CHAIRMAN, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora matters, Barrister Rita Orji yesterday said that the detention of 50 Nigerians by the Turkish government was an insult on the sovereignty of the country.

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, on Wednesday said Chinese private sector companies had pledged an additional investment of 70 billion dollars to the Nigerian economy.

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muiz Banire, on his 50th birthday.

THIS is a season of independence anniversaries of countries around the world. For weeks now, Embassies and Consulates in Nigeria have seized the opportunity of celebrating their independence, just as Nigeria marked her 56th year, to organize diverse activities to celebrate their freedom.

The minister of petroleum resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu has revealed that council had given approval for the resuscitation of the National Council‎ on the Hydrocarbon, saying it would act as an ombudsman council.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Fasola also stated that FEC approved the procurement of three transformers of 150 MVA‎ to be installed in sub-stations in Shiroro, ‎Oshogbo and Ondo.

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has donated N1million and training kitS to Mrs Latifat Tijani, an indigene of the state who won silver medal at the last Paralympics in Rio, Brazil.

Kwara State government has debunked the claim by a group, “Organising Kwara Political Action Group,” that it collected over one trillion naira in federal allocations between the administration of Dr. Bukola Saraki and the current administration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed.

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Aside the cash gift, two teachers, adjudged to be the best in the state in the out-going year at both secondary and primary schools, were given brand new KIA RIO cars each.

ABUJA-The federal government has given its nod for the purchase of 350 operational vehicles for the Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the multinational professional services network, estimates that by 2040 Africa is expected to have the world’s largest labour force, ahead of even India and China. But as of today, it is a labour force with some serious skills and education challenges.

Professor Adebiyi Daramola, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State and the Bursar, Emmanuel Ademola Oresegun, are being quizzed at the Iyaganku, Ibadan office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in respect to an alleged case of Abuse of Office and misappropriation of funds.

FCT Minister Muhammad Bello has directed that any motorist who beats traffic light should be arrested and taken immediately for psychiatric test.

“There have been several cases of breast cancer in men though, it was not as pronounced as that of women.