Buhari’s government borrowing for infrastructure upgrade, social welfare packages, says minister
By Ikechukwu Odu The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Ikanade Agba, weekend, said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is borrowing funds for infrastructure upgrade and social welfare packages. The Minister who said the Buhari’s government is not borrowing to squander funds, explained that there is an ongoing effort to connect rural roads […]
UPDATED: Military aircraft crash-lands in Abuja, 8 persons feared dead
A military aircraft King Air 350 has just crashed, short of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja runway after reporting engine failure en route to Minna.
Expect to pay N195 per litre for petrol, marketers tell Nigerians
Members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, have advised Nigerians to expect a higher petrol pump price in the coming days, saying the price may rise to N195 per litre.
VIDEO: Watch moment Military aircraft crash-lands in Abuja
A military aircraft King Air 350 has just crashed, short of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja runway after reporting engine failure en route to Minna.
TCN, Borno Govt to restore power supply in Maiduguri and environs
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) with the support of Borno State Government has mobilised to ensure quick restoration of electricity supply to Maiduguri and environs. TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Mbah said that the electricity supply was interrupted following the damage to […]
Juliet Ibrahim, Mc Tagwaye endorse Ned Nwoko’s Malaria Eradication Project
Celebrities from Nollywood, comedy and music across Nigeria have lent their voices to the laudable project of eradicating malaria in Africa as being proposed by the billionaire philanthropist and Antarctica explorer Prince Ned Nwoko. In pictures released by his Media aide, Adeniyi Ifetayo Moses, the campaign being Africa-oriented had Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim endorse the […]
Atiku commends FG readiness to privatize nation’s refineries
By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s willingness to privatize the nation’s existing refineries and other assets to revamp the country’s economy. Atiku who gave the commendation, Sunday, in a statement he personally endorsed, noted that a privatized economy would be of better service to the […]
Use housing to tackle rural-urban drift — Oba Oyelude charges govt, private developers
A traditional ruler in Osun State, the Olowu of Kuta, Oba Adekunle Oyelude has urged the federal government and private estate developers to invest in rural areas to check the rising movement of youths to urban centres.
Niger political veterans face off in presidential vote
Niger voted Sunday in a presidential run-off between two political heavyweights that is set to bring about the first democratic transition of power in the coup-prone country’s history. The world’s poorest nation according to the UN’s development benchmark covering 189 countries, Niger is also struggling with jihadist insurgencies that have spilled over from Mali and Nigeria. […]
Revenue touts assault policeman in Abia
By Ugochukwu Alaribe – Umuahia Touts allegedly working for a revenue contractor in Aba, Abia State, attacked the convoy of a popular industrialist and injured a policeman on his convoy along Okigwe road area of the city. Vanguard gathered that the touts had accosted the second vehicle in the convoy, thinking that it was conveying […]
Djokovic defeats Medvedev to win Australian Open
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has won a record-extending ninth Australian Open and 18th grand slam with a 7-5 6-2 6-2 victory over Russia’s Daniil Medvedev. His latest triumph in Melbourne has brought the 33-year-old world number one Djokovic to within two of the record mark of 20 major wins shared by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. […]
