Buhari deploys 6,000 troops in Zamfara to combat Banditry
…as governor asks bandits to lay down arms President Muhammadu Buhari has deployed 6,000 troops in Zamfara State to complement the efforts of the current security forces in the state,…
Akeredolu Suspends NURTW activities in Ondo as one Dies in Fracas
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday suspended indefinitely all activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state, after one person was killed as…
AZA Named in Fast Company’s List of World’s Most Innovative Companies
AZA, Africa’s biggest non-bank currency broker, has been named in Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021, the company said Tuesday in an emailed…
Editorial: Discrimination and abuse of Nigerian women
Nigerian women yesterday join their counterparts the world over to commemorate the yearly International Women’s Day (IWD), the significance of which is never lost on the toiling women, their families,…
Gunmen on Rampage, abduct 19 in Niger community, kill four Ogun Farmers
It was another kidnapping and bloodletting day on Monday as rampaging gunmen abducted at least 19 persons in Niger State and gunned down four farmers in Ogun State. The kidnapping…
South-South governors demand 10% as host community fund in PIB
The current provision of 2.5 percent as host community trust fund in the Petroleum Industry Bill should be reviewed upward to 10 percent, governors of the South-South region have demanded.…
UK to Return £4.2m Ibori loot to Nigeria
The United Kingdom is set to return £4.2m (N2.2bn) being part of the funds so far seized from convicted former Delta Governor, James Ibori, his associates, and family members. Abubakar…
10 Mission Schools to Remain Shut as Kwara extends closure Over Hijaab
The ten Mission Secondary school earlier shut by the Kwara State government are to remain closed for a longer time, the government has extended the closure of the schools, all…
Police Arrest OPC Members over Wakili, Suspected Kidnapper
Police in Oyo State have said they arrested three members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) over their roles in the arrest of suspected kidnap lynchpin, Iskilu Wakilin Ayete, Ibarapa…
Firstbank Promotes Diaspora Remitances, Rewards Customers With Extra N5 For Every Dollar Received
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider is rewarding customers with N5 for every dollar received through foreign remittances. This N5 for a dollar incentive is…