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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, will address participants of 38th Senior Executive Course (SEC) of the National Institute for Policy and …
NCC plans use of ICT to reduce poverty Read MoreBy Turaki Adamu Hassan The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has been making calls for the convening of an international donors conference that would holistically tackled the …
Dogara’s call for North-east confab Read MoreBy Jamila Musa From the wisdom of Socrates we learnt that “he who is contented with what he has would not be contented with what he would like to have”. …
Opt not for quick fix in FCT Read MoreBy David Agba Abuja The delay in the passage of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), by the National Assembly may dislocate the performance of the 2016 budget as observed …
Late passage of MTEF worries CSO Read MoreBy Amaka Ifeakandu Lagos The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), in collaboration with the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) is set to host the third edition of the NSE Corporate Challenge …
NSE to host ‘eRace Cancer’ Read MoreBy Aliyu Askira Kano Kano state government has reached an agreement with packaged water producers in the state, to reduce the price of the product from N100.00 to N80. 00 …
Kano moves to reduce cost of “pure water” Read MoreDate Currency Buying(NGN) Central(NGN) Selling(NGN) 3/24/2016 US DOLLAR 196 196.5 197 POUNDS STERLING 279.9076 280.6217 281.3357 EURO 221.62 221.59 221.15 CFA 0.3179 0.3279 0.3379 YUAN/RENMINBI 24.8262 24.9069 …
CBN Exchange Rates Export Exchange Rate Results to Excel / CSV Read MoreArik Air Abuja-Lagos 7:00, 9:00, 13:00 17:00 Lagos-Abuja 7:00, 9:00, 13:00 17:00 Abuja -Kano 14:20, Kano-Abuja 15:50 Abuja-Gombe 11: 45; Gombe- Abuja 13.30 Abuja -Sokoto 9:40; …
Flight Schedule Read MoreThe Nigerian Army said in a statement on Tuesday evening he had just been found dead around Ajyaita Village, off Eastern Bypass, in Kaduna, adding that he was probably killed by his …
BREAKING: Abducted Colonel Found Dead In Kaduna State, According To Army Read MoreBy Sadiq Abubakar Maiduguri One million private homes destroyed – Shettima Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has scored the Muhammadu Buhari administration high in its handling of the insurgency, saying the …
Buhari winning insurgency war – Obasanjo Read MoreBy Martin Paul Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the N3 trillion realised from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) will be channelled into projects that would cushion the …
N3trn TSA fund for projects, not salaries – Presidency Read MoreBy Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz Yola The senator representing Adamawa Central Senatorial district, Abdul-Azeez Nyako, has expressed concern over raising cases of fire incidents in major markets in the North. Nyako, who …
Market infernos in North: Nyako alleges sabotage Read MoreBy Sadiq Abubakar Maiduguri Troops of the Nigerian Army have cleared more villages in Borno state of Boko Haram insurgents. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the …
Troops clear more Borno villages, rescue 54 Read MoreBy Ezrel Tabiowo Abuja Tired of the never ending blame game and excuses by the Petroleum Ministry over the lingering fuel scarcity, the Senate yesterday summoned the Minister of State …
Senate summons Kachikwu over fuel scarcity Read MoreBulgaria’s European indoor triple jump silver medallist Gabriela Petrova has tested positive for the recently banned meldonium, her manager Venitsa Atanasova has said. “Gabriela Petrova tested positive for meldonium during …
Petrova tests positive Read MoreBy Martin Paul Abuja The Katsina Vocational Training Centre (KVTC), in collaboration with MD Yusuf Research and Documentation House, has concluded arrangements for the 14th edition of the yearly conference …
Masari delivers paper at Katsina confab on devt Read MoreIn the just-concluded 2nd National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), key issues were top on the agenda for deliberations.BODE OLAGOKE analyses the issues. Thursday, March24 …
Real issues in APC’s NEC meeting Read MoreThe grand plot to substitute Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, is thickening. Since his emergence against the calculations of the APC, vicious operations to remove him from the position are …
How APC plots to substitute Ekweremadu Read MoreThe International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit team has expressed satisfaction with the progress and development of aviation in Nigeria. The team made the commendation during the presentation of preliminary …
ICAO expresses delight with aviation sector Read MoreAs part of her corporate strategy and in appreciation of a job well done, fast-growing financial services company, FBNInsurance Limited, an FBN Holdings company associated with the Sanlam Group SA, …
FBNInsurance rewards staff Read MoreBy Moses John Abuja The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig General Paul Boroh (retd) has disclosed that out of …
7 amnesty beneficiaries graduate with 2nd class upper Read MoreStories by David Agba Abuja Federal government is to establish weigh-stations at the nation’s seaport to beat the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO), law that makes it compulsory for all …
FG to establish container weigh-stations to beat IMO Read MoreOil prices reportedly climbed during the Easter holiday adding gains in recent weeks as optimism holds that a production freeze among major producers may be implemented.Also, prices have been supported …
Oil prices gains at Easter Read MoreNon-oil exporters have raised the alarm over scarcity of jute bags used in packaging of cashew nuts and cocoa seeds for export. According to the exporters, over 1.5 million jute …
Scarcity of packaging materials threatens non-oil exports Read MoreEcobank has upgraded its instant debit card issuance process, enabling walk-in customers get their personalized cards at over 370 Ecobank Nigeria branches within few minutes. The Ecobank Instant Debit Card …
Ecobank commences instant, personalised card issuance Read More