The Federal Government yesterday approved of $370,481,720.42 (about N5.9bn) for the construction of Onne Port Complex in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.The project, when completed, is said to be capable of generating 2,500 job opportunities, directly and ...
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and other youth organisations have told President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately stop any further moves to withdraw the subsidy on fuel, saying the removal will further impoverish Nigerians. NYCN president...
The House of Representatives has begun the amendment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act to exclude all former ex-security officers from being appointed as chairman of the anti-graft agency.Instead, the lawmaker had proposed that...
The Senate yesterday confirmed President Goodluck Jonathan’s nominees for chairman and members of the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The confirmation was sequel to the adoption of th...
About twenty-nine states and the federal capital territory, Abuja are participating in the ongoing National Festival of Arts and Culture, (NAFEST) which began Tuesday with the arrival of participants. The Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orien...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC),yesterday, called on Nigerians to join in the fight against corruption.The acting Chairman, Alhaji Bako Abdullahi, made the call at the 4th National Policy Conference ...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, has expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of students in core science subjects at the Federal Science and Technical College, Aka Offot, Akwa Ibom State. The minister, who was on official...
Following the present administration’s quest to transform the nation’s economy, the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) has called for collective efforts towards actualizing the agenda. It wants full participation of all the thr...
The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, has upheld the election of Senators Joshua Dariye of the Labour Party (Plateau Central) and that of Victor Lar of the Peoples Democratic Party (Platea...
Factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva yesterday has filed a suit at the State High Court to stop the party’s primary election scheduled for November 19, asking the court to stop th...
Worried by the persistent attacks on some villages in Kaduna State by unknown gunmen, the Commissioner of Police, Anti-Bomb Squad, of the Nigeria Police in Lagos, Mr Ambrose Ojemudia Aisabo, has arrived in Kaduna to take stock of the force’s manp...
Following the loss of over 20 lives in a ghastly road accident along Tashar Dukku area of Gombe State, the House of Representatives has urged the federal government to extend the Gombe-Yola by-pass. The lawmakers made this call yesterday while adopting...
Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has commiserated with the Oba of Benin, Oba Erediauwa, on the death of his younger brother, His Highness, Prince Godwin Akenzua, the Enogie of Okodighi. In a condolence letter to the Oba, Governor Oshiomhole sa...
A United States’ based lawyer, Emeka Ugwuonye is to be charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) for alleged illegal diversion of $1.5m belonging to his client. According to a statement signed by Head of Media a...
Nigeria’s electricity workers under the auspices of the National Union of Electrity Employees (NUEE) told Nigerians to dismiss claims in government circles that power output will improve by 2015. The union who made this clear yesterday in Kaduna ...