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2017-08-31 12:01
Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, says less than 20% of contractors paid by the federal government and its agencies state the income received in their tax returns.Adeosun, who made this kno… Read More
2017-03-04 10:03
• Osinbajo Says Hatred, Anger Have Developed Over The Years• Urges Foreign Airlines To Use Kaduna AirportActing President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday met with stakeholders in So… Read More
2017-03-04 09:22
After days of gaining strength against the dollar, naira finally lost it’s steam and closed at N465, losing N7 from its Thursday closing price of N458.NAN reports that naira traded at… Read More
2017-02-17 15:02
NEC on Friday opened its defence in the petition filed by the PDP and its candidate in the Sept. 28, 2016 governorship election in Edo, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, before the Justice Ahmed Badamasi… Read More
2017-02-17 14:42
The Port Harcourt division of the appeal court has ruled that Ali Modu Sheriff is the legitimate chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).A three-man panel of justices delivered judgme… Read More
2016-11-26 13:50
1. Early observations from the conduct of the Ondo State gubernatorial elections have shown several irregularities and poor preparations on the part of the Independent National Electoral Com… Read More
2016-11-26 13:30
Four persons were killed while several houses including the house of the village head were burnt, when unknown gunmen attacked Mile One Village in Tafan District, Kaduna State on Friday.A re… Read More
2016-11-21 14:11
Contrary to projections of both monetary and fiscal authorities in Nigeria, the economic conditions appear worsening with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) latest report released today… Read More
2016-11-21 11:14
Super Eagles’ Manager, Gernot Rohr, says he has started the search for new players, who will be given opportunity to stake their claims for inclusion in the national team when Nigeria… Read More
2016-11-21 11:01
A fresh round of protests has broken out in Akure, the Ondo State Capital, over the substitution of Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) as the candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) over an… Read More
2016-11-21 10:48
The Nigerian Bureau of statistics has released the Gross Domestic Product for the third quarter of 2016.According to NBS, the Economy declined by 2.24%.This statistics shows that, it dropped… Read More
2016-11-21 10:35
It’s worth five mini-refineries, say expertsNigeria spent N958.3 billion importing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, in five months. The amount could build five 20,000… Read More
2016-11-21 10:21
INVESTORS woes worsened last week following dismal performance sustained across all sectors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, leading to a loss of N218 billion at the close of activity in… Read More
2016-11-19 09:52
Pope Francis will create 17 new cardinals from across the globe Saturday in a time-honoured ceremony, elevating them to an elite body that advises and elects popes.Three of them are from the… Read More
2016-11-19 09:34
THERE was drama at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, when the fourth witness called by the Prosecution told the court that the sum of N650 million he got for a massive prop… Read More
2016-11-19 09:16
The United States Government on Friday expressed its concern over last Monday’s deaths that resulted from clashes between people in a Shia procession and the Nigeria Police in Kano.Joh… Read More
2016-11-18 16:07
DSS Operative Friday afternoon in Kano raided Bureau de change spots and arrested no fewer than 40 currency dealers.Eyewitness, Umar Iliya told Vanguard that the operative stormed the Wapa a… Read More
2016-11-18 15:31
The Independent National Electoral Council (INEC) has once more suspended all activities on the re-run elections into federal and state assembly in Rivers State.INEC’s Director, Voter… Read More
2016-11-18 14:58
The Special Panel of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, established to determine all appeals arising from the ongoing PDP leadership disputes on Friday adjourned its proceedings indefinitely.The Ch… Read More
2016-11-18 11:31
Hundreds of youths lined up at the Sultan Abubakar road leading to the palace of Sultan of Sokoto to give the former President, Goodluck Jonathan a rousing welcome to the caliphate city on T… Read More
2016-11-17 20:15
Media reports indicates that at least 22 persons were killed in multiple attacks this week by suspected Boko Haram gunmen in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State.According to the rep… Read More
2016-11-17 20:06
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the N300 million mansion retirement benefits for immediate past governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, and his former… Read More
2016-11-17 19:51
The Federal High Court on Thursday in Abuja fixed Dec. 1 to give ruling on a bail application filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.The News Age… Read More
2016-11-16 20:00
Permit me to begin this contribution with an apology for my disappearance from the literary and political scene for the last one month but this was due to circumstances beyond my control.On… Read More
2016-11-16 19:26
The Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday approved the construction of houses for former governors and their deputies which should not be more than N200 million and N100 million, respectively… Read More
2016-11-16 19:01
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu predicted Wednesday that Lionel Messi would not only extend his contract with the Catalan club but also end his playing days there too.Speaking at th… Read More
2016-11-16 18:14
The Founder of the Progressives Peoples Alliance and former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has joined the All Progressives Congress.Kalu proclaimed his defection to the APC in A… Read More
2016-11-16 15:20
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday, said that judging by the current activities of the Boko Haram terrorists, 60 percent of them are not Nigerians.Buratai said thi… Read More
2016-11-16 13:47
IGP Restates Commitment of NPF to Clamp down on all Criminal ActivitiesAn attempt to kidnap a Nigerian oil magnate, Femi Otedola, has been foiled by the Nigeria Police Force.2. The IGP&rsquo&hell…Read More
2016-11-16 13:27
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged the powers of the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the prosecution of judges accused of engaging in acts of corruption.Buhari maintained that the… Read More
2016-11-16 13:08
Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has responded to allegations against him by Alhaji Abubakar Atiku.The Statement read thus;This statement is issued in response to the lat… Read More
2016-11-16 12:53
A senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Ahmed Raji and counsel to the detained former National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki has taken the Federal Government to task on t… Read More
2016-11-16 12:21
Arik Air on Wednesday announced a reduction of flights due to the lingering scarcity of JET A1 (aviation fuel).The airline made the announcement in a statement by its Communications Manager… Read More
2016-11-15 20:16
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Tuesday dismissed speculations about the financial condition of Heritage Bank, saying the bank is not distressed.In a statement issued today, Acting Directo… Read More
2016-11-15 19:49
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Sunday afternoon carried out fresh attacks on four communities in Southern Kaduna, killing 31 persons, including pregnant women and children, LEADER… Read More
2016-11-15 19:22
Foreign currencies transaction at the Bureau de Change (BDC) segment of the foreign exchange market has been stifled since the clamp down on the operators by security agencies.An investigati… Read More
2016-11-15 17:14
The Senate has refused to consider all 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees forwarded to it by President Muhammadu Buhari for approval.It, however, confirmed all the 47 career ambassadorial… Read More
2016-11-15 16:43
Newly crowned 2016 Federation Cup winners, FC Ifeanyi Ubah, has selected the UK-based agency iGamingSports.com, to help them raise the international profile of Nigerian club football.The app… Read More
2016-11-15 16:21
THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, announced on Tuesday that it blew up the Nembe 1, 2 and 3 trunk line jointly operated by Agip, Oando and Shell Petroleum Development Company, affecting a… Read More
2016-11-15 15:43
Notoriously obsessive taskmaster Pep Guardiola got the most out of Lionel Messi when they were together at Barcelona by banning the world’s best player from having sex before midnight… Read More
2016-11-15 15:18
Many years after he parted ways with his boss,Ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has confirmed for the first time that the former president actually want… Read More
2016-11-15 15:03
According to media reports, another senior military officer has been killed by Boko Haram terrorists.The officer, B.U. Umar, was a lieutenant colonel and commanding officer of 114 TF battali… Read More
2016-11-15 13:11
About 13 telecoms operators may face sanctions over unsolicited telemarketing and for failing to comply with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) order on the do-not-disturb (DND) di… Read More
2016-11-15 12:39
Food shortage could hit Nigeria next year following the unprecedented increase in the demand for the country’s food at the global market.The presidency raised the alarm that Nigeria&rs&hell…Read More
2016-11-15 12:12
The Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Mr. Lawal Musa Daura has declined the request of former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki to attend the burial of his… Read More
2016-11-14 19:36
Former Minister of Aviation and former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has met his bail conditions and left Kuje Pris… Read More
2016-11-14 18:24
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Consumer Price Index (CPI) has increased to 18.3 per cent (year-on-year) in October from 17.9 per cent recorded in September.The CPI, which measu… Read More
2016-11-14 17:52
Just two days ago on the 11th of November, 2016, Raji Fashola, Nigeria’s super minister of power, works and housing, who is more famous for spending ₦78 million on his website in… Read More
2016-11-14 16:56
The National Medical Association (NMA) in Niger says the ratio of doctors to patients in the state was one to 9,000, as against one to 600 as recommended by the World Health Organaisation(WH… Read More
