Director General of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) Mr. Babatunde Irukera on Monday said that the Lagos State economy has emerged as not only one of the largest sub national economies in Africa but also one of the most recognised sub national economies in the world. Irukera made the submission …

Nigerian singers Davido, Wizkid and South African comedian Trevor Noah make the list of the most followed Africans on the social networks Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, a report has said. According to campsbaymedia, the African Social Media Power Report: Top 50 Footballers and Entertainers was released on January 26. The …

The FCT Administration will on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, inaugurate the reconstituted boards of agencies and parastatals under the Administration. The reconstitutions which were made in compliance with the various laws and instruments establishing these agencies have been designed to strengthen institutional performance and service delivery. The agencies and extra …

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), on 27 January 2018, successfully destroyed an artillery gun and some gun trucks belonging to the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in the Sambisa Forest. According to a statement by Olatokunbo Adesanya, Air Vice Marshal, Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian …

No fewer than 430 prisoners from across the country are now pursuing various degree programmes at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) to enhance their status just as 951 others regained freedom due to the intervention of National Stakeholders on Prison Reforms. Three others are said to be on …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that governments at all levels must partner with traditional rulers for the development of the country. Speaking when he granted audience to members of the coordinating committee of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria on Monday at the Government House …

Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Henry Seriake Dickson on Monday directed the immediate payment of January salary to civil servants and political appointees. The directive was contained in a statement issued to journalists by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson‎. According to him, the move was in line …

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday, urged the authorities of the Nigeria Immigration Service to work to ensure the availability of the international passport in view of the hardships often encountered by Nigerians who daily apply for the document. Saraki who gave the charge while commissioning …

MD Nursery and Primary School, Lagos has been awarded the prestigious British Council International School Award. The British Council conveyed its decision to the school via a letter dated January 16, 2018. According to the letter, signed by the Council’s Project Officer in charge of Schools Education, Olumide Akintunde: “We …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, January 29, 2018, injected another sum of $210 million into various segments of the inter-bank market. At Monday’s trading, the CBN offered the sum of $100,000,000 as wholesale interventions and allocated the sum of $55 million to the Small and Medium Enterprises …

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday canvassed the speedy establishment of a single, unified market in Africa to increase trade, create more jobs and reduce poverty. The President, according to a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), made the call while presenting Nigeria’s position in …

Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme was a man of destiny who exemplified the best of Nigeria. A child of humble beginnings in Oko, Anambra State, through the dint of hard work, love of country and his innate sense of dignity and decorum, Alex Ekwueme became a consummate statesman and visionary. Dr. …

Danjuma James, Sokoto Former Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa has described current Fulani headsmen/farmers crisis as mere politics just as the Sokoto state chapter of the PDP urged him to join the 2019 presidential race. He said the Fulani headsmen/farmers killings should have been avoided if it was not …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has reassured Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA) of the continued support, assistance and collaboration of his administration for sustenance of the existing business- friendly environment towards the enhancement of economic and commercial potentials of the state. Gov. Ugwuanyi who gave …

The Benue Police Command has advised residents to be wary of rogues using false security alarms to scare people so as to steal their property. “Some mischievous elements are taking advantage of the situation in attacked communities to raise false alarms so as to steal from the fear-stricken residents when …

Auwalu Yusuf Birnin-Kudu Daura Local Government chapter of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has commenced the registration of 2,000 large scale rice farmers under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme. Alhaji Nura Baure, the Chairman of the Association, made the disclosure in an interview with the …

By Aminu Ahmed Garko The Niger Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it intercepted 163 contraband worth more than N200 million in 2017. The Area Comptroller, Mr Benjamin Binga, disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Minna on Monday. The Area command …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has explained that the decision to demutualise the Nigerian Stock Exchange was based on the need to open up the capital market to make it more attractive to investors, and to ensure that it conforms to global best practices. The …

The Senior Special Assistant on Youth in Ogbia to Governor Seriake Dickson of B‎ayelsa State, Osaanya B. Osaanya has thanked youths of the area for turning out in their numbers in last Saturday’s solidarity rally for the governor. Osaanya in a statement, commended them for showing so much love to …

David Amusa, Port Harcourt President of Movement for Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Mr. Legborsi Pyagbara has reiterated that no oil company had been given license to operate in Ogoni land. Speaking when he appeared as a guest on a radio programme monitored in Port Harcourt, the MOSOP president said …

Chairman of Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has made a donation of one hundred million naira (N100m) to the Kogi State Poor and Vulnerable Citizens Fund, an initiative of Governor Yahaya Bello. Dangote, who is fondly referred to as the “number one Corporate Citizen of Kogi”, said he …

By Rabiu Sani Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have called on the Nigeria Army to support the campaign against polio in the North East to ensure total eradication of the disease. Lt. Yemi Sokoya, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 22 Brigade, said this in a statement issued on Sunday …

By Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni Mrs Judith Amaechi, the Founder of Empower Support Initiative (ESI), a non-governmental organisation, says early education is the key to eradicating militancy and the use of children in carrying arms. Amaechi, who said this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Abuja, noted that nursery and primary …

By Prudence Arobani UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that with Africa in the lead, AU and UN “can and will do more” to bolster successful cooperation throughout the African continent. Guterres, while addressing African leaders gathered in Addis Ababa for the 30th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly, …

By Philip Yatai No fewer than 20 people died in a ghastly motor accident along Kaduna-Abuja expressed way on Sunday night. The Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in Kaduna State, Umar Ibrahim, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Monday that the accident occurred …