The chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that although the federal government has the right to institute the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF), states should be given the latitude to access ...
The failure of the minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to honour the invitation of the House of Representatives investigative hearing committee on the alleged non-remittance of N450 billion by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)...
Following the one-week warning to all Muslim communities resident in the Niger Delta to vacate the land by a Warri-based group known as Egbesu Mightier Fraternity, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) yesterday called on the federal government to, as ...
The National Assembly has moved to forestall the industrial action planned by academic and non-academic staff of tertiary institutions in the country.Already, a bill seeking to amend the provisions of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 199...
TThe Nigerian Communications Commisssion (NCC) may stop the three major mobile operators, MTN, Glo and Airtel, from further sales of SIM cards by end of November if they did not comply with the key performance indicators set by the NCC to improve...
The Senate yesterday unanimously approved night journey and movement of commercial vehicles on Nigeria highways. It had earlier rejected a motion to outlaw same a fortnight ago.The Senate formerly unveiled the lists of new board members of the reconsti...
The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, yesterday reserved its judgment in a petition by former Nasarawa State Governor Aliyu Doma of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of Governor Umaru&n...
The Jigawa State Government has declared that it would not pay the N18,000 minimum wage because it was not captured in the state's 2011 budget. Gov. Sule Lamido, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Government House in Dutse...
If you had seen the four lads sipping pints in a Kuala Lumpur hotel bar, you might have thought – if you couldn't see their faces – they were just four Irish lads, abroad for work, catching up over a beer; chatting about going home, abo...
As part of its ‘Catch Them Young’ programme, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is organising information technology quiz competition for all secondary schools in Nigeria. The first stage is f...
For those, who attended primary school when the Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme was introduced, nothing could be heart-warming than the experience of those good old years. It was perhaps, the golden era in which government’s attempt t...
There are strong indications that Super Falcons coach, Eucharia Uche will not continue as head coach of the team. This is because her failure to qualify the team for next year’s Olympics has made it difficult for the Nigeria Football Federation (...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC) has said it was set to begin investigations into the nation’s poor metering system. Disclosing this in Abuja yesterday, Chairman of the Commission, Dr Sam Amadi, said a high powered co...
Super Eagles and AC Milan left back, Taye Taiwo is hoping to get more action with his new club in order to improve his game in his new club. The player is currently aiming to adjust fast in Italy. Taiwo joined AC Milan on a free transfer from Olym...
Arsenal is ready to loan out several of its promising starlets including Nigerian, Chuks Aneke.The team’s manager Arsene Wenger is planning to ship out Aneke along with Ignasi Miquel, Sanchez Watt, Oguzhan Ozyakup, and Daniel Boateng to lower lea...