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Education
FG plans mass sack of teachers without basic qualifications; NCE, B.Ed graduates only, to be considered for 500,000 teaching jobs
Federal Government has disclosed plans to terminate appointments of teachers who are without basic teaching qualifications in all segments of…
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Local
Electricity: Senator Sani faults FG on nuclear energy; insists on renewable alternatives
All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing Kaduna Central, Senator Shehu Sani, has declared his opposition to decisions by the Federal…
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Local
NNPC now offers to pay $10bn disputed arrears to IOCs
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has approached its joint venture partners and proposed to pay disputed arrears of between $8…
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Business and Economy
Shell quits three oil blocks; Records $365m loss to crude oil theft
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), which is the operator of the SPDC joint venture, divested interest in…
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Local
Lagos set to demolish 800 structures over proposed 4th Mainland Bridge
Lagos State government has disclosed that it would save 2,200 houses from demolition, while no fewer than 800 structures may…
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Health
Medical workers in Ekiti hospitals protest death of six doctors; One loss too many — Fayose
Following the news of the death of six medical professional in a fatal motor accident along Kaduna road, Sunday, medical…
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Local
APC founded on deceit – Wike tells Jigawa crowd; PDP antidote to ruling party — Lamido
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the Peoples democratic Party (PDP) will take over the reins of…
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Local
Lagos plans expansion of Ikeja-Alausa road to tackle gridlock …To construct 50 housing units in each LGA
The Lagos State Government on Monday announced plans to upgrade the network of roads in Ikeja to improve and boost…
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Health
Tambuwal: Nigeria accounts for 40% of global malaria deaths; It’ll be exterminated by 2025 – Health Minister
Nigeria alone accounts for over 40 percent of the estimated total malaria deaths globally, a situation that is not only…
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Local
Unlawful detention: Dasuki approaches Appeal Court
Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki rtd has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, praying it…
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Faith
Ugwuanyi is God-sent for Enugu people – Gowon * Tasks Church leaders on prayers for Nigeria’ssurvival
Former Head of State and Chairman Nigeria Prays, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) says Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state is…
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Local
RRS arrests Danfo driver for stealing Eko Bridge rails
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Nigeria Police Command has arrested a man, who claimed to be a driver…
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Local
ICPC list vindicates Governor Ikpeazu; NIPSS team visits Governor in Umuahia
The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission(ICPC) last week published the names of 23 states and their disbursement pattern of the bailout…
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Health
Fayemi mourns death of six Ekiti doctors
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has mourned the death, in an auto crash, of six medical…
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Health
Food crisis imminent in North East zone – Senator Ndume
BY ABDULLAI ISAH, MAIDUGRI The Senate Leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, has called on individuals, corporate organizations and the international…
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N1.4bn Fraud: Court sentences ex-Kogi lawmaker to 154 years
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday, April 25, 2016 secured the conviction of a former member of the…
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Health
Bauchi govt to collaborate with CSOs to improve healthcare services
From: RUTH JAMES ,Bauchi In an effort to improve primary healthcare services in the state, the Bauchi state government is…
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Local
Gov. Ugwuanyi swears-in new President of Customary Court of Appeal
A new President of the Customary Court of Appeal for Enugu State was sworn-in by Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Monday.…
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Local
FRSC partners ICPC on drivers’ licence and capacity building
In its determination to restore sanity in the issuance of the National Driver’s Licence and corrupt-free operations of the FRSC,…
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Lead Story
President Buhari determined to roll back poverty; Orders distribution of 10,000 tons of grains – Garba Shehu
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the release of 10,000 tons of grains from the national strategic grains reserves for national…
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Local
Sad signs of the times By Eze Emeghara
I did not sleep at all last night, my daughter was ill, so my wife and I stayed up nursing…
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Local
N1.4bn fraud: Ex-Kogi lawmaker bags 154yrs imprisonment
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Monday, secured the conviction of a former member of the Kogi State House…
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Local
FG approves 5-yr expiry date for new driver’s licence
Federal Government has approved the production of a new batch of the driver’s licence which will now have a five-year…
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Local
Q1 2016: Indigenous airlines delay 8, 478 flights, cancel 281 others on domestic routes
ANTHONY OMOH Available statistical data shows that Nigeria-owned airlines may have dropped the ball on their domestic operations with a…
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Local
Electricity: Nigeria lacks gas to support 7,000MW target — VP Osinbajo
Vice President of Nigeria, Mr. Yemi Osinbajo, Monday, admitted that the country does not have sufficient gas to sustain the…
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