Alleged funds diversion: Court admits ex-chairman NSITF, Ngozi Olejeme to bail
An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on Friday admitted the former board chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, to bail. […]
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The Editor in a time of crisis, By Azu Ishiekwene
This topic reminds me of two recent personal incidents. I was in the office on the morning of Tuesday, July 13 when a colleague rushed […]
Fallout of Explosion: NRC suspends train services on Abuja-Kaduna route
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended indefinitely train services along the Abuja-Kaduna route due to an explosion on rail track which occurred in the […]
Driver, 35, docked over alleged N4.42m theft from employer
A 35-year-old driver, Boniface Onwukwe, was on Thursday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing N4.42 million from his employer […]
Tax Dispute: Tribunal Rules in Favour of MultiChoice
The Lagos zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) has ruled that MultiChoice Nigeria has fulfilled the conditions required for the hearing of its appeal […]
NYSC D-G, Marwa bag ‘Sun Award for Public Service’
Brig.-Gen.Shuaibu Ibrahim, the Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has bagged the 2020 Sun Award for Public Service. Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, the Director, Press […]
NSC boss decries infrastructure gap in Nigeria’s maritime domain
The Executive Secretary /Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) Mr Emmanuel Jime, has decried a general infrastructure gap in the country’s maritime domain.Jime said […]
Herder, 73 cows, 13 sheep in police net for alleged farm destruction
The police in Jigawa have arrested a 25-year-old herder, who allegedly trespassed into a farmland and destroyed crops worth N200,000, at Takatsaba village, Suletankarkar Local […]
Adamawa no longer safe for perpetrators of rape – Perm. Sec.
Mrs Saso Ali, the Permanent Secretary, Adamawa Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, saysperpetrators of rape and other Gender Based Violence (GBV) are not […]
WHO Expert Jalal-Eddeen Saleh to discuss new Malaria Vaccine at AUN-Atiku Institute Lecture
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) announces the resumption of its Development and Leadership Lecture series under the auspices of the AUN-Atiku Institute. The first […]
Nigerian Army upscales research, development efforts for operational effectivess
By Chimezie Godfrey The Nigeria Army (NA) has upscaled efforts to sustain and improve on Research and Development (R&D) for enhancement of operational effectiveness. The […]
Kalu condoles with Jukun race on Musa-Ibi Kuvyo’s death
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has commiserated with the government and people of Taraba on the death of the Aku-Uka of […]
UNICEF criticises alleged diversion of learning materials in Adamawa
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has criticised alleged diversion of children learning materials in Adamawa.Mr Joel Isiah, UNICEF Consultant for education in Adamawa, in an […]
328 athletes compete in Army combat swimming championship
The Nigerian Army Inter-Formation Platoon Combat Swimming Championship has opened on Monday with 238 athletes participating. The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) reports that the […]
COVID-19: Zero death as NCDC registers 138 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has not recorded any death but registered 138 new cases of COVID-19 in the country as […]
IDPs from Guma LGA of Benue still disenfranchised, Tondu tells INEC, seeks redress
A former Commissioner for Lands and Survey in Benue State, Surv. John Tondu, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to make immediate special arrangements […]
INEC insists: We have adequate structures to successfully e-transmit election results
Abuja, Sept. 26, 2021 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its strongest defence of e-transmission of election results, says it has developed adequate […]
Enugu royal father alleges invasion of his residence
Igwe Christopher Okwor, the Traditional Ruler of Ihekwuenu Aku Community of Enugu State, has cried out over an alleged invasion of his residence by suspected […]
Police investigates killing of an officer in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State has begun investigation into the killing of an officer, CSP Kazeem Abonde, at a a raid of criminal hideouts […]
WATAF: How we are deploying digital technology to improve revenue generation—FIRS
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that it has used its home-grown digital tax administration solution, TaxPro-Max to improve revenue generation, of which […]
Talent Development: Okowa urges private-sector support in Nigeria
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, has called on the private sector to support talent development and tourism in the country. The governor made the call […]
Three Serial Fraudsters to Spend Time in Jail for Love Scam
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, September 16, 2021 secured the conviction of three serial fraudsters charged […]
UNILAG: Babalakin cries out over White Paper on Visitation Panel
Dr. Wale Babalakin SAN, former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has said the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education cannot be […]
IPMAN hails resolution of PTD, Imo Govt face-off
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has commended the Imo government and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) for the amicable resolution of the […]
Incorporate tree planting into farming system to aid environmental conservation, FUTA Don advises
A Professor of Agroforestry has advised policy makers to redesign the country’s agricultural systems to take advantage of the important roles of trees in stabilizing […]