Girl-child education’ll curb street begging, VVF— Commissioner
Street begging and the scourge of VVF in the north could be curbed if the girl child who subsequently becomes a mother is given quality education.
Plateau State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Olivia Dazyem and Hajia Aminu Salihu disclosed this in Jos weekend at the 3rd Plateau Roundtable organized by Carefronting Nigeria in collaboration with Freedom House.
NNS Thunder returns after 4-month trip to Australia
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Thunder on Wednesday arrived in Lagos after successfully participating in the Royal Australian Navy’s International Fleet Review in Sydney.
72 shooters vie for honours at late Maj. Ogundele-Ojo Memorial tourney
Seventy-two shooters on Wednesday began to vie for honours at the maiden Late Maj. Joseph Ogundele-Ojo Memorial National Shooting Championships.
We don’t have a team for CHAN yet, says Keshi
Super Eagles Head Coach Stephen Keshi said on Wednesday that the country had yet to assemble a team for the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) beginning in South Africa in January.
APC woos Atiku, plans to meet with Obasanjo
A former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) was working on modalities to meet with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Nebo wants electricity market operators to adhere to the rules
The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has advised electricity market operators on the need to adhere to the interim market rules for better efficiency in the electricity distribution process.
FOR THE RECORD: Read Full text of Iyabo’s letter to OBJ
FOR THE RECORD: Read Full text of Iyabo’s letter to OBJ
$49.8b NNPC missing fund: CBN gov’s letter a mistake-Ex-NNPC Director
A former Group Executive Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Godwin Ihetu has declared that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi made a mistake in writing the letter which indicated that a whopping $50bn was mission form the nation’s oil proceeds.
NFA gives financial breakdown of FIFA 2014 World Cup largesse
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) on Wednesday explained in detail, the amount to be received by the country following its participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals.
Doctors’ strike paralyses activities in Lagos hospitals
Activities at government-owned hospitals in Lagos State were on Wednesday paralysed following a five-day warning strike by directed by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
37 PDP Reps defect to APC
Thirty-seven out of the 208 PDP members in the House of Representatives on Wednesday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
