AGENE GODWIN, Benin Information has emerged on the existence of an employment racket inside the University of Benin which charges applicants for administrative and academic jobs between N300, 000 and N500, 000 to secure the positions. This is even as there is an official embargo on employment at the institution. …

The restructuring of the short-term bank loans of 23 states into long-term Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN, Bonds by the Debt Management Office, DMO, has ended with loans totaling N575.516 billion for all the affected states restructured into 20-year Bonds. According to a release by the DMO titled ‘ Final …

The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ovwigho Igbuya, Monday congratulated state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa for his victory at the Election Tribunal, just as he praised the judiciary for ‘remaining the protector of the oppressed.’ In a statement issued in Asaba by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. …

Media practitioners of south-south deo-political zone of the country have pledged to cooperate with the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon Ovwigho Igbuya. They also praised Hon. Igbuya for bringing about a more dynamic way of administering the affairs of the Delta State House of Assembly. The professionals …

Michel Platini has had a first procedural appeal against a 90-day ban from all football activities rejected, representatives of the UEFA president revealed on Monday. “This decision is not that of the (FIFA) appeals committee, for which no date has yet been communicated to Platini,” the Frenchman’s counsel said in …

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles have qualified for the 2016 African Nations Championship (Chan) in Rwanda, following a 0-0 draw with Burkina Faso in the second leg of their qualifying tie at the Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, Sunday. A first half penalty miss represented Burkina Faso’s best chance to open …

ABDULLAHI ISAH, Maiduguri The Nigerian Army has organized a three-day workshop to sensitize its Directors of Army Public Relations (DAPRs) on effective information management in its war against insurgency in the North-east. While declaring the occasion open, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai said that for the …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has pledged to support and assist the Yakubu Gowon Centre and its partners to control malaria and other neglected tropical diseases in the state. The former military Head of State and initiator of the Centre, Gen Yakubu Gowon (rtd), visited the Government House, Enugu, …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Sunday, said that his administration has concluded plans to procure three helicopters next month to enable security agencies tackle criminal activities from the air as well assist in monitoring traffic gridlock to ease movement across the metropolis. Governor Ambode, who spoke as guest on …

The number of Nigerian pilgrims who died as a result of the September 24 stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia, has risen to 222 with Sokoto and Kano states still topping the casualty list. An official of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Dr. Ibrahim Kana, said in Saudi Arabia, …

“The ontological kinetics of the road started with the loss of oil wells, consequent to the loss of Bakassi. The state was reduced to want. It became imperative to reconstruct a new means of production and open a new horizon to get our teeming young men employed.”– Ben Ayade, Governor, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the World Health Organization, WHO, of his administration’s resolve to commit resources towards totally eradicating cases of poliomyelitis in the country by the year 2017. Receiving a team from the United Nations agency at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Monday, to mark the one year of …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday, congratulated Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi on his appointment as the new Ooni of Ife. Governor Ambode, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib Aruna admonished the new monarch to see his appointment as a call to service and to …

The wife of the governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano has commended Skye Bank for supporting the empowerment programmes of her pet project, Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ) by donating 25 Butterfly branded of sewing machines. The twenty-five sewing machines were delivered to Mrs. Obiano, the sponsor and …

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has established a N10m Abdulfatah Ahmed Indigent Student Support Fund in the faculties of Physical Sciences and Life Sciences at his alma mater, the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. Governor Ahmed who announced this at the 40th anniversary and 31st convocation ceremony of the …

Kwara State Governor, Dr.Abdulfatah Ahmed, has called on mothers and care-givers to make their under-five children available for vaccination as often as required. Speaking at the flag off of Polio Walk tagged; “End Polio Now Mega Rally,” to mark the World Polio Day held at the Government House, Ilorin in …

The Kwara State Government has dismissed as ‘false and unfounded’ an online report linking the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki with the salary crises in state-owned Colleges of Education. In a statement issued in Ilorin, Monday, the Kwara State Government, through the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor, (Media and …

My dear Chairman and members of the Abia State Election Petition Tribunal. I would have preferred to send a confidential letter, since the thrust of my writing is about mediation and intercession, but I have chosen an open type in the full realization that I am speaking for and representing …

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated the new Ooni of Ife, Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi on his ascension to the throne as the 51st Ooni.‎ In a congratulatory statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, Dogara ‎said …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that Letters of Credit established before the date of the June 23, 2015 circular that restricted access to forex for 41 items, can now be paid from the interbank forex market. The CBN stated this in a circular dated October 23, 2015, …

The Nigeria High Commission in London has expressed worry over the migration and removal policy of the United Kingdom Government, which has placed deportation tag on 29,000 Nigerians. The Acting Nigerian High Commissioner in London, Olukunle Bamgbose, gave the indication in his office when he spoke with State House Correspondents …

    In addition to the illegal possession of arms charge against the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd), the Federal Government, Monday, filed a fresh charge of money laundering against the former NSA at the Federal High Court (FHC) Abuja. The prosecution counsel, Shuaib …

The iconic National Arts Theatre, Lagos Nigeria came alive, weekend night, as it glowed in the distinct United Nations-blue lights as part of a global campaign to ‘Turn the world UN-blue’ in commemoration of the 2015 UN Day and the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. The lighting of the …