Rivers Government to revive abandoned Songhai farms- official
Mr Tammy Jaja, Centre Manager of the Rivers Government-owned Songhai Farms, says the state government has commenced plans to revive the abandoned farm through direct government policy initiatives. Jaja…
23 Kwara lawmakers deny taking bribe to defect to PDP
All 23 members of the 24-member House of Assembly in Kwara, including the Speaker, have denied financial inducement for their recent defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The lawmakers…
Signal Alliance, Microsoft unveil Clouds FastTrack in Nigeria
Signal Alliance (SA) and Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a FastTrack Partner Programme to deepen cloud adoption in Nigeria. The Signal Alliance FastTrack Manager, Mr Kenneth Ufomba, in a statement in…
Uba versus Ikyange: court dismisses motion challenging jurisdiction
A Makurdi High Court Judge, Justice Theresa Igoche, has dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the former Speaker of Benue House of Assembly, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, challenging the jurisdiction of…
CVR: INEC registers 443, 000 new voters in Plateau
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that it has registered 443, 000 new voters in the just concluded Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in Plateau. Mr Imahiyereobo Osaretin, Head,…
Restructuring: ‘Atiku leaves out the elephant in the room’ – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has restated that getting rid of corruption and entrenching good governance will be better for Nigeria than simple geographical restructuring. Osinbajo, in a…
Nigeria oil revenue to drop; ExxonMobil raises red flag on blockade by ex-staff
ExxonMobil said on Monday that a blockade by former employees threatens crude production at oil facilities in Nigeria, adding that “disruptions to these operations have the potential to significantly impact…
Saraki, others want to ‘bring down’ Buhari Govt – Akpabio
Senator Godswill Akpabio who recently defected from the PDP to APC says the recent defections in the All Progressives Congress (APC) was an attempt to frustrate the efforts of the…
Migrant death soars in Mediterranean: 1,600 deaths in 8 months
Crossing the central Mediterranean has become more treacherous than ever for migrants trying to reach Europe, with one in 18 dying or going missing during the voyage – more than…
China’s Xi offers another $60 billion to Africa, but says no to ‘vanity’ projects
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered another $60 billion in financing for Africa on Monday and wrote off some debt for poorer African nations, while warning against funds going toward “vanity…