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By Bashir Mohammed Kano Executive Director, Centre For Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Dr. Yunusa Zakari Yau, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to treat all pending cases of sharp …
Babachir not scapegoat in anti-graft fight – CITAD Read MoreBy Chizoba Ogbeche Abuja Cross River state Journalists Forum (CROSSJOF), Abuja chapter, has commended Governor Ben Ayade over his purposeful leadership and efforts at making the state the preferred business …
Cross River journalists laud Ayade on Bakassi Deep SeaportCross River journalists laud Ayade on Bakassi Deep Seaport Read MoreBy John Oba Abuja Management and staff of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have expressed sadness over the death of wife of the Youth and Sports Minister, Barrister Solomon …
NYSC condoles with Dalung over wife’s death Read MoreBy Taiye Odewale Abuja Fresh hurdle was yesterday set against possible confirmation of Ibrahim Magu Mustapha as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by an …
Group threatens Senate over Magu’s confirmation Read MoreBy Kula Tersoo Makurdi Some people of Agatu are currently groaning over the decision of the state government to carve some routes in the area for grazing. A representative of …
‘We’re against ceding Agatu land for grazing’ Read MoreAdewale It is interesting to know that specialised universities remain unique. This was the thrust of the views expressed by various Don on the continued relevance of specialised universities in …
Why specialised varsities are special Read MoreSegun Imohiosen The public is inundated with breathless anticipation that the unwholesome display of might on the part of government to have thrown Jim Obaze out as a leech is …
Good governance and the lessons from Obaze Read MoreNew consignment arrives March By Patrick Andrew Abuja Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has admitted that it currently uses old, dilapidated locomotive coaches on the Abuja-Kaduna route and, indeed other routes, …
Abuja – Kaduna train breakdowns: We’re using old engines – NRC Read MoreBy Bode Olagoke Abuja The Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTAN), has lamented the ‘abandonment’ of its members by both President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives …
2015 polls: APC, Buhari have abandoned us – RTEAN Read MoreNigeria, yesterday signed the African Union Convention on Cross Border Cooporation as part of the side line events at the ongoing 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. The Niamey …
Nigeria signs AU convention on cross border cooperation Read MoreBy Hamidu Sabo Katsina Katsina state Governor Aminu Bello Masari, has said that any member of the All Progressives Party (APC) who show any form of disloyalty to President Muhammadu …
N/West APC ’ll fight Buhari’s detractors – Masari Read MoreBy Kabiru Dogon Daji Birnin Kebbi No fewer than 100 children have been infected by measles and whooping cough in Rukubolo, Gungu and Yauri west in Yauri local government area …
Measles, whooping cough hit Kebbi, infect 100 kids Read MoreBy Sidi A. Umar Sokoto Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) yesterday said mass sack of striking resident doctors could result in unpalatable consequences for the country. The …
Consultants caution against mass sack of resident doctors Read MoreBy Bode Olagoke Abuja Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to urgently refer the allegations of corruption against the Secretary to the Government of the …
Refer Babachir’s case to EFCC, ICPC, SERAP tell Buhari Read MoreBy Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Ilorin Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Sulaimon ‘Lasun Yussuff, at the weekend in Ilorin, cleared the leadership of the Green Chamber on the allegation of …
Budget padding: We acted within our powers – Deputy Speaker Read MoreSocio-economic problems in this country are recurrent and often defy all conceiveable solutions. They may be seasonal or annual, depending on their nature and the conditions facilitating them. The commonest …
Embarrassing scarcity Read MoreBritain’s four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Mo Farah has criticised US President Donald Trump for imposing an order that leaves him unsure whether he can return to the United States. …
Mo Farah: Olympic champion criticises Donald Trump’s US travel ban Read MoreStories by Ibrahim Ramalan The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the partnership between the Federal Government and Lagos State on the renovation of the National …
Partnership with Lagos ‘ll revive National Theatre, creative sector – Minister Read MoreThe impact of insurgency in the North-east has been devastating with many dead and millions displaced. The federal government has solicited and got assistance aimed at rebuilding the region. JOHN …
FAO evolves strategies against hunger in North-east Read MoreAlthough agriculture was up against diverse obstacles in 2016, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has expressed determination to ride out the storm in 2017 by embarking on …
Agric fared well in 2016, kept faith on rice – Ogbeh Read MoreIn furtherance of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the development of tourism in Nigeria, the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with International Tourist …
Bwari Tourist Village: NTDC, ITC sign MoU Read MoreBODE OLAGOKE, in this piece writes on how the much-talked about mega party is gradually becoming a reality, causing sleepless nights to the chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress …
APC’s troubles and reality of mega party Read MoreStories by John Oba Abuja The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with Synergos, a global non-profit organisation that fights poverty and its effects, has held a 2-day …
FG holds strategic retreat on ‘Green Alternative’ Read MoreWorried by increasing incidents of metal poisoning in the country, the federal government has advocated the use of stainless steel grinding machines. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief …
… Expresses fear over metal poisoning Read MoreEMEKA NZE writes on causes of defections by members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to other parties and what the party must do to forestall carpet-crossing. Never before than …
PDP crisis and barrage of defections Read More