Dr Precious Gbeneol, the Senior Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), on Tuesday said the Federal Government…
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THE House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts Tuesday summoned the Accountant General to the Federation,AGF, Mr Jonah Otunla, the…
Unknown armed gunmen struck in the early hours of Tuesday at Konga, an Akassa fishing community off the Atlantic coast…
The crisis rocking Ekiti State wing of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Tuesday took a new turn as the party’s state…
In preparation for the 2015 elections, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, has sent another batch of 16,691 policemen…
The office of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in Lagos is on fire at the moment, according to report…
Nigeria is facing a possible food supply crisis this farming season, traders say, as the agricultural sector grapples with a predicted shorter rainy season, sectarian violence and greater demand from Niger. Food experts have raised the alarm after the…
The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the global fight against the threat of nuclear terrorism, but…
CONAKRY, Guinea, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — With a confirmed outbreak of the highly contagious Ebola virus in…
LAGOS, Nigeria, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — – Jim O’Neill, economist who coined the ‘BRIC’ and ‘MINT’ acronyms,…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Malian regions of Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal are now hosting…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU),…
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 25, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) congratulates the Federal Government…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday assured Nigerians in The Netherlands that the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) would soon be passed…
A former Head of State, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari, on Monday urged the National Assembly to adopt a holistic approach to…
The ranks of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State have continued to deplete since the recent return of former…
A private investor, Festrut Conglomerate is set to establish a farm covering 100 hectares of land in Uzebba, Edo State…
The Coordinator, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), Lagos office, Alhaji Kamaldeen Oladeji, on Monday said all was ready for…
THE Lagos State Government has dismissed the alleged sale of blood in its hospitals even as it has initiated better…
Dr Erastus Akingbola, the former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc, on Tuesday, asked an Ikeja High Court…