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Education
UNESCO picks Nigerian school for SDG Campaign
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has chosen Hope-Jon International School, Karu, Nasarawa State, as the first institution…
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Education
7 years to study medicine, not 11 – NUC
Medical students are required to do seven years in the universities and not 11, according to the National Universities Commission…
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Local
Senate, Reps to commence debate on PIB next week – Saraki assures
Senate and the House of Representatives will commence debate of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by laying it in their…
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Local
Nigeria to save N127bn from implementation of 20% inclusion of cassava in bread production – Bakers’ group
ABDULLAHI ISAH, Maiduguri Nigeria could save N127 billion annually from importation of wheat if 20 percent inclusion of cassava flour…
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Lead Story
Epileptic power supply no longer funny — President Buhari at NEC Summit; Promises 10,000 megawatts by 2019
President Mohammadu Buhari, Monday, decried the epileptic power supply in the country, as he warned that if the situation persists,…
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Local
Rivers re-run: APC has FG, Army, INEC, DSS but the people are with PDP — Wike
Governor of River State, Nyesom Wike, Monday, said it would be difficult to rig the rerun election in the state…
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Local
Court grants bail to Ese’s alleged abductor for N3m
A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has granted bail to Yunusa Dahiru (alias Yellow), the alleged abductor…
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Arts
Fiston Mwanza Mujila wins 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature
Poet and novelist Fiston Mwanza Mujila was on Saturday, announced as the winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature…
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Senator Abe condemns alleged assassination attempt on Dakuku,, others; urges investigation by Buhari
Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, All Progressives Congress APC Candidate in the Rivers South East Senatorial District re-run election has condemned…
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Local
Edo Assembly impasse: Court orders out-of-court settlement
AGENE GODWIN, Benin The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin the Edo State Capital, has urged the counsels in the…
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Rivers re-run poll: PDP berates INEC, security, APC for election mayhem
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Monday, said the conduct of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security operatives in…
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Local
AGF calls for strict compliance to financial regulations
The Accountant –General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Ahmed Idris has urged Accountants and Finance Officers in Government establishments, including…
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Local
Security, a collective responsibility – Gov. Ganduje
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said that communal security is a collective security which must not be…
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Local
DPR denies withdrawing licences for private refineries
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has denied withdrawing licences for private refineries. The DPR, in a statement, weekend, said:…
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Local
Borno lost N1.9trn to Boko Haram — World Bank report
Borno State lost 20,000 citizens and suffered property damage worth $5.9bn [N1.9 trillion at the current parallel market exchange rate…
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Faith
Lagos to organise inter-religious conference in July
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, weekend, disclosed plans by the state to organize an inter-religious conference to foster unity, in…
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Local
Osun assures workers of March salaries
Osun State Government has debunked insinuations that it would not pay March salaries because of the N6 million federal allocation…
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Local
Nigerian Army has improved under Buhari – Gov. Okorocha
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has posited that the Nigerian Army improved under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, especially in…
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Local
Sports, driving force of Nigeria’s unity – Buhari; declares open 11th Police Games
President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday, described sports as the driving force of the country’s unity and oneness. The president spoke in…
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Local
INEC suspends further action on Rivers re-run election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Sunday night suspended further action on the Rivers State rerun elections into the National…
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Local
Kwara Assembly backs state’s tourism development plans
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Ali Ahmad, has assured the readiness of the state House of Assembly to support…
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Local
Hold Buhari accountable for mayhem in Rivers re-run poll – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said President Muhammadu Buhari must be held accountable for the violence and loss…
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Local
Amaechi, Wike clash at Diobu police station over ‘abducted’ INEC Collation Officer
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his immediate predecessor and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, Sunday morning, squared up against…
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News
Iwobi, a humble, intelligent boy; I like him – Wenger
The forthcoming clash between Nigeria and Egypt gets into another gear of high expectation as two key players on both…
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Local
Nigeria on top of its security problems – Mohammed; says Boko Haram hobbled, decimated
Nigeria is on top of its security problems and Boko Haram has been hobbled and decimated ahead of elections in…
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