Mr Elias Mbam, the Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, has backed the Senate Committee probing a foreign crude oil account allegedly managed by the NNPC and domiciled with JP Morgan Chase, a US Bank. Mbam made the commissio...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ilorin on Monday arrested a 17-year-old boy for alleged kidnap and attempted rape. The spokesman of the NSCDC command, Alhaji Kadri Ibrahim, told newsmen in Ilorin&nb...
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr Olusegun Aganga, on Monday said the Federal Government was set to revolutionise the nation’s industrial sector. Speaking at a quarterly business luncheon held in Lagos for business leaders, Aganga sa...
As part of its plan to provide adequate security for tourists and investors, the Osun Government is to create a data base on all hotels in the state. Mr Sikiru Ayedun, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism...
This is coming just as president Goodluck Jonathan held a crucial meeting with heads of the other two arms of government, including the Senate President, David Mark; Speaker of the House, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice ...
The Oyo State FRSC Command on Monday said a total of 120 people died in 159 road crashes in Oyo State within the first half of the year. The FRSC Sector Commander, Godwin Ogagaoghene, said this while speaking to the News Agency ...
The Police on Monday said that it had commenced training of its men and strategies to prevent loss of life and property ahead, during and after the July 14, Edo Governorship poll. Mr Argungu Hashimu, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone...
Senate President David Mark on Monday cautioned against reprisals following Sunday's death of Sen Gyang Dantong and Gyang Fulani, Majority Leader in the Plateau House of Assembly. Both men died at Masei village in the Bachit District of Riyom Local...
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has urged Nigerians to ensure proper disposal of wastes in order to check flooding during the rainy season. NESREA’s South West Zonal D...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday held a closed-door meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was no official briefing after the meeting which lasted for about three hours. T...
Nigeria’s efforts to rein in raging insurgency in some parts of the country has received a major boost, as the Italian government yesterday disclosed its intention to train officers and men of the Nigerian Police and other Paramilitary agencies o...
The senate yesterday expressed shock over the death of Senator Gyang Dalyop Dantong in Jos yesterday. Senate Spokesman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe in a statement said Nigeria cannot afford these killings. The Senate, he said regrets deeply this ty...
Following the partial closure of the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge to give room for its anticipated repair, traffic congestion yesterday piled up on Ikorodu road , one of the routes billed to act as alternative route to the Lagos Island. LEADERSHIP check...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has called for uniformity in observing the Ramadan fast in Nigeria. The sultan made the call yesterday in Abuja at the ongoing National Conference on Moon Sighting in Nigeria. Abubakar, who is also the...
Following the damage done to its equipment by a truck load of equipment, regular power supply may be hampered Lagos State as the incident has cut off transmission to some parts of the state. Confirming the incident, the Manager, Public Affairs, Transmi...