The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Thursday said there was no plan by the Muslims in Nigeria to Islamise the country by force. Abubakar made the statement in Abuja at the 2012 national symposium of Nasrul-lahil-l- fatih Society of Ni...
Governors of the 36 states of the federation yesterday unanimously endorsed the plan by the federal government to increase electricity tariff across the country by June this year. This was also the decision taken at the National Economic Council (NEC) ...
An Abuja High Court on Thursday granted the request of the EFCC to arraign Herman Hembe, the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and Other Financial Institutions. Justice Abubakar Umar also granted permission to ...
Alhaji Kabir Mashi, Acting Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has urged tax professionals to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda aimed at wealth creation and employment. Mashi made the call on Thursday in Abu...
The House of Representatives in Abuja on Thursday mandated its standing committees to provide detailed report of all ongoing projects executed by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). It also called on the Secretary to the Government of the Fede...
North-East leaders and members of PDP have concluded arrangement to honour the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Saturday at Mayo-Kalaye, the home town of Tukur Mayo-Kalaye is located in Jada Local Government Are...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday closed its case against a Lagos-based businessman, George Nwokonko, standing trial for allegedly defrauding a German of 150,000 U.S. dollars. Nwokonko (52) of ...
The Nigeria Governors` Forum (NGF) has pleaded with Nigerians to show greater understanding on the present insecurity in the country as steps are being taken to address the situation. The forum,which consists of the 36 elected gov...
The Minister for Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has advocated the reflection of messages of peace in the film industry to address the country's current security challenges. Maku made the call at the closing ceremony of the four-day Zuma film fe...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has invited EFFCand ICPC to investigate its activities and to prosecute officials found to be involved in corruption. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt ...
The National Secretary, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Sen. Lawal Shuaibu, on Thursday called for the rehabilitation of cultists as a way to curb the menace in the country. Shuaibu, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nige...
Mental stress can literally be heart-breaking for women – leading them to be more likely than men to suffer coronary problems, a study claims. The findings could help explain why women are more likely than men to be hit by coronary symptoms after...
Forget arduous gym sessions and endless calorie counting. There may be a much more relaxing way to slim, research suggests – grabbing some extra shut-eye. A ‘sleep diet’ could be the best solution if you have a genetic tendency to pil...
Thousands of deaths have been prevented in hospitals because medical staff are being more diligent about washing their hands, a study has claimed. The high-profile Clean Your Hands campaign to encourage doctors and nurses to use soap and water or alcoh...
Lake Chad is the only sizeable surface freshwater reservoir in the Sahel zone. Climatic factors, its uncontrolled use for irrigated farming, and high population pressure have caused the lake to shrink to 10 per cent of its original surface area over th...