Deployment to Mali: Two soldiers killed, five wounded in Kogi explosion
Two soldiers were killed and five others injured Saturday in an explosion in Okene city in Kogi state, an army spokesman said, adding that they were part of the contingent set to be deployed to Mali.
N60m cell phone project: Activist calls for sack of Agric Minister, others
Human right activist, Alhaji Joseph Atseyinku, has lent weight to growing criticisms against the plan by the Federal Government to purchase cell phones for ten million rural farmers across Nigeria. The project which is expected to gulp a total sum of N60m has generated ripples in different parts.
Jonathan approves new boards for teaching hospitals, NAFDAC
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the constitution of the boards of Federal Government University Teaching Hospitals and NAFDAC.
Gunmen, Kidnappers on rampage in Gombe
A state of uneasy calm has enveloped Gombe state arising from the killing of the Minority Leader of the State House of Assembly and others. Security situation in Gombe state has taken a down turn. Palpable fear has now gripped the state especially Gombe, the state capital.
CBN to mop up N826bn from circulation in first quarter
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday said it will mop up about N826.31 billion from circulation in the first quarter of 2013, through the sale of Treasury Bills, T-Bills, with different maturity periods.
AFCON: Sports minister promises live telecast
Sports Minister Bolaji Abdullahi said on Friday in Lagos that efforts were still on to ensure that Nigerians watched the live telecast of matches of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
