The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, declared that Biko Haram has been defeated and the December 31st deadline given by the president was met. He stated that the war against Biko Haram has been largely won and the military’s presence could be felt in the nooks and crannies of the state. Mr. Mohammed […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA- The Federal Government says it is in the process of developing a national transportation master plan that would help to diversify the nation’s economy. The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, revealed this when he briefed journalists after concluding the inspection of ongoing projects and facilities at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday. Mr. […]
Continue ReadingFMC technologies Inc. (FTI) in conjunction with the Off shore Technology Institute at the University of Port-Harcourt (OTI-UNIPORT), launch the first ever subsea engineering degree program in Nigeria. FMC Technologies has contributed immensely to the growth of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry for several years. The Master of Science degree in Subsea Engineering was pioneered […]
Continue ReadingThe Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has flagged off the construction of the Ivo Water Project estimated to cost over N1.2bn. Speaking at the ceremony in Amagu Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area, Umahi disclosed that the project which was conceived when he was a deputy governor was a Federal Government-assisted project. Umahi, […]
Continue ReadingStarting from Thursday December 24, Official work is on hold till 29 December in Nigeria, as the Federal government declared three days public holidays for festivities. The days are December 24, 25 and 28. They are to mark Maulud Nabiy, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, respectively. This development was declared by the Minister of Interior, Retired […]
Continue ReadingUnited Nations Foundation has awarded a Nigerian journalist with Gold prize for Development and Humanitarian Reporting. The Nigerian journalist by name Augustina Armstrong Ogbonna, who is a freelance journalist with Radio Nigeria won the Gold medal for her reportage on abandoned costal communities that are at the receiving end on the effects of rise in […]
Continue ReadingThe Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili resigned today. He spent two-years in office, as the ruling coalition struggles to add to its popularity in preparation for the next year’s parliamentary polls. He announced his resignation in a televised address to the nation, where he said the decision to leave his post was his, he […]
Continue ReadingCameroonian have reportedly killed about 70 Nigerian villagers while chasing Islamic insurgents in the Gwoza area of Borno state in northeastern Nigeria. The troops entered Kirawa-Jimni village on Sunday, asked where Boko Haram insurgents were and started shooting, residents said. “We didn’t know what was going on but the Cameroonian troops suddenly appeared and began […]
Continue Reading3,200 convicted offenders were mistakenly released before their jail term was completed from Washington state prisons because of errors in calculating good time credit, officials said Tuesday. The errors occurred over 13 years and it began after a state Supreme Court ruling ordered the Department of Corrections to apply a time credits earned in county […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigeria’s most read newspaper, The PUNCH, has been named the Newspaper of the Year for the second straight year at the Nigeria Media Merit Awards (NMMA) Dr. Christopher Kolade, one of NNMA board of trustees, presented the award to the Chairman, Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr. Wale Aboderin, on Tuesday in Lagos at a ceremony, […]
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