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SERAP reveals how federal universities are covering up sexual harassment and corruption

February 9, 2018Ayo Olowo

A new report by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has revealed how several allegations of corruption like: unfair allocation of grades, contract inflation, truncation of staff’s salary on the payroll, employment of unqualified staff, and the certificate scandal in federal universities are neither thoroughly investigated nor the culprits punished. Other instances are allegations of […]

Osinbajo makes case for creation of state police

February 8, 2018Eben Tanimola

The Vice-President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, while attending a National Security Summit organized by the National Assembly in Abuja, said: “state police is the way to go because having a centralized system cannot effectively secure the nation.” He said every Nigerian was entitled to adequate security by government and that the security failures of the government were not […]

Internet users in Nigeria hit 98.3 million

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018News Agency

The internet users increased marginally to 98.3million in November, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said. The NCC made this disclosure in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for December 2017 on its website on Thursday in Abuja. According to the data, Airtel, MTN and Glo gained more internet subscribers during the month in review while […]

MTN targets $500m from stock market

February 8, 2018Ayo Olowo

Nigeria’s biggest mobile-phone company, MTN, plans to raise about $500 million from the sale of shares during the first half of the year. The move is to enable the company in fulfilling the terms of a deal struck with the Nigeria to settle a record fine imposed on it in 2016 over SIM registration default. […]

Active mobile phone lines in Nigeria hit 144 million in December – NCC

February 8, 2018Ayo Olowo

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, said the number of active mobile phone lines in the country rose to 144 million in December 2017. This showed an increase of 2,731,273 lines, from 142 million recorded in November 2017. NCC disclosed this in its monthly Subscribers Operator Data posted on its website. The commission said the active […]

New Super Eagles jersey in London, See pictures of all kits from 1949 till date

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018Ayo Olowo4 Comments

The Super Eagles’ 2018 World Cup jersey have been unveiled by Nike and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). Nike is the official kits sponsor of Nigeria’s national teams. The sportswear manufacturer presented the kits to the NFF at a ceremony in London on Wednesday. The Super Eagles’ World Cup jersey was modelled by Arsenal forward […]

Nigeria Railway Corporation generated N4.12bn in 2017

February 8, 2018News Agency

The Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, said on Wednesday that the corporation generated N4.12 billion in 2017, as against the N4.85 billion it targeted. Okhiria made the disclosure at the 2018 Budget Defence and the presentation of the organisation’s performance in 2017 before the House Committee on Land Transport in Abuja. […]

Senate summons Minister of Defence over arrest of Nigerians by Cameroonian soldiers

February 8, 2018News Agency

The Senate has summoned the Minister of Defence, Brig–Gen. Mansur Dan–Ali (retd), to brief it on why Cameroonian soldiers were able to enter Nigeria and arrested some citizens. The upper chamber also urged the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, to urgently liaise with his Cameroonian counterpart to secure the release of the Nigerians. […]

President Macron of France to visit Nigeria in July

February 7, 2018Ayo Olowo

French President, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, will address a joint session of the National Assembly during his official visit to Nigeria in July. The Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Mr. Denys Gauer, unveiled the plan to Nigeria, visit when he visited the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday. Gauer said Macron […]

Morocco hammer Eagles 4-0 to win CHAN title

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018Ayo Olowo

Morocco on Sunday battered the Super Eagles of Nigeria 4-0 in the final of the 2018 African Nations Championship at the Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca. Two goals from Hadraf and one each from El Karti and tournament top scorer Ayoub El Kaabi gave the hosts their first title of the competition exclusively for players plying […]