The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, on Tuesday said the 21 Ibadan kings acted out of ignorance by threatening to recommend his (Olubadan) removal....
Democrat Doug Jones scored a stunning upset victory Tuesday in a fiercely contested US Senate race in conservative Alabama, defeating a controversial Donald Trump-backed Republican who...
•Jibowu, Costain bridges to be demolished •Track-laying begins in April Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has expressed his dissatisfaction with the pace of work on the...
The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. Maikanti Baru, yesterday said the Federal Government would adopt an “aggressive measure” to tackle the...
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line would be completed in December 2018 and set for commissioning in...
Unknown gunmen last night invaded the bungalow farmhouse of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu and killed a...
Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation said that the Federal Government was committed to deliver the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge project by December 2018. Amaechi disclosed this...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday commissioned the largest mega oil tank farm in sub-saharan Africa at Ibefun, Ijebu-Ode, in Ogun State. Osinbajo described the tank...
The National Reconciliation Committee of the People’s Democratic Party led by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Tuesday visited some aggrieved members as part of efforts...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Paris appealed to the international community to support Nigeria’s commitment to reducing the negative effects of climate change. The president’s...
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) on Tuesday disclosed that 6,000 pensioners would be verified at the FCT center of the on-going final verification of civil...
Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja has granted a former Head of Service, HoS of the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, who is standing trial...
Mr Mustapha Maihaja, the Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has presented relief materials to the Minister of FCT, Malam Muhammad Bello for onward distribution to...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger command, has set up a task force to monitor the sales and distribution of petroleum products in...
The Federal Government has completed the process of handing over the State House, Marina, to the Lagos State Government. The process which started about 20 years...
Germany plans to assist Ghana in creating better economic opportunities to discourage illegal migration, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday. Steinmeier said this in Accra...
The Reconciliation Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assured members and leaders that all issues and grievances associated with Saturday’s national convention of the party...
Members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NUP), Sokoto state chapter have urged the Governor of the state, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, to seek re-election in 2019....
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says that his pursuit for change made him to leave his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to...
Cuba told senior U.S. officials during talks on migration in Havana that the U.S. decision to suspend visa processing at its embassy on the island was...
Former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, his first foreign travel since the army forced him from office...
The world’s financial sector must do more to tackle climate change by investing more carefully, Germany’s Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks said ahead of international talks in...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has commended the Federal Government and other stakeholders for the completion of three turbines power generation at Geregu Power Plant in...
The Federal government has opened nationwide consultations with opinion leaders towards ending incessant farmers – herdsmen conflict. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo opened the dialogue with the...
Brent crude oil prices jumped above $65 per barrel after the shutdown of the Forties North Sea pipeline knocked out significant supplies from a market that...
• Strikes out charge against Justice Nganjiwa • Commission to appeal, says judgment is ‘ridiculous’ • FG explains why owners of recovered assets have not been...
All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu never underrated the importance of governors in the party’s nomination process, his Media Office said yesterday. Imo State...
A total of N750 billion would be released this week to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government for implementation of capital projects contained in the...
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders are considering options on how to pacify the Southwest geopolitical zone, following protest from its leaders. The zone failed to...
•No-confidence vote threat Members of the Ibadan Council of Obas yesterday issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, to reconcile his...
Most critical rail projects listed for execution in the 2018 budget are to be funded by financiers, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said yesterday. Amaechi said...
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu yesterday said the days of impunity are over. He urged Nigerians to unite against...
There were protests in some major cities yesterday – for and against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the police anti-violent crimes fighting machine. The unit has...
A 42-year old man Sani Shuaibu has been arrested by the police at Alimosho for allegedly raping a four-year old girl. The incident occurred at 2,...
The UN has allocated $13.4 million dollars for Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) to support over one million people in need of critical life-saving assistance in the...
The prevailing hazy weather over major parts of the country has continued to disrupt flight operations, especially in the southern part of the country. The News...
The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology on Monday called for collaboration with state governments, private sector and development partners to make the nation’s economy technologically...
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), on Monday, said the council had resolved its internal differences and now united as a body to achieve its...
The Federal Government on Monday said it released N1.2 trillion to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government for implementation of capital projects contained in the...
Mr Bimbo Ashiru, the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Ogun, on Monday said that the ministry had put in place machinery to generate N4billion in...