PLASMEDA to empower inmates of Jos Prison, says Governor lalong
May 15, 2018 Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has directed the state’s owned Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (PLASMEDA) to include the inmates of Jos prisons in the…
Somalia enhances security ahead Islamic holy month of Ramadan
May 15, 2018 Somalia security forces have beefed up security in major urban centers in the restive capital city, Mogadishu ahead of Islamic holy month of Ramadan which begins worldwide…
ASUP seeks establishment of body to monitor finances in institutions
May 15, 2018 The Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa Branch of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has called for the establishment of a special body to monitor finances in higher institutions…
Malabu oil case: Nigerian lawyer steps down
There was a little twist in the tale when the trial of top executives from oil majors Eni (ENI.MI) and Shell (RDSa.L) over alleged corruption in Nigeria kicked off on…
Why African leaders must fight corruption – Osinbajo
By Theresa Igata Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, says African leaders must entrench a culture of transparency and accountability as the cost of corruption imposes on all African countries…
UN, EU call for ceasefire in Israeli-Palestine US embassy conflict, 52 dead
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the European Union (EU) to urge both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to show restraint, as Gaza violence left scores of people dead on…
As Senator Omo-Agege resumes, security beefed up at NASS
Security has been beefed up at the National Assembly ahead of the expected resumption of Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege following last Thursday’s Abuja High Court nullification of his suspension by the…
US enemy and Shiite cleric, al-Sadr, wins Iraqi election
Moktada al-Sadr, a firebrand militia leader whose forces once battled American troops in Iraq and were implicated in widespread atrocities against civilians, has emerged as the surprise winner in the…
‘My father is richer than yours’ argument lands two Nigerian students in UK court, but they escape jail
Two wealthy Nigerians who battered a fellow student with a shisha pipe in an argument over who had the richest father have been spared jail, reports Daily Mail of UK….
Lagos Business School tops Financial Times ranking for 12th year
May 14, 2018 For the 12th consecutive year, the Lagos Business School (LBS), has been ranked by Financial Times (FT) as one of the top global business schools in…
