The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Emeka Wogu, has appealed to the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) to call-off its ongoing strike in the FCT and seek dialogue. This is contained in a statement ...
A youth group, the Supreme Niger Delta Council World Wide, has appealed to the Federal Government to re-enlist Cross River as one of the oil producing states in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by the leader of the ...
The Kwara Government has inaugurated a committee that would write the history of the state and its people. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee was charged with the writing of a comprehensive book on the history of th...
Barely 24 hours to celebrate this year’s Ramadan festival, traders in some markets in Lagos State have expressed worries over the low turn-out of customers. The traders who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, attr...
Kaduna, Aug. 18, 2012 (NAN) Civil servants in Kaduna State on Friday received their August salaries ahead of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Commissioner for Finanace, Dr John Ayuba, said this in a statement made available to the...
The police on Friday arraigned two men, Obianugwe Chijoke, 26, and Ogunaike Oluwagbenga, 32, before an Igbosere Magistrates’ court, Lagos, for alleged fraud. The accused were said to have defrauded three customers of Diamond Bank of about ...
Kaduna, Aug. 18, 2012 (NAN) Some Muslim faithful in Kaduna are rushing to the markets to buy ready-made wears for their children to celebrate the Sallah following disappointment by their tailors. And from neighbouring Kano, come...
The Niger Government has ordered two contractors handling its projects to return to site and complete their jobs on schedule. The contractors are Messrs Rural Steel Bridging and Infiouest International. The projects are the construction of a bri...
The 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army Benin, has paraded 16 students for allegedly being in possession of Nigerian Army uniforms and accoutrements. Cpt. Roseline Managbe, the brigade’s Public Relations Officer, told newsmen on Friday that the ...
Caring for the underarms is just as important as caring for the face; though some people tend to pay less attention to it. Lack of care for the underarms can lead to odour which could be as a result of sweat combined with bacteria. The impressions that...
Curtains and blinds are probably the most noticeable decorations on your wall. They make your home look more personal, and unlike wallpaper, they do lots of other practical jobs, too. We have a big choice of styles, colors and materials. You’ll f...
This is a recipe of yam mixed with vegetables, with or without oil-bean seed (ukpaka or ugba). It is a recipe common with the people of South-Eastern Nigeria. One good thing about the recipe is that it provides you with the opportunity to try a w...
At the eve of this year’s Ramadan, precisely on July 19, President Goodluck Jonathan lifted the emergency rule he imposed on 15 local councils across four states namely, Borno, Niger, Plateau and Yobe. ACHOR ABIMAJE, Jos, ABU NMODU, Minna a...
Members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria under the leadership of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, yesterday staged a procession to mark the annual ‘World Quds Day’ in Kaduna. The procession, which started from Maiduguri road Friday Mosque in Kaduna N...
As Muslims around the world mark Eid-el-Fitr, Senate President David Mark yesterday called for unity across the country. Mark, who made the call in his goodwill message to Muslims, tasked Nigerians to be their brother’s keeper irrespective of the...