December 3
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Nigeria: Sultan Wants Collective Action Against Bombings
Meanwhile, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar 111 has called on Nigerians to come together in the fight against terrorism and other violent crimes in the country. Read more »
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Nigeria: 18,335 Access HIV Treatment At NIMR
A CUMULATIVE 18,335 persons including pregnant women and children, are currently accessing comprehensive HIV treatment care and support at the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research... Read more »
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Nigeria: Property Bill - Bini Youths Vow Showdown With Edo Lawmakers
The Property Tax Bill before the Edo State House of Assembly is creating tension in the state, as Bini youths have vowed a showdown with the lawmakers, if the bill is passed into... Read more »
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Nigeria: Security Men Brutalise Lagos Dambe Boxer
A Lagos State boxer, Amao Usman, has said that he was ruthlessly brutalized by the security men after complaining about the biased result of the officials at the end of his fight. Read more »
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Nigeria: PDP Not Happy Over Jonathan, Obasanjo Feud
STRONG indications emerged, yesterday, that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is not supporting President Goodluck Jonathan on his attack on former President Olusegun... Read more »
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Nigeria: The Root of the Rot in Our Local Councils
Stakeholders in Nigeria's democracy gathered in Enugu last week to ponder on the issues and circumstances that have bedeviled local government democracy since the advent of the... Read more »
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Nigeria: Falana Threatens to Sue FG Over NNPC Appointments
Lagos lawyer and activist, Mr. Femi Falana, has faulted the appointment of Messrs Steve Oronsanye and Ben Otti into the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC,... Read more »
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Nigeria: 10 People Slaughtered in Borno
Ten persons had their throats slit and militants killed two police officers during attacks on churches and border posts in a fresh wave of violence in Borno State officials... Read more »
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Nigeria: Should Government Sack 50 Percent of Civil Servants?
At the Second Annual Capital Market Retreat in Warri, the CBN Governor, Lamido Sanusi, made a strong case against the current dedication of about 70% of national income to purely... Read more »
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Nigeria: Before We Sack Sanusi
SHOULD we sack Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for calling for a drastic cut-down of public sector workforce to make more money... Read more »
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Nigeria: Eko 2012, NPL and Alibay At 80 [opinion]
I live in Lagos. I counted myself lucky that this time I did not have to travel out for the National Sports Festival. This time the festival was to be brought to my doorstep. Read more »
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Nigeria: SSS Arrests PHCN Contractor Over Alleged Attempt to Defraud INEC
Operatives of State Security Service in Cross River State, weekend, arrested a licensed contractor with Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, in Calabar over alleged attempt to... Read more »
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Nigeria: CPC Blames Nasarawa's Gov/Lawmakers Face-Off On PDP
Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has said the impeachment threat against Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State by the state House of Assembly was a well-rehearsed plot by... Read more »
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Nigeria: The Public Service and the Transformation Agenda - Redefining the Rules of Engagement
"The philosophy and goals of the leaders of the struggle for Independence, the promise of pro-people programmes that would follow the attainment of Independence inspired the... Read more »
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Nigeria: Anniversary - Aregbesola Gives Self Pass Mark
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Saturday made a comprehensive review of his programmes since he assumed office in November, 2010 and scored himself pass mark. Read more »
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Nigeria: NUPENG Petitions Senate Over SPDC, CNL
NIGERIA Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has petitioned the Senate over alleged unfair labour practices by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, and Chevron... Read more »
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Nigeria: I Flew Plane With Water in the Engine - Chinyere Kalu [interview]
Being a pacesetter in the aviation sector in Nigeria is no mean feat. But for Captain Chinyere Kalu, the Rector and Chief Instructor at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology,... Read more »
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Nigeria: ATM - Banks to Lose Millions
The commercial banks doing business in Nigeria may lose millions of naira to the new regime stopping them from charging customers N100 for using Automated Teller Machines (ATM) per... Read more »
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Nigeria: Eko 2012 - Exhibitors Lament Poor Sales At Teslim Balogun Stadium
Some exhibitors at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, one of the six venues of the ongoing 18th National Sports in Lagos have complained out of low patronage, saying that... Read more »
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Nigeria: How Witchcraft Killed 7-Year-Old Daughter - Man, 60
A 60 year-old man urged Orile-Agege Grade 'B' Customary Court to dissolve his 32-year-old marriage over childlessness, witchcraft and abandonment. Joshua Ajala, a building... Read more »
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Nigeria: Shareholders Raise Concern Over Shares' Price Manipulation
Shareholders in the nation's capital market have expressed concern over manipulation of shares' price on the Nigeria Stock Exchange Read more »
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Nigeria: Uduaghan Promises Athletes Rosy Christmas
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has assured his state athletes that their Christmas celebration would be grand if they emerge winners at the ongoing National Sports... Read more »
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Nigeria: Expected HIV Vaccine
AFTER nearly 30 years of desperately searching for solutions to the Human-Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, the vermin that leads to the deadly Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome,... Read more »
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Nigeria: Delta Sweeps Greco Roman Wrestling Gold
DELTA State wrestlers made a clean sweep of the Greco Roman wrestling event at the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival, tagged Eko 2012 as they won four out of the available... Read more »
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Nigeria: NSE Targets 150 Companies for Operational Research Coverage
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has commenced an equity research coverage targeting about 150 quoted companies not covered by independent sell side analysts' reports. Read more »
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