Month: April 2019

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and its Niger Republic counterpart have signed a pact to eliminate the menace of human trafficking in both countries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NAPTIP signed…

The Presidency says the ar against corruption is all encompassing and not designed to persecute anyone for political or other reasons. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in statement reacting to…

The Counter Attack Lagos – Gowon The soldier who nipped the coup in the bud and ensured it failed miserably was Gowon. Lt Col Yakubu ‘Jack’ Gowon left the shores of the country on May 1965. He was then Adjutant…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad revealed on Wednesday that the president received a call from the world’s second richest man, Bill Gates. According to Bashir Ahmad, the multi billionaire called President Muhammadu Buhari to congratulates…

No fewer than 29 people have died and 22 people were injured after a tourist coach toppled off a mountain road on the holiday island of Madeira, Portugal. The coach, which was carrying 55 passengers and a guide, was heading to…

  There were no announcements of safety measure. I even felt as comfortable as one inside a Lagos BRT bus. Just a little difference. Maybe Lagos BRT appears better, unlike Arik, where you need a hand fan, if you must…

The accused persons — Macaulay Desmond Oghenemaro, Ojokojo Robinson Obajero, Nwosisi Benedict Uche and Enaike Onoriode — took their plea after the charges were read to them by the Court Registrar, and pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Mother…

  The bills are the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Bill, National Research and Innovation Council Bill, Stamp Duties Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Seed Council Bill, Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (Amendment) Bill…

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday refuted media reports that the Federal Government had agreed with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) advice on the removal of fuel subsidy. The minister stated this when she fielded questions from…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for a comprehensive “status reports on policies, programmes and projects” from ministers on their ministries, departments and agencies. Buhari gave the order today as the countdown begins for the end of his first term on…