2016-11-14 16:06
Skygazers took to high-rise buildings, observatories and beaches Monday to get a glimpse of the closest “supermoon” to Earth in almost seven decades, and snap dramatic pictures.T… Read More
2016-11-14 13:28
At least 10 people were killed and several others injured Monday when police opened fire during clashes with members of a pro-Iranian Shiite group outside the northern Nigerian city of Kano… Read More
2016-11-14 13:05
The Federal Government’s draft National Oil Policy has proposed to consolidate Nigeria’s oil industry regulatory authorities into a single agency to be known as Petroleum Regulat… Read More
2016-11-14 09:53
A comprehensive new plan unveiled last week to reverse the growing decline in the nation’s housing stock in the Lagos area, is promising an ambitious new deal for a fresh town project… Read More
2016-11-13 21:00
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunny and hazy weather over central states of the country with night temperatures of 29 to 36 degrees Celsius on Monday.NiMet made the predic… Read More
2016-11-13 20:47
The Sokoto State Committee on the Implementation of State of Emergency in Education has discovered 200 sets of furniture locked up at a school where students sit on bare floor for lessons.A… Read More
2016-11-13 20:26
Worried by what it described as some troubling developments in the political space, a pro-democracy coalition has raised an alarm, warning that the manipulation of the electoral process in t… Read More
2016-11-12 10:25
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos yesterday ordered Skye Bank Plc to take over Obat Oil and Petroleum Limited’s depot over an alleged N2.1 billion debt.Justice Jude Dagat made an o… Read More
2016-11-12 10:15
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday unveiled the Eko Black Pearl Tower, one of the residential high rise buildings located in the centre of Eko Atlantic City in Lagos.Ambode s… Read More
2016-11-12 09:57
• Say Enough Is EnoughNiger Delta leaders yesterday severely reprimanded the militant group that blew up the Trans-Forcados at Batan, Warri South West Local Council, Delta State pipelin… Read More
2016-11-12 09:39
Donald Trump shook up his White House transition team Friday, putting running mate Mike Pence in charge and naming a cohort of Washington insiders — and three of his children — t… Read More
2016-11-12 09:11
For a long time, the Lagos State government has claimed to operate free maternal and childcare programme in the state, to make healthcare affordable among the vulnerable groups and reduce th… Read More
2016-11-11 19:27
Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, says the country has deficit in the supply of food commodities.The minister said this while receiving a team of Russian i… Read More
2016-11-11 19:16
From today, global award-winning broker, FXTM, is enhancing its product offering to Nigerian traders, by making its leading Standard and ECN trading accounts available in naira.The launch of… Read More
2016-11-11 19:04
Mavin Records is the first Nigerian music label to get one million Instagram followers, beating international labels like Sony Music to the punch.Tunji Afonja, chief digital manager at Mavin… Read More
2016-11-11 18:52
Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, says the past government led by Goodluck Jonathan cannot say it is responsible for Nigeria’s growth over the past decade.Fashol… Read More
2016-11-11 17:46
The UN’s special adviser on preventing genocide, Adama Dieng, said Friday he feared an escalation of ethnic violence in South Sudan which unless stopped, could trigger genocide.“… Read More
2016-11-11 17:40
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria has built a refinery that produces one barrel of crude oil per day.According to Daily Trust Ibrahim Dabo, a professor of the department of chemical engin… Read More
2016-11-11 17:22
Jelila Nurudeen, a housewife, says she may soon run mad over sexual starvation for over seven years.Jelila approached an Ojaoba Sharia court, Ibadan, Oyo state, on Friday, seeking to put an… Read More
2016-11-11 17:07
Air Peace has denied a media report claiming that one of its aircraft aborted landing due to cows that allegedly strayed into the runway of the Sam Mbakwe Airport in Owerri, Imo State.The re… Read More
2016-11-11 16:52
The Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has assured Nigerians that the security challenges in the Niger Delta will soon be resolved.Kachikwu gave the assurance in Abuja on Fri… Read More
2016-11-11 16:42
Zainab Ahmed, the minister of state for budget and national planing, says the government has started planning an economic recovery framework, to see the economy grow by three percent in 2017… Read More
2016-11-11 16:31
President Muhammadu Buhari met with Senate President Bukola Saraki at the presidential villa, Abuja, on Friday.This is the third time both men are meeting since last week when the senate rej… Read More
2016-11-11 16:20
The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is not planning to retrench staff, Hadiza Usman, managing director of the organisation, has said.Speaking during a tour of Warri Port in… Read More
2016-11-11 12:47
Ayo ‘Wizkid’ Balogun was “incorrectly” awarded the Best African Act award at the MTV EMAs held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.A statement posted on the website of MTV EMAs… Read More
2016-11-11 12:36
