Kano to produce 50% of Nigeria’s rice demand
In line with the Federal Government’s projection of zero importation of rice, Kano State Government is projecting to produce 50 per cent of Nigeria’s demand Read more
Month: November 2016
Decentralise power, Atiku tells African leaders
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alh Atiku Abubakar, has called on leaders and various economic groups in the African continent to work towards diversifying their Read more
Swiss police arrest imam, four suspects after raid on mosque
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss authorities have arrested four people on suspicion of inciting violence and crime after a raid on a mosque in the northern Read more
Buhari to resubmit plan to borrow $30 bln abroad to senate – Lai Mohammed
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s government will resubmit to the Senate a request to borrow $30 billion abroad up to 2018, which the house rejected on Read more
Nigerian Immigration releases full list of successful approved candidates
The Nigeria Immigration Service has released the list of successful candidates in the rescreening exercise for the aborted 2015 recruitment into the Superintendent and Inspectorate Read more
Police express shock over female IDPs’ abuse report
The Borno State Police Command, has expressed shock over allegations of sexual abuse of girls and women by officials guarding Internally Displaced Persons camps in Read more
FG approves eight new private universities
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the establishment of eight new private universities for the country. The decision was taken at Read more
Six Political hoodlums arraigned for disrupting PDP EXCO inauguration
Six men believed to be political thugs, who allegedly conspired with others still at large and invaded the inauguration venue of the Peoples Democratic Party Read more
Senate’s rejection of $30 billion loan should challenge Buhari — Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has challenged the Nigerian government to take the rejection of the $30 billon (N9.61 trillion) loan request by the Senate Read more
Nigeria Stock market performs poorly in October
the worst performing stock during the period under review in percentage terms, dropping by 27.67 per cent or N45.90 to close at N120 per share Read more
Why Senate should approve Buhari’s $30.54 billion loan request – Debt Management Chief
The Nigerian Senate should approve President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for authorisation to borrow $30 billion (about N9.61 trillion), and should do so quickly, the Director Read more
EFCC to arraign Fani-Kayode November 10, may re-arrest him
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, will remain in custody till his arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on November 10, PREMIUM Read more
Mosque crisis ends, Sultan’s nominee steps down as Imam
The Secretary-General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Abubakar Khalid, has stepped down as interim Imam of Sultan Bello Mosque, following the intervention of Kaduna State Read more
Fayose, Fayemi Renew Hostilities In Ekiti
In one breath, they appear as friends, next they are at each other’s throat. In this report, WALE ELEGBEDE writes on the hot-and-cold relationship between Read more
Blame FG, Govs For Corruption In Judiciary – CJN
Twenty-four hours after two Supreme Court Justices facing corruption allegation, Inyang Okoro and Sylvester Ngwuta, stepped down from adjudicating over cases pending conclusion of investigation, Read more
Tiger Woods says he’s ready to return — again
Tiger Woods announced Tuesday he will return to competitive golf next month in a tournament he hosts. Woods, who hasn’t played since finishing in a Read more
Investors in the nation’s Power Distribution declare a force majeure after losing about N809 billion naira
Investors in the Nigeria’s power distribution yesterday declared year-in-year losses on their $2.3 billion investments, three years after they took over the power assets, stating Read more
Nigeria Won’t Make Progress Without Restructuring – Adebanjo
Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, in this interview with TEMITOPE OGUNBANKE speaks on the need to restructure Nigeria, the Muhammadu Buhari administration and the recent Read more
Peace Talk: Niger Delta Leaders Demand 16 Agenda from Buhari
President Seeks Solution To Crisis …submit 16-point agenda Leaders and stakeholders in the Niger Delta yesterday presented a 16-point demand to Read more
N350m Bribery Allegation Stalls PDP’s Appeal
Panel returns Ondo’s file to PCA Blame FG, govs for corruption in judiciary – CJN Definite hearing in all the appeals pending before the Read more
APC Govs Write Buhari Over Lopsided Appointments
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have written President Muhammadu Buhari to express their grievances over the lopsidedness in his Read more
South Africa’s Zuma withdraws application to delay Gupta report
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn an application to delay the release of a report over allegations of political influence by Read more
Zimbabwe minister accuses Mugabe deputy of using state institutions in succession bid
HARARE (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean cabinet minister on Tuesday accused Robert Mugabe’s deputy of using state institutions to try to arrest him and further his Read more
EFCC re-arraigns Orji Kalu for alleged N2.7bn fraud
Former Abia State Governor, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, has been re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before a Federal High Court, Lagos Read more
Lagos hotelier turns job seeker into sex worker
Olaleye Aluko The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a hotelier, Victor Obano, for allegedly turning a 23-year-old female job seeker into a commercial sex Read more
Trouble looms as Reps asks INEC to conduct re-run elections in Rivers, Anambra
The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct all pending re-run elections into legislative positions in Rivers Read more
Herdsmen engage Delta community in gun battle
Ovie Okpare, Warri Palpable apprehension has gripped Umunor community in Ossissa Kingdom in the Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State following an exchange Read more
We kidnapped our victim because he owes N100,000
Godwin Udoh, Asaba Twenty-four-year-old kidnap kingpin, Ikechukwu Oscar, has confessed that he and his gang members kidnapped one Emeka, a businessman in Asaba, following his alleged Read more
Dangote calls on FG to reverse the privation of the nation’s power assets, distributors in shock
’Femi Asu Power distribution companies have expressed shock over the call by Alhaji Aliko Dangote for the reversal of the privatisation of the nation’s power Read more
Governor Wike warns Monarchs
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt RIVERS State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said that henceforth, the state government will remove traditional rulers directly involved in partisan Read more