Buratai warns Army personnel against using social media to discuss operational strategies
May 2, 2018 The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai, has warned officers and men of the Nigerian Army not to resort to social media to air their…
Osun government seals OAU’s Administrative Block over N1.8bn tax debt
May 2, 2018 The Osun State Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday sealed the Administrative Bock of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, over a N1.8 billion tax debt. The News Agency of…
Alleged fraud charge: 3rd accused’s absence stalls Fani-kayode trial
May 2, 2018 The absence of the third defendant, Yusuf Danjuma, on Wednesday stalled the trial of two former ministers charged with N4.6 billion money laundering at a Federal High…
Insecurity: Air Force to deploy 150 special forces to Taraba
May 2, 2018 The Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar says no fewer than 150 special forces will be deployed to assist in restoring security…
Lagos APC has no preferred candidate for national chairman, says Olusi
May 2, 2018 The Lagos State Chapter of the APC said on Wednesday that it had no preferred candidate for the party’s national chairmanship position. A member of the chapter’s…
Canada seeks tight border control to blackout Nigerian, other asylum seekers
Canada wants to change a bilateral agreement to allow it to turn back thousands of asylum seekers walking across the border but the United States is not cooperating, according to…
Amid unpaid salary arrears Okorocha approves automatic promotion for Imo workers
Rochas Okorocha of Imo has approved automatic promotion for all workers in the state as part of his package for their supportive role to his administration. Okorocha gave the approval…
Drug Abuse: FG bans production, importation of syrups containing codeine
The Federal Government has banned the production and importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough syrup preparations to check substance abuse among Nigerians. The Minister of Health, Prof….
Workers’ Day: Buhari says the worst is over; no going back on N66,500 minimum wage – Labour
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday gave the assurance that the economic and social problems plaguing the country had had their turn declaring that the worst was over for the country….
Workers’ Day: Nigerian workers agitate for better welfare package
May 1, 2018 Workers’ Day, known as May Day, was celebrated across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with mixed feelings and agitations by…