February 24, 2012 by Abdulsalam Ajetunmobi Amid all the hysteria surrounding the Central Bank of Nigeria’s donation of N100m to Kano victims of the Boko Haram terror attacks two weeks ago, the CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, sought to justify the exercise of his authority to provide this charity initiative on the […]
February 24, 2012 by Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, on Thursday revealed that about 70 million Nigerians lacked access to potable water. Ochekpe disclosed this during her meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Ryuichi Shoji, to sign an agreement for a N2.42bn grant to increase […]
February 24, 2012 Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo has expressed confidence in the ability of the home-based players to live up to expectation when the team engage Rwanda in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Kigali. Yobo, who spoke from his base in Turkey, said he was not bothered if his central defence partner […]
GUNMEN suspected to be members of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, on Thursday killed four policemen and injured another two near the house of the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar. In Minna, Niger State, some gunmen suspected to be members of the sect similarly killed two policemen. Also, a bomb suspected to have […]
The Lagos State Government and prominent citizens of the state gathered at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Thursday to pay their last respect to the late Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. Major markets where Nigerians of Igbo extraction plied their trade in Ladipo, Ojuelegba, Ikeja and Ojo areas of the city were shut to […]
Governors from the 19 northern states on Thursday called for a review of the revenue allocation formula “to reflect current realities.” Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, and Governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, said this in Abuja while inaugurating the Advisory Council of Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation. Aliyu described […]
University of Jos has made a breakthrough in the commercial cultivation of Artemisinin, which is a major component in the production of Artemisin Combination Therapy (ACT), which is currently being adjudged as the best solution to the increasing resistance of malaria parasites to anti malaria drug. Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Hayward Babale Mafuyei […]
Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday raised the alarm over how the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) awarded contracts worth billions of naira to phantom companies. A source within the committee said the contracts awarded to some companies without known addresses and offices are worth at least N300 billion. The Senate FCT […]
The Nigerian Army yesterday said it has made tremendous progress in the fight against terrorism, particularly the Boko Haram insurgents. The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Onyeabor Ihejirika said the force would fight the sect to a standstill especially in Borno and North eastern parts of the country where the group had been carrying […]
Nigerians airports have become an eyesore as disused aircraft litter strategic areas of the airside. They deface the aesthetic of the area. Many are waiting to see if the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria will match its numerous threats with action this time around, writes WOLE SHADARE. BEGINNING from Monday this week, the Federal Airports […]
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