The Nigerian Army announced late Thursday night that a second Chibok schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram has been rescued. The girl was among the nearly 300 Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014. Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, gave her name as Miss Serah Luka, even as he […]
The Enugu State Government says it is negotiating a 50-million-dollar facility from the French Development Agency (FDA) to provide potable water in Enugu, the capital city. The Commissioner for Water Resources, Chief Charles Egumgbe, made the disclosure in Enugu on Thursday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that getting […]
Amechi Obiakpu Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has reportedly dumped his World Boxing Council middleweight title to ease talk with would be opponent, Gennady Golovkin. The Mexican, according to media report took the decision Wednesday, to ease deadline pressure that had surrounded his talks for a showdown against now-undisputed champion Gennady Golovkin. According to AFP, the WBC […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the proposal for Dangote Construction Company to use cement to build a section of the Lokoja- Obajana-Kabba-Ilorin road. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. […]
An attack on a pipeline at an oilfield operated by Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), at Ogbembiri in Southern Ijaw Area of Bayelsa has compelled the oil firm to shut production on the line. The oil firm has subsequently deferred its production to the tune of 1,000 barrels of oil equivalent of its equity […]
Mayowa Okekale, Abuja The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed that the strike started Wednesday to protest the hike in fuel price would continue until the Federal Government accedes to its demands. In Abuja, the strike started with a procession of unionists, workers, bedecked in T-shirts and displaying national flags who sang solidarity songs in […]
The Naira on Wednesday appreciated further against the dollar at the parallel market. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian currency traded between N340 and N341 to a dollar at the close of trading, from N345 it exchanged on Monday. The Pound Sterling and the Euro also traded between N480 and N488 […]
Senate throws out anti-social media bill The Senate, yesterday, bowed to pressure from Nigerians and threw out the controversial Frivolous Petitions Bill, otherwise known as anti-social media bill. Following the presentation of the report on the bill by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator David Umaru (APC, Niger East), […]
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a leading pan-African banking group with operations in 19 countries on the continent and presence in London, Paris and New York, on Tuesday announced the appointment of five executive directors of the UBA Group. They are Ayo Liadi, Oliver Alawuba, Ibrahim Puri, Uche Ike and Chuks Nweke. The […]
Talks between the federal government and the Ayuba Wabba-led Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have ended in a deadlock. The NLC delegation to the meeting, led by its President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, walked out of the negotiation following the inability of the two parties to reach an agreement. Mr Wabba thereafter told journalists that the strike […]