The Nigeria Immigration Service in Niger has issued 7,243 international passports to Nigerians between January and September this year, the state Comptroller, Alhaji Aminu Abdulkarim, has said. ``We have issued a total of 7,243 international passports ...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday commended engineers in the country for their contributions to national development. He urged them to continue to play pivotal role in the development of infrastructure in the country. The president made the remark...
The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) on Tuesday expressed its willingness to partner with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to boost sugar production. A statement issued by Ahmed Waziri, the Head of Public Affairs Unit of NSDC in Abuja, said...
The Taraba State House of Assembly has issued an impeachment notice to the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Danladi, over allegations of gross misconduct, sharp practices and abuse of office. This is contained in a statement signed by 19 out of t...
The Federal Government has maintained its ground to support the bid by the Central Bank to introduce and print N5, 000 notes in the country. Minister of National Planning, Dr. Usman Shamsudeen who gave the hint while speaking to State House Corresponde...
Much of the world faces the bleak prospect of higher youth unemployment in the coming years, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday, with North Africa and the Middle East experiencing the highest rates. While unemployment among ...
Former Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, yesterday told governors and other leaders in the country to quit the stage for new breed leaders who can lead the country to the promised land, if they have nothing to offer. Sultan Dasuki blamed the ins...
Niger State Governor, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has reiterated the commitment of his administration to his free education policy, saying that education is the catalyst for the realization of the state’s developmental mission. Aliyu who was repres...
Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, yesterday donated a multi-million naira office complex to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to adequately protect the rights of the people and handle the myriads of complaints emanating from all the nooks...
The Ministry of Defence said yesterday that the involvement of army officers in tackling the internal security problems caused by the Boko Haram sect, the military was still battle-ready to counter any external threat to the country. Minister of State ...
Indications have emerged that the poor work progress on the 3,500mw Mambilla Hydro Power Project may not be as a result of the contractor’s inability to handle the project. The federal government had expressed concern over the progress of work on...
The Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Adebowale Adefuye, in an interview with EZRA IJIOMA, explains why the Nigerian government does not want the US government to designate Boko Haram a terrorist organisation. He also speaks on the conten...
Ronaldo scored his 149th and 150th goals in 149 games for Madrid in a 3-0 win over Granada on Sunday evening but pointedly refused to properly celebrate at the Bernabeu. When quizzed by journalists in the mixed zone following the Liga game, Ronaldo spa...
Chelsea new boy Victor Moses and Obiora Nwankwo have hit the Super Eagles training camp in Abuja ahead of Saturday’s AFCON clash in Liberia. Moses arrived the camp yesterday morning after he tweeted Sunday night he was at the airport in London on...
Nigeria international, Kalu Uche has laid down the marker and announced his presence in Turkey’s Super Lig with a brilliant hattrick on match day three of the competition. The former RCD Espanyol man hogged the headlines for the right reasons as ...