Governors query payment of N800b fuel subsidy by NNPC, meet in June
The Chairman of Governors’ Forum, Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State says the National Economic Council (NEC) will soon take…
Drug abuse: FG orders NAFDAC to return to ports
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered the agency…
Dangote Foundation empowers women with N250m in Niger
The Aliko Dangote Foundation has offered a micro grant totaling N250 million to 25, 000 vulnerable women in Niger.
Alhaji Aliko…
Court orders JOHESU to end strike, resume work within 24 hours
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered striking members of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), to suspend its…
Nigeria lagging behind smaller African countries in productivity,…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said though Nigeria is abundantly blessed in human and natural resources,…
Troops kill 15 Boko Haram fighters, rescue 49
No fewer than 15 Boko Haram fighters have been killed by the military and rescued 49 women and children in Borno state.
The…
Alleged fraud: Court dismisses Shagaya’s application to unfreeze N1.9bn…
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, dismissed an application seeking to unfreeze a Unity Bank account with a balance of…
Court adjourns Melaye’s case indefinitely over failing health
Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday adjourned indefinitely the trial of Senator Dino Melaye, being…
Again, gunmen invade four Kaduna communities, kill 10
There was pandemonium again in Kaduna State as armed bandits on Tuesday invaded four villages in Birnin-Gwari Local Government…
Nigeria’s population to rise to 189m between 2018 and 2050 – UN
Nigeria has been projected to add no fewer than 189 million people to its current population between 2018 and 2050, the UN…