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FG to go tough on miners engaging in sharp practices
Dr Uchechukwu Ogah, Minister of State for Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, on Tuesday said that the Federal Government would no longer tolerate false declaration of mineral production and...
Read moreFG to equip 200,000 youths with digital skill in two years
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says Federal Government will equip 200,000 youths with basic, intermediate and advance digital skills in the areas of web design and management,...
Read moreJournalism: Press Council calls for new Code of Ethics
The Nigerian Press Council has stressed the need for a new Code of Ethics to enhance modern professionalism and address the current trend of quackery in the country’s media industry.
Read moreHundreds of traders protest demolition of Ikosi/Isheri market in Lagos
Hundreds of traders on Tuesday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly in protest against the demolition of the Ikosi/Isheri produce market in Lagos.
Read moreAlleged N2.1b fraud: Court grants Dokpesi’s request to travel abroad
Justice John Tsoho, who granted the application filed by the defence lawyer, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), also granted the application for adjournment.
Read moreCourt orders 16-year-old raped by Cleric to sell baby, keep money as compensation
Panchayat is a self-governance system with powers of adjudication and comprising elected elders of the village.
Read moreHillary Clinton: ‘Shameful’ of UK not to publish report on Russian meddling
The report by parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee has been cleared by the security services but it has not yet been given approval for publication by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s...
Read moreRat holds up flight for 12 hours
A domestic flight in India was delayed for nearly 12 hours after a rat was spotted scampering around the aircraft, news reports and officials said on Tuesday.
Read moreFormer US president Jimmy Carter recovering after surgery
Former US President, Jimmy Carter, is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by recent injuries, his foundation said on Tuesday.
Read moreTrump to release transcript of first phone conversation with Ukrainian President
Trump disclosed this in a tweet.
Read moreNigerian Army, DICON formalise agreement on MRAP vehicles production
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday formalised agreement with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria on mass production of 28 Mines Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles for its counter insurgency and other...
Read moreAlleged N2.1b fraud: Court grants Dokpesi’s request to travel abroad for medical checkup
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted the request by Raymond Dokpesi, Founder, DAAR Communications Plc, to travel abroad for medical attention.
Read moreFire fighting trucks absent as fire guts Niger State Government House
The office was under renovation when the fire outbreak started at 12:30pm.
Read moreOdumakin to chair 7th News Express Anniversary Lecture
Famed Change Agent, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, will chair the 7th News Express Anniversary Lecture holding this Thursday at the Main Hall of Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos.
Read moreNo Nigerian in Namibian prison — Envoy
Geiseb gave the cheering news when he visited Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, in Abuja on Tuesday.
Read more#FreeSowore: SERAP condemns violent attacks by DSS officers on peaceful protesters
In a statement on Tuesday by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, the organization said: “We have seen a video footage apparently showing the use of lethal and excessive force by...
Read moreBorders security: FG deploys MIDAS technology to five airports
The NIS Comptroller-General, Muhammad Babandede, made this disclosure at the inauguration and installation of MIDAS technology at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on Tuesday.
Read moreUniversity of Ibadan produces 7,430 graduates, 241 First Class Honours
Prof. Idowu Olayinka, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, disclosed this in Ibadan on Tuesday at the 71st Foundation Day and Convocation ceremonies of the institution.
Read moreRoad accidents kill 236 in Niger
Two hundred and thirty-six people were killed in 365 road accidents within nine months in Niger State, according to Joel Dagwa, Federal Road Safety Corps Sector Commander in the North...
Read moreAdamawa sacks over 300 polytechnic staff
The Adamawa State Government on Tuesday issued sack letters to some academic and non-academic staff of the state polytechnic, employed from the year 2017 to 2019.
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