Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh has assured the Board and management of the Nigerdock Nigeria Plc that the Bureau is committed to the full realization of the potentials of the integrated engineering and Fabrication Company. Receiving a report of the BPE/Nigerdock Joint …

Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Hajiya Amina Mohammed passed the night in Borno State after an assessment visit to Bama in company of Governor Kashim Shettima on Wednesday. With Bama recorded as worst destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists, the DSG said she was in the town, once occupied …

The Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, his Otukpo counterpart Bishop Michael Apochi and scores of clergy men will on Saturday January 13, 2018 dedicate the ultra modern St. Augustine Catholic Church in Otukpo, Benue State to God for worship. Built and donated to the church …

By Grace Alegba Refuse dotting Lagos roads and the city centre will soon be a thing of the past as the state government is set to evacuate 5,000 metric tonnes of waste daily to its new landfill in Epe. The state is set to carry out the exercise under a …

By Mike Mbonye The Nigerian Community in South Africa, say, four members are in critical condition in the hospital while some shops have been burnt in renewed attacks by South Africans. Mr Paul Nwanedo, chairman, Nigerian Union, North West Province chapter told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the …

The form table suggests Liverpool have realistic hopes of disrupting Manchester City’s waltz towards the Premier League title when they meet on Sunday, although they must quickly learn how to cope without Philippe Coutinho. The Brazilian playmaker completed a 142 million-pound ($192 million) move to Barcelona on Monday, meaning Juergen …

Sen. Suleiman Adokwe (PDP/Nasarawa South) has called for urgent measures to end the incessant farmers/herdsmen clashes to avoid dire consequences “especially acute food crisis”. “The farmers/herdsmen clashes have continued for too long; if this continues, food shortage is imminent,” Adokwe said on Wednesday, when he visited victims of Nasarawa and …

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes the introduction of a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in English football is a welcome move. This was after the technology was used in his side’s League Cup tension-soaked semi-final against Chelsea on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chelsea missed a …

According to IMDb, the movie database website owned by Amazon, Akindele-Bello a.k.a Jenifa, will play a member of the Black Panther’s guards, the Dora Milaje Wakanda’s all-female Special Forces unit from the Black Panther comics. Avengers: Infinity War is scheduled for release on May 4, 2018. A sequel is planned …

Ace saxophonist, songwriter, gospel singer and televangelist, Pastor Kunle Ajayi, will be celebrating God’s faithfulness on Sunday January 21, 2018. The programme, which is a celebration of 30 years in the music ministry by the Music Director of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, will take place at the …

The Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command, has arrested 52 suspects in connection with the protests by members of the El-Zakzaky Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) in the capital city. A statement by DSP Anjuguri Manzah, Police Public Relations Officer, said that those arrested will be charged to court soon, …

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), one of the stems of sound corporate governance, is increasingly attaining wider global and local adoption as its impacts in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals become more perceptible. Today, top executives across different industry want to demonstrate their corporate citizenship through altruistic, ethical and …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State Wednesday received ten out of the eleven indigenes of the state who were among the 490 Nigerians that were recently repatriated from Libya. Addressing the returnees at the Government House, Enugu, Gov. Ugwuanyi thanked God for their safe return and also expressed gratitude to …

The fate of the planned rerun election for Anambra Central Senatorial district is in the balance as a Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 12 to decide if there is need for the election. ‎The judgment will be coming barely 24 hours to the scheduled rerun. The Independent …

In response to the recent killings in Benue and Rivers States, President of the Senate,Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has directed members of the Senate Adhoc Committee on Security to immediately resume sitting and work through the weekend to ensure they have an interim report ready for the consideration of members …

By Philip Dzeremo The Benue Government says it will bury victims of the Jan. 1 attacks on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that 73 persons were gunned down by unknown assailants that invaded five villages in Guma and Logo Local Governments on new year’s …

The Senate has asked the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, to explain to Nigerians why he has been running around the courts seeking to stop the probe by the two chambers of the National Assembly into how Mr. Abdulrashid Maina, an Assistant Director in the …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said his administration was making strategic efforts to transform Onikan-Marina axis to a world class tourism hub that would go a long way to restore the lost glory of Lagos Island. The Governor, who spoke at the foundation laying ceremony of the …

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on all Ijaws to support the ongoing reconciliation efforts to strengthen the two umbrella organizations in the Ijaw ethnic nationality, the Ijaw National Congress and the Ijaw Youth Council. Dickson stressed that both organizations were critical to the effective coordination …

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has alerted the public of the existence of some fake twitter handles purported to to be owned by the Governor of the apex bank. A statement by Isaac Okorafor, Ag. Director, Corporate Communications of CBN, said that Mr.Emefiele has no twitter handle and warned …

Enugu State Government in keeping with its massive road construction works both in the rural and urban areas Tuesday awarded contract for the construction of a 10-kilometer Emene-Nkwubor-Ugwuomu-Nike road in Enugu East Local Government Area of the state at the cost of over N1.5 billion. The road which leads to …

By Donald Ugwu Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Tuesday reported fresh killing of two policemen in Benue to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging prompt action to stop the carnage and arrest those behind it. He disclosed this to State House correspondents after he briefed Mr President on the security situation …

By Suzzy Tolofari The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), retired Col. Hameed Ali has approved the appointment of three officers in acting capacity, and redeployed eight to reposition the Service for greater efficiency in 2018. Ali announced this in a statement signed by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah …

By Richards Nzemeke The Police Command in Rivers says “boys” of late Johnson Igwedibia, aka Don Waney, are regrouping to cause more mayhem in Omoku, Ogba/Ndoni/Egbema Local Government Area and its environs. The command’s Spokesman, Nnamdi Omoni, disclosed this in Port Harcourt on Tuesday in an interview with the News …

Rather than dare the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea, with scores of lives lost in the process, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged illegal migrants to stay back home, and find ways to improve their personal economies. Receiving Hon. Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, who came as Special …