Traditional Rulers from the 19 Northern States of Nigeria are to meet in Kebbi State to find ways of eradicating Polio in the concerned States. Speaking on the need for the meeting, the Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development...
The Kano State Commissioner of Land and Physical Planning, Alhaji Muhammad Nadu Yahaya has disclosed that the State government plans to construct 20,000 houses in conjunction with the Federal Mortgage Bank and other private development partners. The pl...
Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has disclosed that workers transferred from the unbundled Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to the various 18 successor companies would be allowed to negotiate new contract terms with the eventual investors o...
The Nigeria Oil & Gas Exhibition 2012, holds at the Abuja International Conference Center in Abuja, FCT from February 20-23, 2012.
Tunde Kelani of Mainframe Film and Television Productions rolled out his new movie “MAAMi” into cinemas in Nigeria on Friday 3rd February 2012.
Mr Mansur Ahmed, Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, has advised the Aviation Ministry to embrace Public Private Partnership (PPP) in developing the sector. Ahmed gave the advice in an interview on Monday, in Abuja, while...
Residents of Mubi in Adamawa have appealed to the state government to provide hand pumps to enhance access to potable water in the area. The people were facing water shortages occasioned by the prevailing dry season as most of the available open wells ...
Lagos State Government is to add 500 buses to the fleet of its mass transit luxury buses, LAGBUS, in the next eight months to reduce transportation problems of the state’s residents. Mr Babatunde Disu, the Managing Director of the Lagos Asset Man...
Jigawa State government has approved the construction of solar powered water scheme in 40 towns across the 27 Local Government Areas of the State. However, the State Small Town Water supply Agency, in collaboration with the office of the Millennium Dev...
Adele went six for six, collecting all of the awards for which she was nominated – including top honors for album, record and song of the year – at Sunday's 54th AnnualGrammy Awards. As she tearfully accepted album o...
The Nasarawa State Government is set to collaborate with the CBN in agricultural financing inorder to boost agricultural production. This was made known by Governor Umaru Tanko Al-makura at the 2011 annual dinner and award ceremony organised by the CBN...
Erring Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State have been granted pardon by the party. The chairman of the party in the area, Chief Okafor Chiejima told newsmen at the weekend that the party granted ...
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State yesterday received commendation for the second time from an unusual quarters, Pope Benedict XVI. The Pope who earlier commended Governor Obi through his Bishop, Paulinus Ezeokafor who had, during his last Ad Limina v...
Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has signed the 2012 appropriation bill of N88, 828, 351, 795.25 into law. It could be recalled on December 22, 2011, the Governor presented a budget estimate of N98, 992, 811,073.50, but later re-presented an...
National Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Chief Bisi Akande, has commiserated with the Ekiti State Government on the death of renowned economist, Professor Samuel Aluko, who passed away on Monday in a London hospital after an illness. ...