THE Nigerian oil and gas sector attracted $14.34 million, about N2.87 billion worth foreign investments in the first half, HY1, of 2015, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has revealed.

The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called for the removal of the Chief Medical Directors of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Prof. Chris Bode and his counterpart at the Federal Neuro- Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Dr. Raheem Lawal.

More than 270 Nigerians representing companies within and outside the country were among the participants at the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company of Nigeria Ltd (SNEPCo) business summit in Aberdeen, Scotland,which explored opportunities aimed at repatriating skills and experience to the oil and gas industry back home.

THE Director, Centre for Niger Delta Studies in Niger Delta University, NDU, Bayelsa State, Professor Ibaba Samuel Ibaba, has condemned the spate of hate campaigns and speeches by politicians and political parties in the state ahead of the December 5 governorship elections.

IT was thrills and frills in Lagos at the weekend, when Guinness Nigeria organised a media launch of its new marketing campaign tagged “Every Minute Made of Black” as Nigeria’s ex-internationals handed a heart-wrenching 3-2 defeat to a team of journalists from the print media.

As part of its commitment to mitigate the challenge of infertility in Nigeria, the Fertility Treatment Support Foundation, FTSF, is offering free fertility screening and full treatment to Nigerian couples looking for the fruit of the womb.

KADUNA—No fewer than 12 persons are feared dead in the flooding that swept through Kaduna, following yesterday’s heavy downpour.

South Africa’s main opposition party has filed papers seeking a police investigation into bribery allegations against two chief organisers of the 2010 football World Cup.

South West Zonal Organizing Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Femi Careena, has said it was unfair for President Muhammadu Buhari to tag ministers as noise- makers.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State yesterday presented the list of would-be cabinet members to the House of Assembly for screening.

The Clerk of the House, Mr. Ganiyu Abiru read the names on the floor to members

THERE was a growing concern recently among Lagos residents over perceived ineffectiveness of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, in enforcing various sections of the 2012 Road Traffic Law.

Boko Haram carried out its deadliest attacks on the key northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power, killing scores in a series of coordinated bomb blasts.

The 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in U.S. prime time television programming from June 1, 2014 until May 31, 2015, as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The ceremony was held on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California, and broadcast in the […]

FIFA U-17 World Cup champions, the Golden Eaglets, will depart for a training camp in Argentina today ahead of the World Cup in Chile, officials have informed. Nigeria won a record fourth title in United Arab Emirates in 2013.

The penetration of mobile instant messaging platforms such as Whatsapp, Black Berry Messenger (BBM), Palmchat, 2go, among others in Nigeria’s social media ecosystem has no doubt increased appreciably.