Probe Looming in Assembly over 2.8bn Poverty Alleviation Fund
Some members of the National Assembly may be probed over the management of N2.8bn constituency projects’ funds allocated to eradication of poverty in the rural areas. This is because the…
Jonathan’s Reactions to Insecurity Irritating, Says Group
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on described President Goodluck Jonathan’s reactions to incidents of insecurity and strikes by the Boko Haram sect as irritating. They also reminded…
750,000 Graduates to Receive Training on Commercial Farming, Says Minister
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina, has disclosed that the Federal Government is to train a total of 750, 000 graduates on commercial farming through a new scheme…
Fashola Wants Action against Culture of Impunity
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Monday urged collective action against culture of impunity beyond merely speaking against it. The governor said this when he played host to renowned…
Nigerians Abroad Seek Waiver on Three-year Tax Clearance
Nigerians in the Diaspora who may be interested in bidding for public sector consultancy or contracting jobs back home in Nigeria are seeking a waiver of the three-year tax clearance…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: ACN Govs Didn’t Shun Jonathan
Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as fallacious the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the party’s governors in the Southwest shunned last week’s flag-off of the…
The man “Fashola” By Fashola
In the absence of the usual compliment of effusive media adverts, the special interview granted a select group of editors was probably the most public event in the recent celebration…
AmnestyInt’l condemned students’ killings, attacks on schools
Amnesty International has condemned the killing of boarding school students in Yobe state on Saturday by an armed Islamist group saying, “such attacks violate the right to life and undermine…
Jonathan May not Win 2015, Says Lamido
Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido has warned President Goodluck Jonathan that securing the presidential ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 elections will not…
Polio: Dangote rewards immunised families in Kano
President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has initiated a reward system that would encourage folks in rural areas to take part in the routine polio immunization programme, in…