THREE mobile policemen were feared dead, while three of their vehicles were burnt down when they were attacked by dare devil armed robbers along the Benin-Lagos road at the early hours of today.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it is in the process of reviewing the licenses of some micro-finance banks in the country, citing a complete lack of understanding of the ideal and the methods for operating such banks.
A bill for an Act to amend the Pension Reform Act NO. 2 of 2004 on Tuesday passed second reading on the floor of the House of Representatives. The bill seeks to exclude members of the Armed forces of the federation from the contributory pension scheme introduced in 2004 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
FORMER Eagles mercurial skipper, Austin Jay Jay Okocha has advised Nigerians not to write off the chances of the team in the World Cup. Many Nigerians have been skeptical about the chances of the team that is grouped alongside South American powerhouse, Argentina, Korea and Greece.
Argentina’s Manchester City star Carlos Tevez knows he has to impress coach Diego Maradona if he is to secure a World Cup starting spot. The South American side has a wealth of attacking options, including the incomparable genius of Lionel Messi,.
Super Eagles and Everton striker, Victor Anichebe has said that Nigeria have the men who can withstand the tide of Argentina when both continental giants clash in a 2010 World Cup Group B opener on June 12 at the Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
Argentina coach, Diego Maradona has promised to play an offensive formation when his stars-studded side, confront Nigeria in the 2010 World Cup Group B opener at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.
By Godfrey Bivbere
Senate Committee on Marine Transport has accused the management of Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA of misleading the Federal Government into approving the controversial Cargo Tracking Note, CTN, even as the management has revealed that it has collected 1.59 million euros from the scheme in five months.
Speaking at a public hearing on [...]
By Kenneth Ehigiator
LAGOS—The National  Emergency Management Agency, NEMA said yesterday that it had learnt its lessons from the Beechcraft 1900D missing aircraft which crashed at Obanliku, Cross Rivers State, stressing that its focus was to respond swiftly to road, air and sea emergency situations.
Director-General of the agency, Air Vice Marshal Audu Bida (rtd), made [...]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA —The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, yesterday arraigned its former accountant, one Mr. Gabriel Musaminu Ogida before an Abuja high court, for allegedly issuing a cheque from the coffers of the commission to a private owned company.
The ICPC docked the accused person yesterday alongside the manager [...]
EIGHTEEN persons, including students have been arrested over examination racketeering, involving the leakage of Mathematics questions for Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, SSCE.
ONE of the most vexing issues in Nigerian politics today is rotational presidency and the parliamentarians decided to bare their minds on the issue.
A preg-nant mother of three, identified as Ijeoma, was early Monday morning brutally murdered by unknown persons in Owerri.
CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said, yesterday, that Nigeria lost $20 billion to the global financial crisis through capital flight.
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