Tuface Reacts To Benue Violence
Innocent “Tuface” Idibia has spoken up about the killings in his state of origin, Benue State. Reacting to a Channels TV report about the fresh spate of attacks in the state, which left several people dead and many wounded, Tuface tweeted: “This is getting ridiculous. Shameful.” It is not the first time the artiste is […]
Truck Drivers Given 48 Hours to Vacate Lagos Bridges
Truck drivers, have been given 48 hours to clear the Lagos bridges. This ultimatum was issued by the military and the state government during a stakeholder’s meeting at the Apapa Headquarters of the Western Naval Command (WNC). Attendees According to The Nation, the participants of the meeting included: Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) WNC, Rear Admiral […]
We Have Data on Nigerians With Hidden Assets, Says The Minister of Finance
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, yesterday, declared that the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) has given the Federal Government access to data of Nigerians with hidden assets both at home and abroad. Adeosun made the declaration while speaking on ‘Good Morning Nigeria’, a Nigerian Television Authority interview programme. According to the minister, the […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories, Wednesday, March 7th 2018
Guardian (blog): Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung has set up a committee to unearth the circumstances surrounding the alleged disappearance of $150,000 grant, which world athletics ruling body (IAAF) sent to the Athletics Federations of Nigeria (AFN). ThisDay: As the country and parents continue to grieve over the abduction of 110 schoolgirls from Government Girls’ Science […]
JAMB Official Retracts, Says Money Was Collected By ‘Superior’ Not Swallowed by Snakes
The official at the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Philomina Chieshe, who claimed that the board’s N36 million was swallowed by a snake, has retracted her statement. Chieshe, who works as a clerk at the JAMB office in Markurdi had initially told JAMB officials that a snake swallowed the money derived from the sale […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories, Tuesday, March 6th 2018
AllAfrica com: The State Security Service has demanded that a Nigerian journalist must disclose his sources as a precondition for his freedom. The secret police detained Tony Ezimakor in Abuja on Wednesday after honoring an invitation over a story he wrote detailing how the Buhari administration paid millions of dollars as ransom to Boko Haram […]
Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories, Monday, March 5th 2018
Vanguard: On Saturday, Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, visited Silverbird, Jabi Mall, Abuja to watch Marvel Studios “Black Panther” and bought tickets for everyone present. Pulse Nigeria: Chelsea star, Victor Moses, has received his Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Player of the Year award in London. Club duties kept Moses away from the NFF Awards […]
Work to Resume on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Godwin Eke, says that the construction work on Section 1 of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway had been 50 percent completed before the contractors, Julius Berger, mobilized by the Federal Government, left site due to debts. He disclosed that work would resume in March as the contractors have been mobilized. […]
MIPAN Unveils Alphabet Media Academy in Lagos
The Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN) has officially launched Alphabet Media Academy (AMA). The media academy is the first of its kind with the aim of producing a group of well-trained talents who will shape and disrupt the future of the media and marketing communications industry in Nigeria and across Africa. The media […]
Federal Government Okays ICT University in Nigeria.
The Federal Government has approved plans to set an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) University in the country. The Acting President disclosed this at the opening of a two- day summit on Smart Cities in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. The proposal had been submitted by Minister of Communication, Barrister Adebayo Shittu who stated that […]
Senate Authorizes Not Too Young To Run Bill
The Nigeria Senate on Wednesday, 26th July 2017, passes the Not Too Young To Run bill. The much-anticipated bill seeks for age reduction of electoral offices. After a vote in which 86 senators showed their support, 10 were against it, while 1 Senator sustained. The bill is to promote and encourage the participation of Youths in […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Monday, Dec 19th, 2016
1. Alongside Putin, Trump, and Merkel, Forbes has listed Aliko Dangote as one of the most powerful persons in the world. 2. INEC plans to digitize the process of registration and transfer of Permanent Voter’s Card. 3. Mr. Tinashe Muyambo of Leadway Assurance Company Limited has urged retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme to take […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Friday, Dec 16th, 2016
1. Nigeria’s environment minister, Amina Mohammed, has been confirmed as United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. 2. To support trade and investment, plans are underway for the dualization of the Abakiliki-Afikpo federal highway in Ebonyi State. 3. Nominees for the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) have been announced; voting is ongoing and will end on […]
Donald Trump Officially Selects Adebayo Ogunlesi To Join His Economic Advisory Forum
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Nigerian-born lawyer and investment banker Adebayo Ogunlesi to his Strategic and Policy Forum. This follows the unveiling of the list of forum members this month by Mr. Trump’s Transition Team. The Strategic and Policy Forum is made up of some of America’s foremost business executives and will be advising Mr. […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Thursday, Dec 15th, 2016
1. Adebayo Ogunlesi has been formally unveiled by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as a member of his Strategic and Policy Forum charged with advising the President on economic matters. 2. MMM depositors are hopeful of getting back frozen funds in January. 3. Stanbic IBTC Bank has set up its first self-service digital branch equipped with electronic banking […]
Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Dec 7th, 2016
1. President Muhammadu Buhari has formally announced that the 2017 Appropriation Bill will be presented to the National Assembly on December 14. 2. Swift Network and Cobranet have emerged winners from the bidding process of the sale of two slots of 5.4GHz spectrum auctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) at a final price of N55.4 million. […]