The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended a record vote by a General Assembly committee in favour of the call for a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. ``Monday’s vote offers the opportunity to again encourage Member States who s...
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved N65.2 billion for the construction of the four sections of the Lokoja-Okene-Benin Road. The Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, made this known while briefing State House correspondents after the weekly F...
A former minister of state for power and steel, Chief Goddy Ogbaga, has called for the retention of immunity clause in the country’s constitution. Ogbaga, who was a minister during the late Gen. Sani Abacha’s regime, made the call in an int...
Dr Adewunmi Adesina, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said that the Federal Government will soon evolve a national flood recovery food production in the country. Adesina stated this in Makurdi on Wednesday during the inauguration ...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N5.1 billion for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of some sections of the United Nations’ Building in Abuja, which was bombed by Boko Haram on Aug. 26, 2011. The Minister of the Feder...
The Nigerian Aviation Professionals Association (NAPA), on Wednesday backed the directive by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) that domestic airlines must install devices that could detect faulty equipment on flying or stationary aircraft. A...
The Zone B Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has generated more than N752 million revenue in October. The Assistant Comptroller-General of the zone, Mr Eno Ofem, stated this on Wednesday in Kaduna during a meeting with Controllers of State Command...
No fewer than five persons were reported killed and 15 houses set ablaze in the Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State in renewed clashes between Koro and Eggon tribesmen. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abayomi Akeremale, confirmed the death toll ...
The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday placed an indefinite ban on motorcycles operations in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of the state from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. The announcement is contained in a statement issued by the state commissioner for I...
Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State on Wednesday said the state would witness tremendous development in the next three years of his administration. Yakowa said while inspecting road projects in Kaduna that the state would witness transformation in educ...
Rep. Emeka Ihedioha, the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, has called on new lawyers to sustain the dignity in the legal profession. The Deputy Speaker made the call when the Imo Law School graduates, called to bar on Nov. 20 visited him in Abu...
The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday demanded an unreserved apology from Reuters, an International news agency, over a video in which it alleged that soldiers had killed unarmed civilians in Maiduguri. Col. Mohammed Yerima, the Director of Defence Infor...
The WHO has restructured the health promotion strategy, to tackle the increasing menace of preventable public health conditions in the African region. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, made this known at the plenary of the 62nd Sessi...
The Tax Appeal Tribunal on Wednesday in Abuja frowned at the disposition of Oando Plc in the N61.52 million tax dispute appeal against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The company had sued the FIRS before the tribunal for refusing to amend it...
The FCT Administration says it will provide a strong platform for youth empowerment and job creation by establishing a full-fledged department of youth development. The FCT Minister, Sen. Bala Mohammed, stated this on Wednesday in a paper he presented ...