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All is now set for the deployment of 200,000 unemployed graduates selected in the first batch of the Buhari administration’s plan to hire half a million Nigerians. While the 200,000 have been selected about two weeks ago, their names have now been sent to state governments and the FCT who would deploy them to their […]

Eighteen months into power, the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives (APC) is getting more complicated by the day, with many chieftains engaging in fierce war of words. While some party members have expressed the fear of possible disintegration, others say unless urgent steps are taken to avert its imminent breakup, President Buhari may no […]

Donu Kogara was kidnapped, threatened with rape and told she would die. In this text she gives a blow-by- blow account of her terrifying hostage ordeal in Nigeria Day 1 Just before 7am on Sunday, August 30, 2015, I am shaken awake in my bedroom in Port Harcourt, a city on Nigeria’s southern coastline in […]

The United States has expressed deep concerns over the latest clash between the Police and Shi’ite members in Kano, describing the security agency’s response to the procession as “disproportionate.” The US embassy’s Information Office  in Abuja also ‎called for calm and restraint on all sides. The office made the call on Friday through a statement adding […]Read More

Lack of funds in the service wide votes has been blamed for the non-payment of the salaries of ex-Presidents, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Dr Babachir Lawal has revealed. In the last 10 months, the federal government has not paid the salaries and allowances of all former Presidents in the country. […]

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has called for calm over recent attacks on some villages in the territory, assuring that security agencies were on top of the situation. Bello gave the assurance while addressing newsmen after an emergency security meeting which was attended by stakeholders of the affected communities in his office […]

The United Nations has commended Nigeria for the successes it has so far recorded in the fight against terrorism. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa, Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, who made the commendation in Abuja on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai […]

The Senate at plenary on Thursday turned down the nomination of Saidu Abubakar, a nominee for the board of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). Before now, Abubakar had once moved for the scrapping of the Nigerian Senate in a protest which probably led to his being hated by the legislators. A member of the Senate […]

Nigeria`s President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, signed into law eight bills sponsored by members of the National Assembly. Mr. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), told State House correspondents after the signing ceremony. According to him, the eight new bills, includes: The new Acts are the Prevention of Crime […]

…As NNPC Vows to Complete Gas Infrastructure Projects As part of efforts to reposition for profitability in line with the 12-point agenda of the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC) has announced its readiness to commence the production of Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) popularly known as aviation […]

Amid the pervasive darkness and economic lull that has made Nigeria the heart of darkness inside the dark continent, the decision by the Senate Committee on Privatization to reject outright cancellation of power sector privatization, as being clamored, provides no basis for optimism that tomorrow would be better, even as Nigerians continue to pay more […]

…As Baru Commits to Raising Status of Research & Development The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has commenced work on a scheme to improve the quality of diesel in the Nigerian market for efficient and optimal performance of diesel-powered engines. This was disclosed by the Manager, Collaborative Research of the Research & Development Division, Engr. […]