An increase in electricity tariff is imminent as the federal government has said it cannot privatise the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) unless the Cost Reflective Tariff (CTF) for electricity is fixed. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Mini...
The Senate Committee on Aviation has invited the Ministers of Aviation, Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi, and her Foreign Affairs counterpart, Mr Gbenga Ashiru, to explain the prevalence of violation of aviation laws by foreign airlines as well as the lapses in...
Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has said that it is the responsibility of the government to provide a reliable and credible judicial system as well as a qualitative justice administration. Chime made the statement in Enugu on Thursday while declarin...
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Badagry Unit, impounded 80 vehicles during the Easter celebration, an official said on Thursday Lagos. The Unit Commander, Mr Zubairu Mato, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the vehicles were impounded for allege...
President Goodluck Jonathan has described the death of First Republic Senator and Minister of Health, Dr. Moses Majekodunmi, as a great loss to the nation. In a statement by Dr Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publi...
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday killed another trader at the Monday market in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident came barely a week after seven persons were shot dead at the same market. Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, the spokesman o...
Akon has announced the signing of EME’s Wizkid to his label Konvict Record . The Konvict label boss made the news known via micro-blogging site Twitter today, Thursday, April 12, 2012. ‘It’s OFFICIAL!!!!!!! KONVIC...
Nigeria shone Thursday only to go down 3-2 to seven-time African champions Egypt in a thrilling friendly in Dubai. The Eagles, made up players from the Nigeria Premier League, held their own and played a positive game against their more e...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has commended the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan for successfully leading efforts in developing pro-Vitamin A cassava varieties. Obasanjo gave the commendation on Thursday in...
Mr Kingsley Kuku, the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, says about 12,000 out of 26,358 ex-militants granted amnesty have been enrolled in universities across the world. Kuku, who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja while speakin...
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan told the Security Council on Thursday that Syria had not fully complied with the terms of his peace plan. Annan also urged the 15-nation body to demand the withdrawal of troops and heavy weapons from towns, council diplo...
An ex-police officer, Angela Olisakwe was on Thursday docked at an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly forging a document and stealing N7.1 million. Olisakwe, 33, is standing trial on a two-count charge of forgery and steali...
No fewer than six labourers working at a building site in Ilorin were seriously injured on Thursday when the structure suddenly collapsed. The building, which was under construction on Coca-Cola road in the metropolis, collapsed at ab...
A fake lawyer, BasseyEkpo, 32, was on Thursday arraigned before an Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court for ``false’’ impersonation. Ekpo, who resides at Better Life Street, Gwagwalada, Abuja, was arraigned on a two count charge of false im...
The Lagos State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday fixed April 16 for the Badagry Local Government Chairman, Mr Moses Husitode, to open his defence in the petition filed against him. The PDP Chairmanship Candidate, Mr Mustaph...