Students in secondary schools across the country have been invited to submit entries in the 2013 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition. The essay competition for secondary students is organized by UBA Foundation; the corporate social responsibility arm of UBA to encourage healthy and intellectual competition among secondary school students in Nigeria .

An Upper Area Court in Jos Friday remanded a 35-year-old Pastor, Yakubu Izang, in prison for allegedly defiling two under age girls.

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of a legendary singer, Onyeka Onwenu, as the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Women Development, NCWD, Abuja.

Following the incessant raping of minors in OgunState, the State government has pledged to ensure that all rapists are brought to book, warning ambitious rapists to desist from the criminal act or face the full wrath of the law.

Global mobile phone ecosystem will witness a new dimension in instant mobile to mobile messaging with privacy, as the iconic mobile social network, BBM will begin rolling out for Android and iPhone customers around the world .

Following the introduction of the Biometrics Central Motor Registration BCMR by the Nigeria Police Force recently, Nigerian motorists had within the week been faced with another burden as motorists have been enforced to go through it in order to cub crimes and terrorism.

Nigeria have named an unchanged squad from a recent qualifier at home to Malawi for next month’s World Cup play-off in Ethiopia.

Pat Storey was appointed the first woman Bishop in Britain and Ireland, the Anglican Church of Ireland announced on Friday.

Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has thrown its full weight behind the immediate implementation of the recently approved National Broadband Plan (NNBP), saying speedy execution of the strategy document can contribute about N190bn to the country’s GDP in 2015.

President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved Mrs. Joy Emordi of her appointment as Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters with immediate effect.