Explosion rocks CBN Calabar, many killed
At least 18 people were on Friday morning confirmed injured, some of them burnt beyond recognition, while several others sustained third degree burns in an...
Budget padding: 184 top officials redeployed
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the redeployment of 184 top officials over the recent budget padding scandal which ridiculed the 2016 national budget proposal.
But...
NRC arrests gospel preacher, others for boarding train without ticket
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday arrested a gospel preacher and some other passengers for boarding its Lagos/Ogun-bound passenger train without tickets.
A NAN...
Ocholi: FRSC submits accident report to FEC, blames excessive speeding
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday identified excessive speed, burst tyre and sudden application of brake as factors responsible for the auto...
Boko Haram: Troops repel insurgents’ attacks, kill 18
Troops of 26 and 28 Task Force Brigades Tuesday repelled a daring attack by fleeing Boko Haram insurgents on military locations at Pulka and...
Nasarawa: Al-Makura sacks female worker over Facebook comments, NLC threatens showdown
Nasarawa State Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has come under heavy criticism over the sacking a female worker in the state civil service, Miss Ruqaiyyat...
All set as LEADERSHIP Industrialisation Summit begins Thursday
The 2016 Edition of Leadership Summit which will, this time around, focus on the imperatives of industrialisation in states, is set to commence Thursday,...
Ayodele Dada, UNILAG graduate had CGPA of 5.00, 178 had First Class
Mr Ayodele Daniel Dada from Department of Psychology, University of Lagos has emerged the best graduating student in the 2014/2015 sessions with a cumulative...
Oil price plunge: We’ll urgently develop agric, other sectors to neutralise harsh effects –...
President Muhammadu Buhari said late Tuesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that his administration was fully committed to increasing the productivity of Nigeria’s agriculture and...
IMF backs Buhari’s promotion of targeted power, transport, other infrastructure
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday said it supports the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts at promoting targeted and core infrastructure in power, integrated transport...