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, on Friday relieved Joe Akpa, his senior special assistant on protocol, of his appointment.Simeon Nwakaudu, spokesman of the governor, disclosed this in… Read More
2016-11-11 12:19
One of President-elect Donald Trump’s most divisive promises — to ban Muslims from entering America — disappeared from his campaign website before reappearing on Thursday.T… Read More
2016-11-11 12:04
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has said the President-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump, was positioned by God to fight immora… Read More
2016-11-11 11:42
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled two variants of X-Class pickup truck, Powerful adventurer and stylish explorer to expanding its market share in the premium pickup segment.Mercedes-Benz said the p… Read More
2016-11-11 11:26
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has suggested that it was wrong for Chelsea coach Antonio Conte to keep Nigeria captain, John Obi Mikel in the cooler following his decision to play for the N… Read More
2016-11-11 11:11
OPEC requires $65b spending to tackle effect of low priceThe Nigerian oil and gas sector requires about $7 billion capital investment yearly, to fund exploration and development to achieve t… Read More
2016-11-11 10:57
Lagos is infamous for its traffic jams which can push even the calmest person to the throes of frustration.This is due to the hefty population of around 21 million according to the National… Read More
2016-11-10 11:35
The house of representatives has vowed to investigate the Monrodi Moneybox (MMM) scheme in a bid to “save Nigerians from falling prey to fraudsters”.The rate of Nigerians investi… Read More
2016-11-10 11:23
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says all looted funds recovered by it are paid into the consolidated revenue account of the Federal Government.The commission made this kn… Read More
2016-11-10 11:11
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said he will tear his US Green Card the day President-Elect, Donald Trump, is inaugurated at the US president.In the build up to the election, Soyinka… Read More
2016-11-10 10:36
Officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday raided the offices of some bureaux de change (BDC) in Lagos, and arrested operators selling above the stipulated exchange rate o… Read More
2016-11-09 19:02
Making the decision to end a relationship can be tough and often times, it requires an extensive thought process to arrive at the point where you eventually walk away.If you ever find yourse… Read More
2016-11-09 18:46
Donald Trump has been elected as the 45th president of the US contrary to what a lot of people expected – including Nigerians.Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, said he would destroy his gr… Read More
2016-11-09 16:54
Is-haq Oloyede, the registrar of JAMB, has said that the board cannot adequately fund the conduct of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).The professor said this in his Abuja of… Read More
2016-11-09 11:09
Canada’s immigration website crashed as Americans watched Donald Trump take the lead in the US election.Searches for “move to Canada” and “immigrate to Canada”… Read More
2016-11-09 10:52
THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, Tuesday night, attacked the Forcados Export Pipeline in Delta State, the third onslaught on the facility by militants since Niger Delta leaders met with Presid… Read More
2016-11-09 09:52
The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced that tickets for Saturday’s World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Algeria at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo will… Read More
2016-11-09 09:35
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in US elections, hoping to work with him to improve relations, the Kremlin said in a statement.Putin … Read More
2016-11-09 08:10
Donald Trump is the next US president and leader of the free world!The Republic Party presidential candidate trumped Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party to clinch more than 270 electoral… Read More
2016-11-09 07:57
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and Abuja has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ask the Kano state government to rescind the decision to free the s… Read More
2016-11-09 07:41
There’s been a significant spike in the search traffic on Google for “emigrate” and “how to emigrate” by Americans.As Donald Trump, Republican party candidate i… Read More
2016-11-08 12:31
Nigerian militants on Tuesday bombed a state-run oil pipeline near the southern port city of Warri, the second attack within a week, a community leader and army officer said.“The line… Read More
2016-11-08 12:12
Muiz Adeyemi Banire, national legal adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has quit his position following an allegation of N500,000 involving him.Banire is being investigated by th… Read More
2016-11-07 21:36
The naira on Monday fell freely at the official interbank market to exchange at N350 to a dollar from N328 it traded last Friday.At the Bureau De Change segment, the naira closed at N385 aga… Read More
2016-11-07 21:22
Abdulmumin Jibrin, suspended member of the house of representatives, has fled the country over an alleged attempt to assassinate him and kidnap his family.In an interview with BEN TV Lo… Read More
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