Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said his administration’s ‎new focus for development will be agriculture, solid mineral development and industrialisation‎. The Governor stated this at the commissioning of the new effluent treatment plant and expansion project of the International Breweries PLC in Ilesa. This was just as the …

ANTHONY OMOH Divers opinions all streamlined and geared towards moving the aviation industry forward was the order of business, as industry professionals and stakeholders brainstormed to set the industry in Nigeria towards the path of fulfilling its potential. In a one day Colloquium entitled Leapfrogging Nigeria Aviation to match its …

President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Evangelist Chief Solomon Ogba, Tuesday unveiled the Local Organising Committee, LOC for the maiden edition of the Access Bank Lagos International Marathon. In a statement signed by the AFN Head of Media, Olukayode Thomas, the LOC chairman for the Access Bank Lagos …

ANTHONY OMOH The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE] conducted a solidarity rally to the operational Headquarters of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority [NCAA] in Lagos  on Wednesday the 3rd of December, 2015 during which the Union canvassed several issues for the management  consideration. Leading the Joint Action Congress …

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the Federal Government will re-introduce highway tolling to raise additional funds to finance road infrastructure and ensure efficient road maintenance. Mr. Fashola said this,Tuesday in Abuja during his first news conference tagged; “Setting the Agenda for Delivering Change”. He said that …

The Bayelsa State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Movement (‎PDM) Moses Siasia has called on all Bayelsans to let peace reign in the state following the declaration of the governorship election as inconclusive. Siasia in a statement signed by his media aide reminded other governorship candidates of the Peace …

Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki Tuesday dismissed claims by the online medium, SaharaReporters, that he was the owner of the N310m said to have been stolen during a robbery operation involving some military and State Security Service (SSS) officials. In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), …

Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday said that the ministry would, in the coming week, release the roadmap that would guide local and foreign investors in the mining sector. Aside detailing the quantity and quality of mineral deposits in the country, the document, when released, would also …

Daily Sports (www.dailysportsng.com), Nigeria’s first online sports daily, debuts on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. A statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by the publishers described Daily Sports as a leading online daily newspaper dedicated to the effective coverage of sports, sports people and sports-friendly corporate organisations and their invaluable contributions …

President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN Evangelist Chief Solomon Ogba, Tuesday unveiled the Local Organising Committee, LOC for the maiden edition of the Access Bank Lagos International Marathon. In a statement signed by the AFN Head of Media, Olukayode Thomas, the LOC chairman for the Access Bank Lagos …

The maiden edition of The Citizen Bank Performance Handbook 2015 has been released. According to a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by the Editor, Mr. Ezra Ikpeama, the research report, which is the first by THE CITIZEN is an x-ray of the Nigerian banking sector, takes a look at …

The trial of former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswan, and his Commissioner for Finance, Omodachi Okolobia, commenced Tuesday before Justice A. R. Mohammad of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja, with a prosecution witness telling the court how Suswan ordered the sale of Benue State-owned shares through Elixir …

Waziri Tambuwal has urged the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission to promote harmonious coexistence among the various religions in the country. He stated this when members of the commission, led by the Executive Secretary, John Kennedy Okpara, paid him a courtesy visit in Sokoto. He said Nigerian pilgrims have generally conducted …

AGENE GODWIN, Benin Staff of some Edo State-owned tertiary institutions under the aegis of the Coalition of Unions of State-Owned Tertiary Institutions, (COASU)‎, Tuesday, led a protest to the Government House demanding the immediate payment of their salary arrears amounting to five months. The workers in their hundreds wore black …

The Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has called on all Nigerians to join forces with anti-corruption agencies to rid the country of corruption. Governor Ugwuanyi lamented the rate of corruption in all sectors of the economy describing the situation as ‘a canker worm that has bedevilled the country.’ The …

Justice U.N Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Monday, granted bail to one Idowu Olanrewaju (a.k.a Henry Idobari, Eng. Henry, also trading under the name and style of Hillmat farms) and Joe Onwudimowei (a.k.a Capt. Anthony Saramoh) who are being prosecuted on a 22-count …

As part of activities to mark the 2015 International Anti- Corruption Day celebration, staff of  the Economic and Financial  Crimes Commission, EFCC, will, Wednesday, December 9, 2015 stage an anti- corruption procession from its office in Wuse 2, to the Shehu Yar ‘Adua Centre, Abuja, venue of the national anti …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told President Muhammadu Buhari that his policies and apparent lack of viable economic initiatives are currently inflicting hardship on Nigerians. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement, Tuesday, said ‘it is disheartening that the Buhari administration has remained insensitive and unresponsive …

The Lagos State Government, Tuesday, reassured residents of the readiness of the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration to ensure the yuletide season is devoid of traffic gridlock and criminal activities across the metropolis. Briefing journalists at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa Secretariat, Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-governmental Relations, …

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the military has sufficiently degraded the capacity of Boko Haram to launch spectacular attacks while also retaking most of the territories seized by the terrorists. ”Winning the war against insurgency is about sufficiently degrading the insurgents’ capacity for action. This the …