Black Christmas: Petrol scarcity, blackout, malfunctioning POS, poor ATM network herald Christmas
Barely 24 hours to Christmas, Nigerians have continued to face multiple pains occasioned by biting petrol scarcity, blackout, inability to make withdrawals from Automated Teller Machines (ATM), and poor networks…
Oil Tycoon Behind Badoo Cult Killings Now Declared Wanted by Police
The Lagos State Police Command has declared a popular independent oil marketer and prime suspect of the Badoo cult killings in Ikorodu and Epe axis of the State, Alhaji Alaka…
Edo Assembly passes 2018 N150.09 bn budget
December 21, 2017 The Edo House of Assembly on Thursday passed the state’s N150.09 billion budget for 2018 with an increase of about N3.433billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Customs seizes goods worth more than N11bn in 11 months — Official
December 19, 2017 The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it seized 3, 870 with a duty paid value (DPV) of N11.2 billion from Jan. to Nov. 2017. The Public Relations…
NIPR Presidential Award: What it means to me, by Tony Ojobo
Mr. Tony Ojobo, the ebullient Public Affairs Director of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was recently honoured with the  Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Presidential Award. He shares his…
Gov. Ambode upgrades press centre, advises journalists
December 15, 2017 Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has urged journaists to continue to dedicate themselves to the tenets of their profession. He said they should do so by…
Murder: Court orders remand of policeman in prison
December 14, 2017 An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded in prison a 30-year-old police officer, Famodimu Ayo, over alleged murder and attempted murder. The Prosecutor, Insp Johnson Okunade,…
3 policemen dismissed in Kogi for drug trafficking
December 13, 2017 Kogi State Police Command has dismissed three of its officers for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of 30 bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp….
Dangote Foundation commits N36bn to fight malnutrition in 13 Northern states
Dangote Foundation on Wednesday said it would commit N36 billion to implement its malnutrition intervention plan in Nigeria from January 2018. The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Zouera Youssoufou,…
More excess crude cash coming as Nigeria, Libya rally to up production next year
Less than two weeks after OPEC’s decision to extend oil production cuts, Libya and Nigeria – the only two exempt members of the group – are signaling their intent to…