FG pays Chinese firm N72bn for Lagos-Ibadan railway project, Amaechi urges NASS to approve $30bn loan
President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government has released N72 billion counterpart funding for the construction of Lagos-Ibadan modernisation railway project. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi made this known…
Danbatta to deliver UNN’s 46th convocation lecture
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, will on Thursday January 26, 2017, join the league of eminent Nigerians who deliver the Convocation…
16-year-old boy rejects £5m offered for his website, says ‘I will make more money’
A British schoolboy was offered £5million by American investors for a money-saving website he created in his bedroom at his parents’ house – but rejected it in the hope of…
Libel case is between Lt. Gen. Buratai and Premium Times, not Nigerian Army- Spokesman
The Nigerian Army has clarified that it has no case against Premium Times but insists there is a subsisting case of libel between the person of Lieutenant General TY Buratai…
Trump’s protectionist speech sends dollar crashing on first business day
European stocks and bond yields dropped on Monday and the dollar hit a six-week low after U.S. President Donald Trump began his term in office with a protectionist speech that…
Jammeh allegedly stole $11m, luxury cars in two weeks
The Gambia’s ex-ruler, Yahya Jammeh, plundered the state coffers in his final weeks in power, stealing millions of dollars and shipping out luxury vehicles by cargo plane, according to an…
Buhari shames death rumour merchants, speaks from London
President Muhammadu Buhari, currently on a 10-day vacation in the UK, broke his silence on Sunday, saluting the Nigerian media for performing its duties diligently. The President, who tweeted from…
Do not go to Libya or you’ll die, FG warns Nigerian migrants
The Federal Government has warned Nigerian migrants to avoid going to Libya or through Libya where penalty for illegal migration now attracts death penalty. The office of the Senior Special…
Presidency hits back at Junaid Muhammed, he’s a man famed for lies – Shehu
The Presidency has hit back at Dr Junaidu Mohammed, describing him as a man who has nurtured the habit of insulting every leader in Nigeria. The government advised urged Nigerians…
One killed, five injured as gunmen attack Kaduna community
Fresh bloodletting has occurred as gunmen attacked Zankan village, a Fulani settlement in Kaura Local Government of the state with one person killed and five injured. Spokesman of the State…
