State of economy: PDP’s wasteful 16 years reason Nigeria is poor – Buhari
In a manner that depicted worry and anger consequent upon the present poor state of the Nigerian economy, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja lashed out at the 16 years rule of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, regretting that the previous governments did not save for the "rainy day"
Conte becomes Chelsea manager on three-year deal
Italy coach Antonio Conte was named as Chelsea’s new manager on Monday after the reigning Premier League champions announced he had signed a three-year contract that will start following Euro 2016. “I am happy we have made the announcement now so everything is clear and we can end the speculation,” said Conte, first tipped as […]
Industrialist urges FG not to devalue naira
An industrialist, Chief Eric Umeofia, has advised the Federal Government against devaluing the country’s currency but stresses the need for the diversification of the economy.
PDP Nat’l Convention: ‘Modu Sheriff sets up 4 Special C’ttees
In line with the decision of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Chairman, Sen. Ali Modu-Sheriff has constituted the four special committees in preparation of the PDP National Convention, billed for May 21, 2016, and the overall rebuilding and repositioning of the party.
LMC says Ebele Obi, others have apologised
The League Management Company (LMC) on Sunday in Abuja said it had closed all recent cases of indiscipline before it.
SERAP wants Buhari to coordinate FG’s response to fuel crisis
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to exercise his authority as Minister of Petroleum Resources and urgently coordinate government responses to the fuel scarcity.
MTN includes World Panel SunStream in new bundle
MTN South Africa on Monday launched its new promotional package featuring World Panel’s SunStream, which allows users to stream electricity from the sun directly into their mobile devices.
School feeding: Kaduna injects N311m into the economy every week – Commissioner
A total of 72, 000 jobs have been created under the Kaduna State Government’s School Feeding Programme introduced in January, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr Shehu Adamu, has said.
Kaduna Govt to introduce special scholarship programme for physically challenged students – Commissioner
The Kaduna State Government, on Monday said it would introduce a special scholarship scheme for indigent and physically challenged students from the state, studying in tertiary institutions.
Boyfriend gets N100, 000 bail for alleged theft from girlfriend
A Grade 1 Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Monday granted bail to Jacob Odeh in the sum of N100, 000 for alleged theft.
Student docked over alleged Blackberry theft
A 19-year-old student, Obed Daniel of Ruggan Auta Mararaba, was on Monday arraigned in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, over alleged theft of a Blackberry cell phone.
