Nigeria News
-
Owerri — MANAGEMENT of Evan Enwerem University, Owerri, EEUO, has debunked the rumour making the rounds that the institution had imposed high school fees on its students.
Acting Vice Chancellor, VC, of the University, Professor Osita Nwebo, who disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, insisted that there was no increase in school fees in the university.
read more.. -
President Goodluck Jonathan has embarked on a secret nationwide consultation with various interest groups with a view to hitting the ground running as soon as he is sworn in on May 29.
The dialogue, which is coming after a state-by-state campaign tour of the 36 states of the federation by the president, saw him meeting with
read more.. -
AHEAD of its planned launch of a N5 billion cardiac centre in Abuja in July, Nigerian International football star, Nwankwo Kanu has solicited the assistance of all Nigeria towards the actualization of the dream.
Speaking at a world press conference to announce the launch of the centre in Lagos on Monday, Kanu said the purpose of
read more.. -
THE Naira bounced from its weakest level in 18 months on Friday, buoyed by expectations that a government agency was about to make a large dollar sale, traders said.
The naira strengthened to 155.80 against the dollar on the interbank market from 156.95 on Thursday, its weakest since late 2009.
"Some banks were
read more.. -
Jos/Awka/Benin City/Kebbi — Less than two weeks to next month's general election in the country, the nation's political climate Monday witnessed a harvest of deaths as campaign rallies in Jos, Plateau State; Onitsha and Awka in Anambra State; Kebbi and Benue States resulted in a cumulative loss of 10 lives. A number of persons also sustained injuries while property worth
read more.. -
Nigeria which has led a campaign to force out Ivory Coast's strongman on Monday lashed out at "contradictions" by world powers focusing attention on Libya while the West African nation is burning. Foreign Minister Odein Ajumogobia charged at the international community for watching while hundreds of thousands of people were murdered in Ivory Coast since the disputed November 28 election.
read more.. -
Jos — Two people, believed to be Muslim youths, are feared dead Sunday following the detonation of an explosive device that went off in their hands. They were reportedly on their way to plant the explosive device at ECWA Church in Nassarawa area of Jos, Plateau State. Although the military Special Task Force (STF), the Police and the state government
read more.. -
Repentant members of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), in Furupagha, an Ijaw clan in Ondo State, Sunday threatened to prevent the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting the forthcoming elections in the state should the Federal Government fail to recognise their former leader, known as Creek Lion in the proposed dialogue with MEND. The position of
read more.. -
Lagos — President Goodluck Jonathan is set to launch, on Thursday, a Gas Revolution agenda, which is specifically designed to expand the nation's gas supply that will lead to re-industrialisation of the country as well as the development of its agricultural resources. Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who announced this at a press parley yesterday, in Abuja, said
read more.. -
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has resolved the crisis between national coaches, Samson Siasia and Austin Eguavoen over who should have the right to invite some prospects for national assignments. A wedge appeared thrown into the bond between Super Eagles coach, Siasia and U-23 coach, Eguavoen after Siasia declined to release for age grade assignment some players requested by Eguavoen
read more.. -
Lagos — Sequel to the recent discovery of N12 billion in the bank accounts of two Directors in the Federal Civil Service, alleged to have been diverted from pensions funds, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) plans to visit banks for verification of accounts. This time the aim is to fish out top officials who aid corrupt government officials
read more.. -
Veteran opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou won elections intended to return Niger to civilian rule after a military coup, taking 57.95 percent of the vote, the election commission announced Monday. Issoufou, 59, defeated former prime minister Seini Oumarou, 60, who took 42.05 percent of the votes cast in a runoff election on Saturday, electoral commission chief Gousmane Abdourahamane announced. Voter turnout
read more.. -
Washington, DC — The approach of elections next month in Nigeria has raised hopes and apprehension in almost equal measure. In a dozen years of civilian rule, Nigerians have endured a string of votes of deteriorating quality and credibility. The last polls, in 2007, showed signs of entrenching a dominant party regime that exhibits uncertain leadership and little accountability. Sporadic
read more.. -
Maiduguri - A Muslim cleric who embraced nonviolence and spoke out against the sectarian violence plaguing northeast Nigeria died on Sunday after suffering gunshot wounds in an apparent attack by a radical sect, witnesses said. Imam Ibrahim Ahmed Abdullahi died in the shade of his Maiduguri mosque after gunmen from the Boko Haram sect apparently jumped out of a sport
