Minna—Youths in Niger State, yesterday, took to major streets of Minna, the state capital, to protest incessant power outages in the state, claiming that the state has for over two years been in darkness. The protesters also stormed the regional office of the Abuja Electricity Development Company, AEDC, in Minna and the state House of […]

CHIEF of Army Staff, Lt General Tukur Buratai, yesterday, warned against delay in payment of salaries and allowances of troops engaged in the fight against insurgency in the North East.

ABUJA—Concerned about the dwindling efficiency of Development  Financial Institutions in the country, DFIs, such as Bank of Industry and Bank of Agriculture, the House of Representatives has begun processes to revitalise them to serve as catalysts for development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and agro-based businesses. Disclosing this when he delivered a speech […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Warri—NATIONAL Treasurer of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers Union, NUPENG, Mr. Williams Akporeha, yesterday, in Warri, Delta State, described the inauguration of United Labour Congress of Nigeria ULC, and the emergence of Joe Ajaero and Igwe Achese as President and Deputy President, respectively, as a major step to giving […]

By Dennis Udoma UYO—Special Adviser to Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Political, Legislative Affairs and Water Resources, Mr Ekong Sampson, has expressed optimism that the governor’s open door and inclusive approach to governance would engender faster implementation of government policies and programmes. Sampson, while fielding questions from newsmen in his office, yesterday, […]

Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia-bound Enugu Rangers star forward Chisom Egbuchulam has confessed he remains in love with his hometown club despite moving closer to signing for the Tunisian champions. Early in the week, Egbuchulam passed a routine medical at Sousse, where Etoile are based. “I am pleased to have done my medical today(Monday), it […]

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday ordered a probe of the nine federal universities established by the past administration to ascertain the execution of their projects.

Interswitch Ltd., which processes payments for banks and owns a brand of debit cards in Nigeria, suspended plans to raise as much as $1 billion in an initial public offering as investors fret over further potential weakness in the naira and a shortage of foreign currency.

By Peter Duru & Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos—Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, yesterday, presented a budget estimate of N132.7 billion, tagged Budget of Rescue and Confidence Building, to the state House of Assembly for consideration and passage. The estimate is N13.9 billion less than that of 2016 budget, a change Governor Lalong attributed to the […]

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has raised alarm over alleged plot by opposition politicians in the state to connive with a communication service provider in the country to send bulk sms with phone numbers of PDP chieftains in the state, threatening staff of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that PDP candidates won the last December 10 re-run elections in the state.