The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has trained 800 unemployed youths in Kano in nine different skills. Malam Abubakar Mohammed, the NDE Director General, said in Kano on Friday during the graduation of the trainees that the programme wa...
Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin ), former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), on Friday called on the military to leave governance to the politicians and not to interfere with the democratic process. Petinrin gave the advice at the Pulling out Parade to m...
A major development in the economy this week was the presentation of the 2013 federal budget proposal of N4.9 trillion to the National Assembly . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the size of the 2013 budget proposal represented a five per ...
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Friday that 94 ships were expected to arrive at the various terminals in Lagos ports between Oct. 12 and Nov. 2. The NPA’s daily publication, ``Shipping Position’’, made available to newsmen ...
The AU has revived its push for the lifting of the UN arms embargo on Somalia, to facilitate the proper arming of its forces and also urged the world body to authorise the deployment of additional military capacity. This is contained in a communique is...
Weekly transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange closed on depressed note on Friday after four consecutive days of impressive transactions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation, which opened at N8.721 trillion...
The world’s 34 million people living with HIV and Aids resides in developing countres, a world Bank report has said. The report which was issued on Friday in Tokyo at the ongoing Annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary observe...
The Federal Ministry of Environment has predicted ``heavier than normal rainfall'' which may cause further flooding between now and Oct.16 in 14 states of the country. The prediction is contained in a report issued on Friday in Abuja by Dr Moro...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday arrived in Bayelsa to inspect flood ravaged areas of the state. Jonathan had an aerial view of the state in a helicopter to see the extent of damage caused by the floods in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NA...
Ministers for Federal Capital Territory, Land and Housing, and Communication and Technology, Senator Mohammed Bala, Mrs Amma Pepple and Mobolaji Johnson respectively, on Friday showcased the efforts of the federal government on infrastructure, during t...
Chief Emeka Wogu, the Minister of Labour and Productivity, on Thursday allayed fears about fuel scarcity in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that fuel queues were noticed in some filling stations in Abuja on Thursday, but Wogu said...
A few days after she was delivered of a set of twins, Mrs Shekinat Abdurazaq, 27, allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday when she jumped into the Osun River in Ede. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at about 3.30 p.m...
Mr Daniel Bekele, Africa Director, Human Rights Watch (HRW), an International Human Rights Group, said that 815 Nigerians were killed between Jan. and Aug. by the Boko Haram sect. Bekele said this on Thursday in a report entitled: ``Spiraling Violence:...
Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, on Thursday in Yenagoa called for synergy among the three tiers of government to tackle flood in the country. She made the call when she visited communities affected by the flood in Bayel...
The Conference of Speakers of State Houses of Assembly on Thursday affirmed its support for financial autonomy of local government councils and states legislative houses. The Chairman of the group and Speaker of the Gombe State House Assembly, Mr Inuwa...