Anchor Borrower Programme: FG Targets 300,000 Metric Tons of Dry Season Rice
By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna As part of effort to reduce rice importation and conserve Nigeria external reserves, the Federal government said the Central Bank of...
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Senate Forgery: Court Scolds AGF, Says Suit Is Abuse Of Court Process
An Abuja Federal High court has ruled that the forgery charge brought against the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, his deputy senator Ike Ekweremadu and...
54-year-old man abducts, defiles 11-year-old girl in Ekiti
A 54-year old man, Gbenga Adebayo, has been remanded in prison custody by a magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State Capital, for allegedly abducting and...
UNICEF, NEMA, OTHERS AGREE ON EFFECTIVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
IN a bid to reduce dangers during emergencies, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders have identified strategies...
Nigeria Police retire AIG Mbu, Ogunsakin, 19 others
The Police Service Commission on Friday approved the retirement of 21 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police. The retirement followed the elevation of Idris Ibrahim, who was...
BREAKING NEWS! SIERRA LEONE’S DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER, MAJ. GEN. ALFRED NELSON, ABDUCTED IN KADUNA
Sierra Leone Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj. Gen. Alfred Nelson (rtd.) has been allegedly kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. Nelson was said to have been...
I am Sorry, Buhari apologises to Senate
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday tendered an unreserved apology to the Senate over statements by his Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Okoi Obono-...
I support Buhari’s anti-graft war, will return N400m — Metuh
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, has said he is in support of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption...
UN, UNICEF Others Step up Assistance in North-east Nigeria …..Calls for more action
By ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna Following the conflict the has displaced over 2.4 million people and also threatens food security in the North-East region of Nigeria,...
FG declares public holiday for Eid-el-Fitri
The Federal Government has declared July 5 and 6, 2016 as public holiday to mark the Eid-el Fitri. The Minister of Interior, retired Lieutenant General...