The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, has promised to collaborate with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to empower 20,000 Imo youths to be self-reliant by 2014. Ihedioha, represents Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Fede...
The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr Nseobong Akpabio, on Friday advised officers of the command to shun inducements when apprehending offenders. Akpabio, during the ember month campaign for Lagos Mainland U...
The Northern States Governors Forum has condoled with former Head of State and leader of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, over the death of his daughter, Zulaihat. Forum Chairman and Governor of Niger State, Dr Babangid...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have issued 10-day ultimatum to Plateau Government to pay the N18,000 minimum wage to council workers or ``face economic paralyses’’. The Chairman, Plateau Council o...
A total of 226.49 million shares worth N2.3 billion were traded in 3,582 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday. The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) reports that this was against 327.28 million shares valued at N1.7 billion traded in 3,847 deals ...
The Oyo State Government has set up environment courts in all the local government areas to prosecute those who contravene environmental laws. The Commissioner for Environment and Habitat, Mr Lowo Obisesan, told newsmen in Ibadan on Friday ...
The Headquarters of 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army Calabar, says it will empower military personnel, their spouses and wards from Dec. 3 to Dec. 10, to enable them to be self-reliant. This is contained in a statement issued by the Army Public Relation...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) said it had commenced construction of 15.5 km Amaba-Ezere-Ozara-Acha-Ivo Road with two bridges and three double culverts. The commission’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr Iditoye Abosede, said this in a st...
Group Managing Director, Nanet Suites Ltd, Ini Akpabio, is also the National President, Hospitality and Tourism Management Association of Nigeria. In this interview with SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH, he speaks on the challenges facing the hospitality and tourism...
The Industrial dispute between the Plateau state government and the state chapter of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) over the refusal of the state government to fully implement the N18, 000.00 minimum wage is about to reach a boili...
The House of Representatives Committee on Pension, yesterday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest to the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister for Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, following her repeated failure to honour an earlier in...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed yesterday in an Abuja High Court said that there was nothing the court could do with respect to the suit filed by Minanuel Investment Limited challenging the demolition of...
Following the bombing of a church located within the premises of Command and Staff College, Jaji, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Azubike Ihejirika, yesterday, in Asaba asked all illegal civilians on the army lands and barracks nation-wide to quit volu...
The House of Representatives yesterday declared the $620,000 bribery scandal which one of its members, Farouk Lawan grapples with as “over –flogged.” Responding to questions from newsmen on the protracted release of the House in-house...
Two aides of Governor DanbabaSuntai, TinoDangana and Joel Dan, Chief Security Officer (CSO)and Chief Detail (CD), who were flown to Germany for medical treatment arrived the NnamdiAzikiwe International Airport in Abuja yesterday at about 4.30pm. They w...