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Education
UTME: We are barely able to provide for 400,000 students – NUC admits
National Universities Commission (NUC) has admitted that it can only accommodate about 400,000 successful candidates out of the 1.5 million…
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Faith
I am very proud of all our pastors — Gov. Oshiomhole; felicitates with Omobude, PFN president @ 70
AGENE GODWIN, Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has poured encomiums on the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of…
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News
AFCON 2017: Siasia strategizes for Egypt; as Mikel becomes new Super Eagles captain
Super Eagles interim coach, Samson Siasia and his assistants have mapped out the strategy that would nail the Pharaohs of…
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Health
Nigeria records 80 deaths from 137 cases of lassa fever outbreak — NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said, Wednesday, that 80 deaths have been recorded since the outbreak of Lassa fever…
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Local
Federal Allocation: FG, states, LGs share N345.095bn in February 2016
Federal Government, State Governments and Local Government Councils have shared a total of N345.095 billion as Federal allocation for the…
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Local
Fuel scarcity will continue till May – Kachikwu; As Buhari holds closed-door meeting with NUPENG, PENGASSAN leaders
Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu has stated that the current queues at petrol stations would persist till…
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Local
My position not under threat – APC chairman, Oyegun; begs Nigerians for more time for improved performance of government
National chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun has said he was unaware of any threat against his…
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Arts & Entertainment
‘Fifty’ grosses over N400m on RoI in nationwide cinema run
Fifty, the Box Office Smash Hit from EbonyLife Films, will this week close its remarkable 4-month cinema run in Nigeria.…
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News
NFF declares Iwobi fit to face Egypt
Arsenal starlet, Alex Iwobi, is now ready to face Egypt and is available for selection. It was reported, Tuesday, that…
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Local
Imo govt appoints Eche as new SSG
Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has announced the appointment of a career civil servant, Mr. George Eche, as the…
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Local
Senate passes 2016 Appropriation bill
The senate, Wednesday, passed the 2016 budget nearly three months after it was submitted to it by President Muhammadu Buhari…
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Local
CBN raises MPR to 12%, CRR to 22.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Tuesday, resolved to raise the Monetary Policy Rate…
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Local
Nigeria spent N1.24trn on importation of petroleum products in 2015 — NBS
Nigeria spent N1.239 trillion on the importation of petrol in 2015, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The NBS…
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Local
Saraki: Judge reserves judgement citing bribery allegation
Justice Abdulkadir Kafarati of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Tuesday, declined to give judgment in the case of enforcement…
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Local
UK offers to assist EFCC, ICPC on money laundering cases
United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service has offered to assist anti-graft agencies, such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
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Faith
Easter: FG declares March 25, 28 as public holidays
Federal Government has declared Friday, March 25 and Monday, March 28 as public holidays to mark the Good Friday and…
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Gov. Dickson moves to tackle payroll fraud with BVN
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, Tuesday, vowed to tackle payroll fraud that had pushed the state’s monthly wage bill to…
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Local
PSC approves promotion of 156 senior police officers
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 156 senior Police Officers to the next rank. This is…
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Local
NSCDC deploys 25,000 personnel to beef up security for Easter
Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Abdullahi Muhammadu, has directed the deployment of 25,000 personnel…
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Local
Enugu govt denies concentrating projects in one zone
ugwuanyiEnugu State Commissioner for Works, Mr Patrick Ikpenwa, has debunked insinuations that the state government is concentrating development projects in…
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Local
Easter: FAAN assures passengers of safety
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has assured passengers travelling for the Easter holiday of safety and smooth flight operations.…
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Local
Brussels attack: Buhari commiserates with Belgium; seeks greater international cooperation on terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, joined leaders across Europe and the rest of the world in condemning the terrorist attacks on…
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Education
Tayo Akpata varsity ready for take-off in Edo; as Oshiomhole harps on need for teachers’ upgrading
AGENE GODWIN, Benin All is now set for the take-off of the Tayo Akpata University of Education, Ekiadolor. This is…
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Local
Customs re-introduces ban on rice importation via land borders
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has re-introduced the restriction order on importation of rice through land borders across the country.…
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Arts & Entertainment
P-Square: Okoye brothers resolve feud
After several weeks of drama on social media and one solo production each, it seems the Nigerian music act, Peter…
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