Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu (middle), beaming with smile while Wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi (right)…
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The Permanent Secretary of Water Resources Ministry, Baba Umar Faruk has called for stakeholders’ concerted efforts towards tackling the enormous…
The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has assured Nigerians that the Federal Ministry of…
The Senate Committee on Special Duties has again rated the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs high, on…
The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has signed into law a 2013 supplementary budget of N42.2bn after its passage…
As the nation warms up for the conduct of general elections in 2015, the Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake…
The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Tuesday reiterated his administration’s commitment to zero tolerance for crime and criminality,…
Human Rights Watch on Friday called for Boko Haram to stop targeting ordinary Nigerians, claiming the banned Islamist group had abducted scores of women and girls and used children as young as 12 in fighting. The organisation also called on the Nigerian…
Report cites discrepancies between evidence of environmental damage from Nigeria spills and claims made by oil company
Most Nigerian farmers now abandon growing food and economic crops for cannabis in a bid to become instant millionaires, the country’s anti-narcotics agency said on Saturday. In a statement, Ahmadu Giade, the chairman of the Nigeria’s National Drug Law…
The Nigerian presidency on Wednesday hit back at criticism by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, describing his widely leaked letter accusing Goodluck Jonathan of leadership failures as “indecorous” and “reckless”. Presidential spokesman Reuben Abati…
Most Africans believe their politicians can commit crimes such as stealing and mismanagement with impunity, according to a survey released on Wednesday of 22 of the continent’s natural resource-producing countries. Despite attempts to improve governance…
Boko Haram’s leader said in a video obtained by AFP on Thursday that the group was behind a daring raid on military installations in the north Nigerian city of Maiduguri earlier this month. “Allah the Almighty has given us victory in the attack we launched…
I am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. One, the current situation …
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi (Right), presenting the 2014 Appropriation Budget to the Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly,…
Quality assurance monitors in the education sector have identified low teacher capacity as a major factor responsible for poor performance…
The Federal Ministry of Education has commenced the construction of the National Education Diagnostic and Assessment Centre in Abuja for…
The Supervising Minister of Youth Development, Bolaji Abdullahi has launched the Junior Professional Officers Programme (JPO-P) and unveiled the e-recruitment…
The Vice President of Nigeria, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that the Late Solomon Daushep Lar has left permanent footprints…
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu has assured Nigerians that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is committed…