Four top activists held after Niger protest violence
Four leading opposition and rights figures are being held in Niger prisons following a banned weekend demonstration that turned violent in the capital Niamey, media reports said Tuesday.
Why some Nigerians are hooked to CNN, BBC- Maku
Mr Labaran Maku, former Minister of Information and National Orientation has lauded objectivity, fairness, neutrality and openness of the Precious Frequency Modulated (FM) 102.5 of Radio Nigeria in Lafia.
Masari empowers 255 youths with training and business capital
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has described youth entrepreneurship as key to solving the problem of unemployment in the society.
Fuel scarcity: Baru says recent petrol supply hiccup, a learning curve
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says it has activated measures to ensure that the prevailing stability in the supply and distribution of petroleum products is sustained across the country.
NASS postpones 2018 Budget approval to May
The National Assembly has postponed the approval of this year’s budget till May 2018.
FG pledges to achieve modern contraceptive rate of 27% by 2020
The Federal Government in collaboration with key stakeholders and partners have pledged to achieve a Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) of 27 per cent among women by 2020.
Foreign exchange market: CBN intervenes with $210m
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday intervened in the inter-bank sector of the Foreign Exchange market to the tune of 210 million dollars.
NiMet predicts partly cloudy, sunny weather for Wednesday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather conditions over most parts of the central states of the country on Wednesday.
FG to boost power generation via renewable energy resources – Onu
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said on Tuesday said that the Federal Government would use renewable energy resources to increase energy generation.
Onu made this known when he received an Energy Charter Mission Team on Energy Investment Risk Assessment (EIRA) 2018 in Abuja.
LAUTECH VC, principal officers not sacked – Spokesman
The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology(LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, on Tuesday dismissed reports that the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adeniyi Gbadegesin, and other principal officers of the institution had been sacked.
IGP Idris, National Security And The Nigeria Media (1)
The Police Force is the physical personification of a representative government, the closest manifestation of democracy to the people. It is not mind-boggling to describe the Police Force as the face of a government.