read more.. -
Men of the Special Military Task Force ,STF on Jos Crises Friday in Jos, Plateau state capital intercepted a truck-load of large consignment of explosives being brought into the state from neighbouring Kaduna State The truck with registration number XH 379 KMC was accompanied by a police escort in mufti, simply identified Kingsley Charles. The Commander of the STF, Brig
read more.. -
Lagos — Following the debt of over N100 billion owed local contractors by the government and some multinational companies, management of construction companies in Nigeria have said that at least 100,000 workers may be laid off as the companies could no longer meet obligations to their staff. President of the Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI), Engineer Mobolaji William told newsmen
read more.. -
No fewer than 48 political parties out of the 63 recognised Tuesday in Abuja signed a code of conduct agreement that is to guide their behavour and attitude before, during and after the April general election. The ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) was among the few that was yet to sign as at the press time. No reason was given
read more.. -
Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN] presidential candidate Malam Nuhu Ribadu's running mate Mr. Fola Adeola had a narrow escape yesterday when his aircraft ran into a flock of sheep as it came in to land at Bauchi Airport. The animals had run across the tarmac as the light plane conveying Adeola to a party rally landed and taxied on the
read more.. -
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday dismissed insinuation that he was supporting the candidate of another party in his home state against the PDP governorship candidate, saying he is a kind of politician who never tells lies for political gains. Jonathan, who stated this yesterday at the PDP presidential rally in Yenegoa, was apparently reacting to speculation in his home state that
read more.. -
Abuja — THE ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday led eight other smaller parties to shun the signing of the Code of Conduct for political parties, jointly drafted by the Independent National Electoral commission, INEC, and the parties. From left: Vice President, Namadi Sambo; President Goodluck Jonathan; Peoples Democaratic Party, PDP Acting National Chairman, Haliru Bello, and former PDP Board
read more.. -
Port-Harcourt — ANGLO-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has decried the rising cases of encroachment on its pipelines by members of the public in the Niger Delta. This is as the company said it has recorded over 22 incidents of oil spill across its facilities between January and February this year, attributing all cases to sabotage. Head, SPDC
read more.. -
A plane carrying a Nigerian vice presidential candidate ploughed into a flock of stray sheep while coming in to land ahead ahead of an election rally on Tuesday in what the party suspected was "sabotage". No casualties were reported in the incident involving a 30-seat aircraft carrying Fola Adeola, running mate to Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria's former anti-graft czar and a
read more.. -
Lagos — The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has begun the implementation of the National Production Monitoring System (NPMS) to determine the exact volume of crude oil production and exports. The NPMS would provide an online platform to accurately monitor national crude oil production and exports at land terminal and Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessels (FPSOs). A top official
read more.. -
Nigeria was among the six more countries including the Central African Republic, The Kyrgyz Republic, Niger, Norway and Yemen, that have achieved compliance with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the global standard for improved transparency in the oil, gas and mining sectors. The Norway-based coalition of governments, companies, civil society groups, investors and international organisations, said in a statement
read more.. -
The Federal Government Monday re-arraigned the two accused persons standing trial for shipping arms from Iran to Nigeria, on fresh four-count charges before Justice Okechukwu Okeke of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The government, through her lawyer, Olufemi Fatunde, also withdrew the former three-count charge under which the accused have up till now been tried. The offences in
read more..
1
TOPICS
Filter by Country
- Nigeria
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
- Guinea
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Somalia
- Algeria
- South Africa
- Angola
- Tanzania
- Burundi
- Egypt
- Kenya
- Sudan
- Mali
- Congo Dem Republic
- Ethiopia
- Mozambique
- Morocco
- Gabon
- Togo
- Central African Republic
- Cameroon
- Senegal
- Equatorial Guinea
- Congo
- Libya
- Liberia
- Rwanda
- Chad
- Tunisia
- Comoros
- Niger
- Madagascar
- Swaziland
- Uganda
- Sierra Leone
- Namibia
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
- Botswana
- Mauritania
- The Gambia
- Zambia
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Eritrea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Benin
- Mauritius
- Djibouti
- Seychelles
- Lesotho
- South Sudan
- Cape Verde
- Western Sahara
