Reps pass PIB, adopt 3% for host communities
Following the report of the conference Committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill (Bill), the House of Representatives on Friday, in Abuja passed the bill, allowing three […]
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Man allegedly beats wife to death for denying him sex
The Police Command in Edo has arrested a middle age man who allegedly beat his wife to death for denying him sex. The spokesman of […]
Car dealer in court for alleged misappropriation of N1.7m
A 30-year-old car dealer, Abdulazeez Jeleem, on Monday appeared in a Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for alleged misappropriation of N1.7 million, meant for […]
Katsina: NDLEA arrests 258 suspects, seizes 415kgs of illicit drugs
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested no fewer than 258 suspected drug traffickers in Katsina State from January to date. […]
Association targets distribution of 5,000 free cooking gas cylinders
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) says it is working towards distributing 5,000 6kg cylinders with burners to Nigerians free of charge […]
Commuters, residents decry constant robbery attacks on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway’s `long bridge’
Some commuters and residents plying the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway have bemoaned the activities of carjackers and robbers that usually operate at the end of the long […]
NGO advocates death penalty for looters of public funds
The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF) worldwide, a non-governmental organization, has advocated the death penalty for looters of public funds, to eradicate the current spate of […]
FG says digital technology key to reducing crude oil production cost
The Federal Government says deployment of digital technology is key to reducing the Unit Operating Cost (UOC) of producing crude oil in Nigeria to $10 […]
States creation tops list of submissions at North East public hearing
States creation topped list of demands by groups from Adamawa and Taraba at Thursday’s public hearing on the review of 1999 Constitutional in Gombe. The […]
Gunmen kidnap 2 people in Kubwa
Gunmen have kidnapped two people from their houses in Byazhin, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The armed men, who stormed the hilly […]
Constitution review: NGO mobilises Kaduna residents to engage in public hearing
An NGO, Yiaga Africa has held a one-day roundtable to sensitise residents of Kaduna State to participate in the ongoing public hearing on constitutional review […]
PDM chieftain in Ebonyi wants power shift to Southeast in 2023
) A 2019 gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) in Ebonyi, Chief Aja Agha, has demanded that the Southeast should produce the next […]
3D Technology: Global growth tops $20 billion in 2020 — Expert
A printing technology expert, Mr Akinwole Akinpelu, has said that the worldwide 3D printing industry forecast recorded a rocketing growth of over 20 billion dollars […]
NIN: Agency supports enrollment of 2.1m poor, vulnerable in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Residents Registration Agency (KADSRRA) says it is supporting the enrollment of 2.1 million poor and vulnerable captured in the State Social Register […]
Revenue agency seals off Kaduna electric coy HQ over N464.5m tax liability
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has sealed off the Headquarters of the Kaduna Electric Distribution Company on Ahmadu Bello Way, Kaduna and other […]
PDP govs. demand immediate investigation into alleged attempt on Ortom’s life
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum has called on security agencies to investigate the Saturday alleged attempt on the life of Gov. Samuel Ortom […]
NEPC seeks Edo govts. support on pineapple exportation
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has solicited support from the Edo government to enable local farmers in the state to boost pineapple exportation. Mr […]
Ekiti NLC gives govt. May 1 deadline to pay outstanding Workers salaries
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ekiti State Chapter, has given the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, till May 1 to pay all outstanding salaries of […]
No hike in petrol price for now – Marketers
Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) say there is no hike in the pump price of […]
Buhari meets Bello of Kogi, says Nigeria’s unity not negotiable
President Muhammedu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met with Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, where he enjoined all Nigerians to go about their lawful businesses […]
FG, OCP of Morocco sign $1.4bn agreement on gas industrialisation
The Federal Government has signed a 1.4 billion dollar agreement with OCP Group of Morocco to produce ammonia and diammonium phosphate in the gas industrialisation […]
UN amplifies condemnation of Zamfara schoolgirls’ abduction
President of the UN General Assembly Amb. Volkan Bozkir has added his voice to the growing condemnation of Friday’s abduction of hundreds of […]
USAID to train 100,000 health workers in Nigeria by 2025
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is to produce a cadre of 100,000 new health workers competent to respond to current and future health […]
Ethnic Profiling and Looming Genocide in Nigeria- Statement
Ethnic Profiling and Looming Genocide in Nigeria We the undersigned, are appalled by the current happenings across the country, especially as it relates […]
Kwara APC Registration Crisis: Lai’s accusations against DPO baseless, callous, says Party Chieftain
By Chimezie Godfrey Allegations by Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed against the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Shao over the ongoing APC registration […]