The Tudun Wada ward of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State on Monday suspended the senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Shehu Sani, from the party. The senator, a registered member of the party from the Tudun Wada ward, was suspended for anti-party activities and other offences. The chapter …

Louis van Gaal has vowed to fight on as Manchester United manager, but admits that the matter may yet be taken out of his hands by the club’s board. The Dutchman, 64, has faced three weeks of speculation after a run of games that has seen United slip to sixth …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has stated that the Special Intervention Fuel Supply instituted by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, is intensifying efforts at eradicating the noticeable fuel queues across the country with the sustained truck-out of petrol to the nooks and crannies of …

World Bank has faulted the Gross Domestic Product growth rate for the country as contained in the 2016 budget by the federal government. While the bank has pegged it at 3.7 per cent, the Federal Government economic agenda as contained in the 2016 budget breakdown insisted on GDP growth rate …

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released N250 million to Lagos State Agro-allied Cooperative Multipurpose Societies Ltd on behalf of the Federal Government for on-lending to genuine cooperative societies’ members in Lagos at the single digit nine per cent interest rate to accelerate the eradication of poverty from the state. …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode weekend, restated his commitment to keeping faith with the promise he made during the electioneering campaign to run an all-inclusive government, where every community will not be left out in the scheme of affairs. Governor Ambode, who spoke while flagging off the ‘One Lagos …

The Police Management Team and the Police Service Commission has decided to put on hold the ongoing screening exercise of Policemen who acquired Degree/HND while in service. A statement by ACP Olabisi Kolawole, Force Public Relations Officer, said that the decision was based on allegation of malpractices and innuendoes going …

In my November piece, The enemy within, I paid homage to Comrade Ibrahim Yusuf, the humble labour leader who introduced me to trade unionism. I was fresh from the university and held strongly to certain ideas. For instance, the State Security Services, then known as the Nigeria Security Organisation (NSO)were …

The Federal Government on Monday assured that the National Theatre will always remain a national monument and will not be sold for whatever reason. “But we are not averse to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement that will add value to the iconic (National Theatre) complex,” the Minister of Information and …

Sokoto State government has said it will not sack any teacher from the state’s civil service, but will not fail to reassign any that does not have the requisite qualifications to be in the classroom. Making this known while addressing the annual national congress of his alma mata, the Dogon …

The Bonga North West deep-water development has won prestigious awards in the United States and Qatar. It was named Engineering Project of the Year 2015 at the Platts Global Energy Awards in New York, and it also picked up the silver prize for the Project Integration Excellence Award of the …

By Bola Bolawole If you are not in government, you are hard put to know a lot of things about government and governance. Especially in a country like Nigeria where government is treated like a cult and transparency and accountability are yet to permeate the mentality of many in the …

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has attributed the rot in the state’s education sector to the failure of the immediate past administration to pay attention to the problems therein. Umahi stated this in his country home, Umunaga- Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area when members of the State Universal Basic …

As the countdown to 2015 Glo – CAF Awards hots up; top artistes from different parts of Africa have been lined up to light up the Awards night holding in Abuja, Nigeria, on 7th January, 2016. The top acts expected to entertain guests and VIPs at the event include Salif …

The death toll in Maiduguri, Borno State’s multiple suicide bombings Monday hit 52 with 124 people injured and being treated at the State Specialist Hospital, Umaru Shehu Ultra-Modern Hospital and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), Maiduguri. While conducting Borno State’s Governor, Kashim Shettima, round the Emergency ward of …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The troops of the Nigerian Army on Sunday repelled what would have been a major disaster when 14 female suicide bombers invaded Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, for a coordinated suicide mission. Addressing the press at the Operation Lafiya Dole media centre, the theater commander, Major …

President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan of deliberately provoking Nigerian soldiers into mutiny by its actions and turning round to arrest and prosecute the soldiers. He said the past administration, while fighting terrorists, sent soldiers to the battlefield without arms and ammunition. Buhari made …

ANTHONY OMOH The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Ikeh Maxwell Obumneme, on Boxing Day at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos with substances that tested positive for cocaine inserted in his anus. The suspect was arrested on December 26th Boxing Day on …

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has noted that the relaxation of monetary conditions is yet to impact on the cost of funds in the economy and predicted that the Gross Domestic Product, GDP will rebound in 2016. While reviewing the year, 2015, LCCI noted that the business …

ANTHONY OMOH Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has charged domestic airlines to remit the 5% Ticket, Charter and Cargo Sales Charges that they have collected in trust for the NCAA, this money so far have accumulated to over N6billion. The TSC is a charge collected for the agencies by the …