archiveFebruary 2018

The Governor of Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, has flagged off accelerated birth registration of children between ages 0-17 in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, a project of Olori Connection which aims at bridging gaps in the healthcare system of the state. Arakunrin Akeredolu who noted that...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has asked APC governors for time to consider and make a decision about running for reelection in 2019. The President indicated this Thursday night after a two-hour meeting held at the First Lady Conference Room of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started at few minutes...

The Council of State on Thursday approved a fresh one billion dollars to further boost the nation’s agricultural sector, Gov. Ibikumle Amosun of Ogun, has disclosed. Amosun, briefing the State House Correspondents after the council’s meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, expressed hope that the amount would enhance the Federal...

The Federal, States and Local Governments on Thursday shared N635.55 billion as revenue generated in January which showed a decline of N19.6 billion when compared to what was generated in December. The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, while briefing journalists in Abuja on the outcome of the monthly...

…Panel to turn in report in two weeks The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set up a eight member committee to investigate the alleged under-aged voting in the recent Kano state Local Government Election. The Committee which has two weeks to turn in its report has Engineer Abubakar Nahuche,...

  Trading transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange ended on a cautious note on Wednesday with the All-Share Index increasing marginally by 0.02 per cent. The index rose by 9.92 points or 0.02 per cent to close at 42,158.32 compared with 42,148.40 achieved on Tuesday due to marginal price growth...

The latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI) on Wednesday has said that corruption is getting worse in Nigeria. While the country scored 27/100 and was ranked 136th in 2016, the latest CPI scores Nigeria 28/100 but with a rank of No. 148 out of 180 countries...

  “Indeed, our foreign policy challenge is to be relevant to the times, to project our potential and our influence to the world, and to advance our political, cultural, social and economic vision. This is not as simple as it seems because the world is changing in various ways. “Indeed,...

  *Approval underscores FG’s commitment to develop Niger Delta region In line with the Buhari administration’s New Vision to develop the Niger Delta region, Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State, has been granted approval by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence undergraduate degree programmes effective from the 2017/2018 academic session....

US evangelist Billy Graham – one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century – has died aged 99. Graham became one of the best-known promoters of Christianity, beginning his worldwide mission in large arenas in London in 1954. He died at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, a...