A total of 19,400 federal civil servants have benefited from the Federal Government Housing Loan Scheme, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOSOF), Alhaji Bukar Aji, has said.

The Sokoto State Government said on Sunday that it would give out in a mass wedding, 250 widows and widowers across the state to give them a new lease of life.

THE Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, Tuesday, raised alarm over what he described as the likely extinction of the Bini language in the nearest future, if urgent steps were not taken to address the problem.

Three crew members on board a training aircraft of International Aviation College, Ilorin, escaped death as the plane crashed during a routine exercise.

Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra on Monday said that neither All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) nor himself rigged the Nov. 16 governorship elections in the state.

Yale University announced Monday it was on lockdown following reports of an armed person on the loose at one of the most prestigious universities in the United States.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed record signing Mesut Ozil to rediscover his best form after some subdued performances in recent weeks.

President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his love and faith in the Nigerian youths .The President speaking at the 3rd Edition of the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWiN) Programme in Abuja said that he believes in the youths of Nigeria and that the youths are not only vibrant; they are intelligent, resilient and hard working.

THE Management of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, EBSU, Monday announced that academic activities would resume in all the campuses of the institution on Tuesday, 26th November, 2013.

The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Mr Emeka Wogu on Monday said Nigerians have every reason to celebrate the nation’s centenary.

-The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has designated 256 centres for the 2014/2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Computer Based Test (CBT) across the country.

The President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr Nasir Fagge, on Monday in Abuja called for appropriate remuneration of Nigeria’s workforce to bolster the morale of workers.

The House of Representatives committee on Foreign Affairs will tomorrow start a probe into the alleged plans to sell the Nigeria House in New York which is the official residence of Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and the Counsel General.

Justice Abimbola Obaseki-Adejumo, the presiding judge of the Federal High Court, Ibadan Division, has advised lawyers to take active part in the rehabilitation of their clients who had become ex-convicts.