President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted Nigerians for their steadfastness in spite of the difficult economic times confronting the country. Buhari, in his Eid-el-Kabir message to Nigerians released in Abuja on Sunday, gave the assurance that his administration would get the economy right. According to him, the Federal Government is “working round the clock” to address […]
Continue ReadingIn its efforts to ensure safety of lives on Nigerian roads, the Federal Government has embarked on lighting of bridges with Murtala Mohammed Bridge (MMB), in Lokoja, Kogi State. The lightening ceremony was performed by the officials from the Ministry led by the Deputy Director (Electrical and General Services), Engr. Saka Odufuwa, at the bridge […]
Continue ReadingFive top civil servants in Kogi State have been arrested for allegedly diverting N230m pension fund to their private uses. The Accountant-General of the state, Alhaji Yusuf Okala, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lokoja on Sunday. Okala, who is also the Chairman of the Staff Screening and Verification Committee, said […]
Continue ReadingDr Islamiyat Oluwatoyin Abdulkadir, who had been orphaned since age six, has emerged the overall best graduating medical student at the International University of Africa, Khartoum, Sudan.Abdulkadir, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone interview from Sudan, said her academic achievements so far, seemed like a miracle. “My academic achievement […]
Continue ReadingIn an effort to get the federal government to honour an agreement earlier reached, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it will commence a warning strike action starting on the 2nd of October, 2016. According to reports, the ASUU Chairman, University of Abuja Chapter, Dr Ben Ugheoke disclosed this while speaking with […]
Continue ReadingTom Marino, a US congressman wrote a letter to John Kerry, US secretary of state, alleging infractions on some principles as well as local and international regulations and conventions by the current administration. In response, the Federal Government of Nigeria, says Marino is “out of tune with reality’’ for asking his country to withhold security support […]
Continue ReadingThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike to press home its demands for the implementation of its 2009 agreement with the Federal Government. The ASUU Lagos Zone Coordinator, Prof. Olusoji Sowande, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. Sowande said that the union was […]
Continue ReadingIt is no longer news that Faceook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg touched down in Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday afternoon. He had his first stop at Co-Creation Hub (CCHub), a technology innovative center in Yaba, Lagos.The big question that is begging for an answer is: WHY is the CEO of Facebook in Nigeria? Zuckerberg is in Nigeria […]
Continue ReadingThe Lagos State Government on Sunday issued a 14-day ultimatum to owners of illegal structures, shanties and street hawkers in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Lekki areas. The Secretary to the State Government, Tunji Bello, who gave the ultimatum in a statement ordered that they should remove them or face the law. It also ordered those […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi, Kenya, to attend the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), slated for Aug. 27-28.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president was received at the airport by the Kenyan Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr Joseph Nkaissery. Others at the airport […]
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