FG Alerts Nigerians On N-Power Portals, Links
The National Social Investment Office (NSIO) on Thursday advised Nigerians, particularly beneficiaries of the N-Power Programme, to discountenance the ongoing fake social media messages about the scheme. Mr Justice Bibiye,…
Parties field underage candidates for Bayelsa, Kogi polls
Ahead of the November 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that some political parties submitted governorship and deputy-governorship candidates that…
Nigerian Jailed In UK For ‘Demanding To Be Deported’ Armed With Knife
A Nigerian illegal immigrant in the United Kingdom, Oluwaleke Yisa, has been sentenced to prison for walking into a London immigration centre threatening to stab people with a ”big kitchen…
Buhari Takes Decision On ”Inflicting More Hardship” On Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja assured Nigerians that the Federal Government will not inflict additional hardship on citizens. Buhari said rather his government will keep seeking ways to ameliorate…
LGs Have Powers To Register Marriages, Council Registrars Insist
The controversy over the registration of marriages may be far from over as Local Government Marriage Registrars have said that the Nigerian constitution empowered Local Government Councils to register all…
Boko Haram: 22,000 Missing In Northeast Insurgency – ICRC
Nearly 22,000 people, mostly children, are missing as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the Red Cross said on Thursday. The jihadist uprising which started in…
FUOYE: Ekiti Governor’s Wife, Bisi Fayemi Suspends Campaign Following Death Of Student
Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi has suspended her empowerment and advocacy campaign in Local Government Areas of the State following controversy over the death of students of…
Just In: 50 Killed In Train Derailment In DR Congo
Fifty people were killed early Thursday when a train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the minister for humanitarian action, Steve Mbikayi, said in a tweet. “Another disaster! Derailing…
VAT Increment: Proposal Will Be Thrown Out – Reps Member, Akin Alabi
The proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) increment is already hitting a snag, as a member of the House of Representatives, Akin Alabi has vowed to ensure that the proposal is…
We Need Institution That Will Produce Cutting Edge AI Applications — Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria needs an institution that will produce cutting edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for education, business, medicine, security among others. Osinbajo expressed this view in…
