Ododo assures of effective disaster management 

The Kogi state governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has assured of ...

Cholera: FCT RUWASSA warns against open defecation 

Desirous to prevent possible outbreak of cholera in the Federal ...

Reps confirm death of Customs officer who slumped during committee session 

The House of Representatives has confirmed the death of a ...

3m die annually of alcohol, drugs – WHO 

  A recent report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) ...

NLC storms LP headquarters, demands Abure’s resignation

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), national transition committee, ...

Naira abuse: Court strikes out charge against Cubana Chief Priest

Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos ...

Navy hands over 2,880kg of cannabis to NDLEA

Operatives of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft on Tuesday disclosed ...

Breaking: National minimum wage memo on hold as Tinubu opts to consult governors, labour, others

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Tuesday stepped down the memo ...

Security

Tinubu explains insecurity in the North, terrorists kill university don, 35 abducted in Zamfara

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the lingering insecurity bedevilling Nigeria, particularly the North West region of the country, as inherited security compromises. The president linked the banditry and insurgency facing the country to historical injustices meted out to the ...

Thief electrocuted inside FAAN powerhouse in Lagos airport – Official

A middle-age man, who attempted to steal electrical cables and other equipment inside the powerhouse of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has been electrocuted. The man whose identity could not be ascertained found his way into the power ...

Address nation’s challenges now, NUJ charges heads of security agencies

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Monday tasked heads of the nation's security apparatus to rise to address the insecurity situation in and across Nigeria. NUJ gave the task in a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive ...

Business

Equity market sustains bearish run, dips by N49bn

The Domestic equity market sustained a declining profile at the close of trading on Tuesday, shedding N49 billion. Market capitalisation of listed equities depreciated by 0.09 per cent to N56.136 ...

Stanbic IBTC insurance targets young adults, launches education endowment plan

Stanbic IBTC Insurance, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has launched its Education Endowment Plan that empowers parents and guardians to secure the academic future of their children and wards ...

Food security: NAIC provides ₦1.014trn insurance cover to agric projects in 5 years  

The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) provided insurance cover worth ₦1.014 trillion to agricultural projects across the country in the past five years. The Managing Director of the Corporation, Mrs ...

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