Nigeria’s new broader approach to tackling the Boko Haram insurgency won plaudits on Wednesday, with the plan seen as recognition that military might alone would not end the bloodshed. National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki unveiled the new measures…
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(Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment News) – The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Samuel Ortom has…
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu has assured the students of Colleges of Education across the country that…
The Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Tammy Danagogo on Tuesday March 18, 2014 inaugurated…
Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment News The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Samuel Ortom has…
A Nigerian labour union on Monday staged a protest over a deadly weekend stampede at a recruitment drive and demanded the interior minister’s resignation. At least seven job-seekers were killed when a stampede broke out on Saturday at the national stadium…
Fifty-five people were killed and 10 were injured in two separate road crashes in northern Nigeria, the country’s road safety body said Monday. “We have recorded 55 deaths in two road crashes on Sunday and Monday due to speeding and reckless overtaking…
Lots of finger-pointing in Nigeria, after a deadly stampede at a job fair. Nigerian officials say at least 16 people died when 500,000 people were invited to apply for fewer than 5,000 government jobs. Joining VOA’s Vincent Makori on the phone with…
The Nigerian navy said on Tuesday that it had arrested 22 Chinese nationals for fishing in its territorial waters without permits and travel passports. Four foreign vessels and their crew were held in the operation, Commodore Godwin Ochai told reporters…
Nigeria continues to have the potential to be a major player in the world economy. The West African nation’s annual growth rates have averaged almost seven percent during the last decade and have been pretty much driven by development in trade, investment…
SAN RAMON, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mar. 18, 2014– Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) announced today that it is increasing its support to programs in…
Report from Federal Ministry of Youth Development. Nigeria’s new Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC),…
(Defence Ministry Report) – The move by a group of terrorists on a mission towards penetrating and attacking the Goniri…
Report from Federal Ministry of Youth Development. The Minister for Youth Development, Mr. Boni Haruna has disclosed that the…
Suspected Islamist militants launched a brazen daytime attack in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday. Witnesses say gunmen armed with explosives stormed the Giwa military barracks, triggering a fierce gun battle with soldiers. The assailants…
The Director of Defence Information, Chris Olukolade has informed that the troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force of the…
(Ministry of Defence Report) – Pockets of terrorists apparently in a move to boost their depleted stock of fighters did…
(NEMA Report) – The National Emergency Management Agency has revealed that the Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) issued by the Nigerian…
A leading business organization based in the United States of America, Procter and Gamble has recently opened a multi-million dollar…
A national conference criticised for its cost and scope opens in Nigeria’s capital on Monday, with the country’s future existence looming large over the talks. Nearly 500 delegates from the hundreds of ethnic, religious and linguistic groups that make…