks support for FG
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome, has called for collective efforts of Nigerians in the fight against insecurity. Speaking while presenting some […]
World Bank, AFDB provide $550m support for off-grid solutions –REA
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has announced the provision of $550m in funding by the World Bank (WB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) to […]
NGX: Turnover rises 48.91%, indices 0.16%
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Friday moved a total of 387.13 million shares worth N3.82 billion in 4,700 deals. This represented an increase of 48.91 […]
FMDQ records N15.31trn turnover in June
FMDQ Securities Exchange Ltd. has recorded a turnover of N15.31 trillion in the Fixed Income and Currency (FIC) in the month of June. This was […]
NGO advocates stringent punishment against exam fraud
Exam Ethics Marshal International, a non-governmental organisation, on Friday called for stringent penalty for examination malpractice in the country. Mr Ike Onyechere, founder of the […]
Eid-el-Kabir: Kwara Govt suspends 2021 llorin durbar
The Kwara Government has suspended those year’s annual Eid durbar earlier scheduled for Wednesday (July 21) on security grounds. The cancellation is contained in a […]
85 lives lost in road traffic crashes in Edo – FRSC
No fewer than 85 persons have lost their lives and 279 injured in various road traffic crashes (RTCs) recorded in Edo between January and June, […]
CVR: 203,497 Nigerians complete online pre-registration in first week, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 203,497 eligible Nigerians had completed online pre-registration as fresh voters, seven days after the commencement of the exercise. […]
NPA to deny unworthy trucks access to port
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has mandated implementation of Minimum Safety Standards (MSS) scheme for trucks. The scheme is anchored on the “Eto” platform. Mr […]
Group offers scholarship, educational materials to 147 female students in Enugu
Women Information Network (WINET), an Enugu based NGO, has offered scholarships to 147 female students of Community Secondary School, Obeagu, Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government […]
Rail transport generates N5.79bn from 2019 – NBS
Rail transportation in Nigeria generated N5.79 billion between 2019 and Quarter One of 2021 (Q1, 2021), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. It […]
Folarin visits family of Iwo Road victim, wants perpetrators punished
Sen. Teslim Folarin, (APC-Oyo Central), has called on the Police to investigate the killings at Oremeji-Agugu and Iwo Road areas of Ibadan, Oyo State, and […]
We discounted N38bn FG refunds based on experts’ advice –Bayelsa Govt
The Bayelsa Government says the discounted N27 billion refunds for Federal projects it received, instead of N38 billion, had been ploughed into infrastructure projects across […]
Democracy Day: Fayemi felicitates Nigerians, as Ekiti residents shun violence
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has urged Nigerians to be more determined in ensuring that democracy works in the country. Fayemi, who is also the […]
Police disperse Islamic Movement of Nigeria protesters in Abuja
The Police command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have dispersed members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) protesters in Apo-Gudu area of Abuja. […]