B/Haram: Children dying in Giwa Barracks — Amnesty Int’l
Amnesty International, AI, yesterday alleged that 149 detainees, including children, had died in Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri, Borno State, between January and April, where some Boko Haram suspects were detained.
Keshi set for S/Africa job
FORMER Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi could soon be leading a club in the South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) after he agreed to work with an agency in that country.
Why petrol subsidy removal is a gift to Nigerians -CSO
The Centre for Social Justice, Equity and Transparency (CESJET), on Wednesday, commended the Federal Government’s removal of subsidy from the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, which would see the essential commodity now sell for N145 per litre.
Lagos releases N10bn for completion of 114 LG roads
The Lagos State Government has released the sum of N10.8billion to date to ensure completion of the ongoing construction of 114 roads across the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the State by the end of June, 2016
Naira depreciates further at parallel market
Lagos – The Naira on Wednesday depreciated further at the parallel market, exchanging for N322 to the dollar. Naira lost N1 from the N321 it traded on Monday. Also the naira traded at N465 and N365 against the Pound Sterling and the Euro respectively from the N467 and N365 it exchanged on Monday. Meanwhile, the […]
Cameron’s `corruption’ remark wake-up call to shun corruption – Stakeholders
Some Nigerians on Wednesday expressed displeasure over statement credited to British Prime Minister, David Cameron, that Nigeria was a “fantastically corrupt’’ country
Orientation exercise: NYSC denies postponment of stream 2 of 2016 Batch ‘A’
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Wednesday, denied a rumour peddling through the social media that it had cut short the ongoing orientation exercise for the 2016 Batch ‘A’ by shifting the stream two till the end of the year, due to scarcity of fund.
Nigeria losing N1.93bn daily as Shell halts oil exports
Nigeria’s revenue woes heightened on Wednesday, as Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, declared a force majeure on the export of Bonny Light crude, as a result of damage to a major crude oil export pipeline, the Nembe Creek Trunk Line.
2face bags Masters Degree
Iconic singer 2face Idibia on Tuesday, bagged an honorary Master of Arts in Music degree at Igbinedion University, courtesy of the Esama of Benin Kingdom and founder of the university, Gabriel Igbinedion
ASUS brings VivoBook laptop to market
Taiwanese technology giant, ASUS has introduced VivoBook laptop to the Nigerian market with Windows 10 embedded on it
Engage global stakeholders to develop 5G standards – Gwandu
The Former Acting Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Chairman Commonwealth International Telecommunications Union, ITU Group Dr Bashir Gwandu has urged Fifth Generation (5G) systems engineers and standards developers to ensure full engagement with key stakeholders around the globe for successful development of 5G standards to avoid the pitfalls of other technologies such as the Wimax and even the 3G.
