Audu faults EFCC's claims on arrest evasion
... airport, Abuja and argued that he could therefore not be accused of fleeing especially that he "is a free citizen of Nigeria." The said letter to Lamorde read: "This is to inform you that Prince...
View ArticleLa Tour Eiffel as my teacher's memorial
By Tony Iyare HER mastery of the subject, daunting radiance and ravishingly beautiful gait was the elixir to jazz up the French class.
View ArticleNigerians travelling abroad to take polio vaccine - WHO
... to all nations under the International Health Regulations. He said children and adult travelling out of Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan must be certified as having been vaccinated against polio...
View ArticleOkam reflects on embarrassing FT fail
... ahead with final exams this week and getting back on the winning track against UMKC on Sunday." A native of Enugu, Nigeria, Okam played his final year of high school at Lake Highland (Fla.) and was...
View ArticleGovt warns Cameroun against maltreating Nigerians in Bakassi
... government's concern while delivering an address yesterday at the opening of the 30th session of the Cameroun-Nigeria Mixed-Commission (CNMC) in Abuja. The Nigerian government urged Cameroun to...
View Article63 arrested over minister mother's kidnap
... did. The palace has not opened negotiations with anybody. It is not true." Similarly, former Attorney-General of Nigeria and Judge of International Court of Justice (ICJ), Prince Bola Ajibola, has...
View ArticleTelecoms operators' interconnection debts hit N20b
... telecommunications industry." Speaking on the topic "What is the solution to interconnection indebtedness in Nigeria," Partner, Banwo and Ighodalo, Mrs. Abimbola Akeredolu said interconnection...
View ArticleInvestment in education should be service to humanity, says Soyinka
... of the world-class Elizade University, located in Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, established by the Chairman of Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL), Chief Michael Ade-Ojo, said the education sector in Nigeria...
View ArticleFormer Nigeria Textile Workers Still Struggling
- Adasu Inalegwu, a former textile worker in northern Nigeria, now runs a commercial motorcycle taxi business to support his family. "This is in addition to the small plot of land I cultivate to grow...
View ArticleArmy chief offers path to sports development
Speaking at the school's 21st Annual Inter House Sports competition during the week, the Commandant recommended a catch-them-young policy , emphasising that the benefits which include a sound, healthy...
View ArticleYoruba race on the brink of extinction - Leaders, monarchs
... Time, Space and the Imagination' and In My Father's Parsonage: The Story of an Anglican Family in Yoruba- speaking Nigeria included Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, his Ekiti State...
View ArticleOkada restriction: Court backs Lagos govt, says it is constitutional
Some commercial motorcyclists, under the aegis of All Nigeria Auto Bike Commercial Owners and Workers Association, ANACOWA, had challenged the restriction of their operations to 475 routes by the...
View ArticleKBR Awarded Ammonia Technology License Agreement by Indorama Eleme Fertilizer...
KBR announced today that Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited has selected KBR to provide ammonia technology for its planned grassroots ammonia plant in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
View ArticleCool Jobs: Young Events Exec Bridges Global Gaps at Full-Service Company
... find one, I decided to put one together. And that's how Royalty Lifestyle was born," says Nnanna, a native of Lagos, Nigeria. Initially founded as an entertainment company, he and his partners...
View ArticleLagos traffic law: A recipe for poverty, crimes - Stakeholders
... of transportation as found in ideal and civilised climes boosted the use of Okada, as a means of transportation in Nigeria. Okada transportation in Lagos State has reached a level that brazenly and...
View ArticleNDLEA Ambassadors: Stella Damasus, Lamboginny set to fight drug abuse
... He, therefore, urged the ambassadors to be active champions against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. "The role of counter-narcotic champions have become more crucial with the...
View ArticleRCCG moves to control traffic on Lagos-Ibadan road
ORGANISERS of the 15th annual Holy Ghost Congress of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, are making arrangement to contain the surging traffic expected today at the Redemption Camp, Lagos...
View ArticleOKONJO-IWEALA'S Mother: Army arrests 63 suspects
By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Austin Ogwuda and Festus Ahon ASABA-As security operatives intensified search for Professor Kamene Okonjo, the mother of Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi...
View ArticleChinese construction firm wins two outstanding awards in Nigeria
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation has won two outstanding recognition awards in Nigeria in two consecutive days as the best foreign construction firm operating in the west African...
View ArticleCricket finds second life in Nigeria schools
Near the parade ground that Queen Elizabeth II once toured when Nigeria was still under British rule, the sharp crack of a ball against a bat marks the rebirth of a colonial sport now finding a second...
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