The Nigerian High Commission in South Africa has not been issuing visas for two weeks, after running out of visa labels. It was also gathered that the development is causing tension among applicants as they are unable to meet scheduled appointments and...
Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole yesterday called for equity and justice in revenue sharing formula in the country, saying such would make states to develop according to their pace. According to Oshiomhole, it is illegal since 1999, 13 years a...
EDEGBE ODEMWINGIE reports on the renewed spat between federal lawmakers and the regulator of Nigeria’s Capital Market. Also other key developments in the Green Chamber are highlighted. The House of Representatives on Thursday declared that it wou...
The occasion was meant to be an avenue where the people of Shanono/Bagwai Federal Constituency made their inputs into the ongoing constitution review exercise but it turn out to be a platform where a vote of confidence was passed on one of their sons, ...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration says it has entered into partnership with a commercial bank to provide micro-credit facilities to repentant commercial sex workers trained in skills and vocations at its rehabilitation centre, to enable them...
Officials of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) yesterday sealed the premises of Nigeria Union of the Journalist (NUJ) owned International Institute of Journalism (IIJ), citing non-payment of waste service bills. Students of the institutio...
The Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) has lauded the online real-time Electronic Voting (e-voting) system manufactured locally by engineers at Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), describing it as a satellite breakthrough for Nigeria...
Dr Segun Adaju is the Project Manager, Bank of Industry (BOI)/United Nations Development Project (UNDP), Access to Renewable Energy (AtRE) Project. In this interview with NKECHI ISAAC, he explains how Nigeria stands to benefit from Biomass resources. A...
Men with excessive fat around their middles aren’t just putting their hearts under strain - they are also at risk of weaker bones. A study from Harvard Medical School found men with beer bellies had a higher chance of developing osteoporosis, a d...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bauchi Council, has appealed to government to hasten the implementation of weigh in allowance for media workers in the state. The Council’s Chairman, Mr Dahiru Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned a 34-year-old businessman, Tony Ajiboye, before the Lagos High Court in Ikeja for alleged N6 million fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ajiboye who resides at No....
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the army to maintain public order and secure government institutions for a referendum later this month on a disputed draft constitution, local media reported on Monday. The decree issued on Sunday granted ar...
The UN on Monday appealed for 65 million dollars in emergency aid for millions of victims of a typhoon in the southern Philippines, where at least 647 people were killed as muddy floodwaters washed out villages. The action plan for recovery would ``del...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday urged Nigerians not to lose faith in the country as government was doing its best to address the numerous challenges confronting the nation. The President said this at the 2012 Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, o...
South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday visited former President Nelson Mandela in hospital. Zuma expressed satisfaction on the condition of Mandela after the visit, describing it as ``comfortable and in good care.’’ Presidential Spoke...