The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the party will correct all the wrongs committed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa if it wins the governorship election in the state. Oshiomhole said this at the flag-off of the party’s campaign in Ogbia Town, Ogbia Local Government Area of […]

The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Gashua in Yobe State, Prof. Andrew Haruna, has advised Nigerian leaders against using language and ethnic differences as a political distraction to hinder national integration and development. The vice-chancellor gave the advice at the 2019 annual lecture of the Faculty of Arts, Lagos State University (LASU) on Monday in Lagos. The […]

FBN Holdings Plc on Monday said the non-performing loans (NPLs) ratio for its commercial bank reduced to 12. 6 per cent for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2019. This is contained in the company’s unaudited result for nine months as of Sept. 30, released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The result showed an […]

..Commence preliminary work By Olasunkanmi Akoni Barely seven days after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State declared a state of emergency on various dilapidated highways across the state various contractors, yesterday, moved to the site to commence preliminary construction works. They came as Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, inspected […]

By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo Akwa Ibom State government has put plans in place to establish two rehabilitation centres in for ex-militants that dropped their arms last year after terrorising Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun local government areas for over two years. Chairman of Ukanafun Local Government Area, Mr. Uko Idiong, who disclosed this to newsmen […]

By Henry Umoru – Abuja President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, on Sunday held an expanded meeting over the security challenges in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In a statement yesterday in Abuja by the Special Adviser, Media to the President of the Senate, Ola Awoniyi, it was similar to the security meeting held […]

 …says FG to Localize Railway Technology  …presents  N748m 2020 budget proposal for Marine sector By Henry Umoru – Abuja Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi denied reports that a train was shot at, saying that nobody shot at any train. Speaking on Sunday in Abuja, when he presented the ministry’s  2020  budget before the National Assembly […]

By Alemma-Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City It was a colourful ceremony at the University of Benin Sports Complex when the 2019 National Festival for Arts and Culture tagged NAFEST 2019 opened were the Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NACA), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe and Governor Godwin Obaseki called for Nigeria to use the festival […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government Monday, disclosed disbursing $76,538,530 million recovered Abacha loot to transform lives of poor Nigerians under the National Social Investment Programme, N-SIP, as more beneficiaries emerge from the National Cash Transfer Programme. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments, Mrs Maryam Uwais, […]

By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin The Vice-chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Sulyman Abdulkareem Age said he ventured into pure water and soap making business in the 90s when he returned from his overseas studies and was frustrated out of the enterprise when his marketers didn’t return the sales proceeds. He said his saving […]