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Fresh crisis is brewing in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as some members under the umbrella of APGA Aggrieved Aspirants Forum have called for the resignation of the party …
Aggrieved APGA candidates call for national chairman’s resignation Read MoreChina’s fast growing Ningbo-Zhoushan port is expanding its Chuanshan port area to further increase container handling capacity. The expansion project includes a new container berths and 600,000 TEU of container …
Ningbo Zhoushan port to add container berth Read MoreWife of Kaduna state governor, Hajiya Aisha Ummi el-Rufai has said her husband’s choice of running mate was based on competence and merit. According to her, contrary to allegations that …
My husband’s choice of running mate based on competence, merit – Ummi el-Rufai Read MorePresident Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abeokuta extolled the virtues of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and his pivotal role in delivering on the change agenda of the present administration in …
Buhari lauds Osinbajo over economic recovery Read MoreThe candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) for Kogi Central senatorial district, Natasha Akpoti, has promised to be the voice of the people in senate if given the mandate. The …
Vote for me, I’ll be your voice, Natasha pleads Read MoreThe Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) recently blamed ship owners for the agency’s failure to disburse the Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF). Created by the Cabotage Act of …
15 years blame games, no ships yet from cabotage fund Read MoreB Kaduna state Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has promised that Kaduna state electorate “will give President Muhammadu Buhari 3.2 million votes in next month’s presidential election.” Speaking when the Presidential Campaign …
We’ll give Buhari 3.2m votes – El-Rufai Read MoreHRM Etinyin Etim Okon Edet is the Paramount Ruler of Bakassi. He is also the Chairman, Cross River state Council of Chiefs. In this interview with KINGSTON OBUNG, The monarch …
Issue of Bakassi hangs on Obasanjo’s neck – Monarch Read MoreFollowing the recent threat by the federal ministry of mining and steel, that Ebonyi and Lagos states would lose their 13 percent derivation revenue, the Ebonyi state government, last week, …
Who controls solid minerals? Read MoreHe admitted that the projects is capital intensive, hence the need for industry stakeholders to partner with the Institution to train students that will be well grounded in both theory …
OAU seeks partnership on $8m World Bank project Read MoreUnited Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will begin a pilot export of Nigerian dried beans to the European Union in April. UNIDO’s Chief Technical Adviser, National Quality Infrastructure Project, Shaukak …
Nigerian beans set for export to Europe – UNIDO Read MoreThe Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) has laid 3,000 capacity ultra-modern prison in Janguza – a satellite town in Tofa Local Government Area of Kano state. When completed it will be …
Prisons to build 3,000 capacity ultra-modern custody in Kano Read MoreThe National President, National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), Mr. Ken Ukaoha has said that poor knowledge of the requirements of the ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) is hampering smooth …
Poor knowledge of ETLS hampering ECOWAS trade –NANTS Read MoreDamaturu Geidam local government council in Yobe state in collaboration with North-east Regional Initiative NERI has organised a three-day capacity building training on micro-business skills for 100 school drop-outs of …
NERI trains school drop-outs, renovates hospital, LG secretariat Read MoreThe killing of 41 people in Birane village of Zurmi Local Government of Zamfara state, last week, whether by bandits or herdsmen goes beyond our weak policing system. It is …
Zamfara killings and Yari’s politics of survival, by Zainab Suleiman Okino Read MoreThe Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in partnership with the Australian High Commission, is hosting a policy and capacity building workshop on the mining sector. The two day workshop …
FG, Australia collaborate on workshop in mining Read MorePresident, Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote, has lauded the initiative of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to train lawyers to improve legal rights and protection of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) …
Dangote applauds NBA on IDPs’ legal rights, protection Read MoreThe federal government has reiterated its commitment to improve electricity service delivery through development of policy initiatives, which includes the payment of N701 billion as Assurance Guarantee to generating companies …
FG to pay N701bn to generating coys Read MoreStories by Ime Akpan Lagos The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has concluded plans to host a meeting of the Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA) on a three-day Air …
AIB hosts BAGAIA on incident report writing course Read MoreBy Sidi A.Umar Sokoto Sokoto state government has awarded contract for the construction of 250 solar powered water schemes to be sited in rural areas across the 23 local government …
Sokoto okays solar-powered boreholes for 250 communities Read MoreBy Mohammed Aliyu Dutse At least 15 people were on Saturday evening killed when a truck loaded with sand collided with a car at Garin Ciroma, a village in Gagarawa …
15 killed in Jigawa road accident Read MoreBy Amaechi Okwara Asaba Delta state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) yesterday said it had trained over 1, 410 Primary School Teachers with the Universal Learning Solution Initiatives (ULSI) to …
1,410 Delta primary school teachers trained on Jolly Phonics Read MoreGoing by the decision of the Senate last week, the battle line, it seems, may have been drawn between Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state and Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC, …
…As Senator Marafa battles Yari over Zamfara REC nominee Read MoreBy Donald Iorchir Abuja Nigeria will no longer be conducting the long overdue national population and housing census in 2018, the National Population Commission (NPC) has said. Disclosing this development …
No population, housing census in 2018 – NPC Read MoreBy Kingston Obung Calabar National Association of Enterprise Employers (NAEE) has commenced training for over 50,000 entrepreneurs across the nation. The five-day training which began in Calabar, Cross River state …
NAEE trains entrepreneurs, to employ 250, 000 Read More