Vice-President Namadi Sambo on Friday in Abuja inaugurated 'Families In Difficulty Circumstances Support Scheme (FIDSS)', aimed at alleviating poverty in the society. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the scheme is put in place by a...
Alhaji Aliyu Musa, the Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, has warned against erecting speed breakers unlawfully or mounting road blocks on Federal Highways. Musa gave the warning on Friday in Sokoto while addressing newsmen. He said that th...
The PDP said on Friday that it had started the process of reconciliation with its estranged members with a view to rebuilding and reforming the party. Mr Olisa Metuh, the party`s National Publicity Secretary, ma...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, on Friday in Abuja said that the House would not hesitate to punish any member using probes to enrich himself. Tambuwal spoke at an emergency plenary session of the House to deli...
An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada on Friday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Sule Adamu to nine months imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl. The Judge, Alhaji Babangida Hassan, ordered that the convict should, however, se...
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Taraba has expressed its support for the National Executive of the party under the chairmanship of Prince Tony Momoh. Its Chairman, Alhaji Uba Ahmed told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday ...
The embattled Chairman of the fuel subsidy probe panel in the House of Representatives, Honourable Farouk Lawan has been suspended. This is following a Friday morning emergency session of the Federal House of Representatives, to deliberate on his invol...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it is making consultations to resolve the clash in the timetable of NECO and post-UTME examinations currently taking place. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, made this known in Abuja on...
Mr Cyracus Ozoma, Chief Security Officer, University of Nigeria, Nsukka says adequate security arrangement has been put in place to ensure a hitch-free post UME screening examination. Ozoma told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukk...
The Joint Security Task Force (JTF) on Friday killed five suspected gunmen and arrested seven others at Naibawa Kwanar Masallaci quarters in Kano metropolis. An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano t...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja assured Nigerians that the bribery allegations rocking the House of Representatives would not stall the implementation of the fuel subsidy probe report. This is contained in a statement issued by D...
Seven NYSC members are to repeat their service year due to alleged indiscipline in line with the laws of the scheme. The Niger Coordinator, Mrs Justina Andirya said this on Thursday during the passing out parade of the 2012 Batch `B’ corps member...
Alhaji Isa Sali, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federal, said in Abuja on Thursday that the Federal Government was concerned about the high level of corruption in both the public and private sectors. Sali made the remark at an interactive session...
The Federal Government says it will establish two blood component production centres by 2013 in order to get maximum benefits from every unit of blood donated. The Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday while bri...
The Nigeria Air Force has completed its International Helicopter Flying School in Enugu and may inaugurate it in July, an official has said. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar, made the announcement during a courtesy visit to Gov. Sulliv...