Former CJN, Justice Idris Kutigi dies at 78!
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, 78, is dead. Kutigi died in a London hospital on Saturday night. The chief press secretary to Niger State governor, Jibrin…
Woman Killed, Others Injured as Soldiers Allegedly Raid Plateau Community over Gen. Alkali
A 35-year woman, Sarah Edward Nyam was allegedly shot dead in Fwapwa Di Village of Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State on Thursday night by men of…
FG pledges to employ only qualified teachers – Minister
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has said that a database of qualified unemployed teachers was being gathered nationwide to ensure such people are employed into the teaching profession. …
ONE Launches #VoteYourFuture campaign to engage political aspirants!
ONE, an international development Organisation working to end poverty in most developing countries of the world including Nigeria has launched a campaign tagged #VoteYourFuture in Abuja today Saturday 20th October.…
Power to hit 9000 megawatts in 2020 first quarter
A new projection for power generation nationwide was yesterday put at 9000 Mega Watts (MW) effective first quarter of 2020. Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, shared this…
Brazil to inject $1.1bn into Nigerian agriculture
The Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Ricardo Guerra de Araujo, says Brazil will soon inject 1.1 billion dollars into Nigeria’s agriculture. The envoy said on Thursday night in an interview with…
Bill Making Educational Contents Compulsory In TV Channels Passes 2nd Reading In Reps
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed through second reading a Bill seeking an amendment to National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act. The amendment among others seeks to make educational programmes…
JAP, ActionAid synergise to fight corruption, poverty in Nigeria!
Journalist Against Poverty (JAP), a group of resilient Nigerian journalists in collaboration with ActionAid Nigeria and Communication and Social Impact (CSSI) have jointly issued a communique reiterating their joint commitments…
‘Sustained policies, funding to boost contribution of mining to GDP’
Stakeholders in the mining sector, primarily from the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Nigeria yesterday in Abuja, said the nation will witness significant increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if efforts being made…
FG Set to Phase out 65% of Hydrocarbons in 2023
The federal government has revealed its plan to phase out 65 per cent of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons by the year 2023. Speaking at the 2018 International Day for the Preservation of the…