Buhari not silent on Southern Kaduna violence, Presidency
General News
January 5, 2017
Buhari not silent on Southern Kaduna violence, Presidency
*Says all security measures so far President’s directives President Muhammadu Buhari has, over the past week, given instructions for…
Kaduna set to provide jobs for 10,000 youths
Economy
January 5, 2017
Kaduna set to provide jobs for 10,000 youths
The Kaduna State Government has begun the cultivation of 10,000 hectares of land to create job opportunities for 10,000 youths.…
Death penalty for kidnappers as Lagos Assembly passes bill into law
Law and Order
January 5, 2017
Death penalty for kidnappers as Lagos Assembly passes bill into law
*Says, threatening to kidnap earns 25 years in prison If the kidnapping bill passed into law, on Thursday, by the…
Another Chibok girl, Rakiya Abubakar, baby rescued by troops
News
January 5, 2017
Another Chibok girl, Rakiya Abubakar, baby rescued by troops
Another Chibok girl, Rakiya Abubakar and her six-month-old baby have been reportedly rescued by troops of 27 Brigade around Alagarno area…
Kwara’s 10,700 homes benefit from FG’s N5,000 monthly stipends, KWSG official discloses
Economy
January 5, 2017
Kwara’s 10,700 homes benefit from FG’s N5,000 monthly stipends, KWSG official discloses
About ten thousand, seven hundred households in Kwara State are already benefited by the first batch of the Federal Government’s…
Tinubu, Dantata, Cole, Ogah, others clinch Nigeria’s 1.3mbd oil lifting deal
Business
January 5, 2017
Tinubu, Dantata, Cole, Ogah, others clinch Nigeria’s 1.3mbd oil lifting deal
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, named Wale Tinubu’s Oando, Toye Cole’s Sahara Energy Resources, Sayyu Dantata’s MRS Oil…
N-Power: Osun congratulates FG over social welfare initiatives, as Buhari further fulfils APC’s campaign promises
Economy
January 5, 2017
N-Power: Osun congratulates FG over social welfare initiatives, as Buhari further fulfils APC’s campaign promises
*Says scheme will end social tensions By Kemi Kasumu “The Semiu Okanlawon-led Bureau of Communication and Strategy in the Office…
FG resumes payments to former Niger Delta militants
Economy
January 5, 2017
FG resumes payments to former Niger Delta militants
The Federal Government of Nigeria has resumed payments of cash stipends to former militants agreed under a 2009 amnesty in…
Attacks on Cattle: Fulani leader in Oyo cries to Ajimobi
Economy
January 5, 2017
Attacks on Cattle: Fulani leader in Oyo cries to Ajimobi
President of Jamu Nati Fulbe Association, a Fulani socio-cultural group in the South-West, Alhaji Salihu Kadir, Thursday appealed to Oyo…
Nigeria will ensure Gambia President hands over peacefully
Africa
January 5, 2017
Nigeria will ensure Gambia President hands over peacefully
Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama says Nigeria will do everything possible to help the Gambia have a peaceful resolution to…