Texas Tech System launches partnership with Nigerian university
Texas Tech University System Chancellor Kent Hance signs a memorandum of understanding to explore partnership opportunities between the Tech system and The Technical University located in Ibadan, Oyo...
View ArticleWhy we called off April 10's protest over pensioners' plight - Labour
... had been withheld for one year; Ordered the withdrawal from the court the case between the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and NUP in respect of the pension payment/matters; Set up a joint...
View ArticleWe won't recognise new PDP exco - Rivers LG bosses
... High Court on Monday. Speaking, yesterday, in Port Harcourt, under the aegis of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON, Rivers State chapter, the chairmen described the verdict of the...
View ArticleHow Black Heritage schowcased Lagos, Diaspora Citizens
FOR one week, the city of Lagos was agog as art and culture lovers from all walks of life were treated to a spectacular cultural extravaganza when the culture/tourism loving governor of Lagos State,...
View ArticleIt's a presidential directive: Capture 32 states
... doubt of the worst specimens of political leadership, whose most worrisome attribute is to have incrementally ruined Nigeria, under their watch. It is the reason that there is so much enthusiasm...
View ArticleReturn of the Southern ghosts
By Ochereome Nnanna Nigeria is a country haunted by ghosts. By our President's insinuated definition, a ghost in this sense is a faceless terrorist outfit targeting our security forces and institutions.
View ArticleAmosun'll ruin Ogun - Ishola
Former Minister of Mine and Steel, Sarafa Ishola, yesterday, accused Governor Ibikunle Amosun-led administration in Ogun State of running the state into bankruptcy through borrowing.
View ArticleMixed reactions trail Boko Haram c'ttee
Mixed reactions yesterday trailed the constitution by President Goodluck Jonathan, of a Committee that will engage key members of Boko Haram in a dialogue with a view to finding a lasting solution to...
View ArticleCourt order: Okwu steps aside as APGA chairman
The National Chairman of a faction of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Maxi Okwu, said Wednesday he would abide by the order of a Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra State, which restrained him...
View ArticleLooming varsity strike: Students plead with SSANU, govt
Following the recent threats by the National Executive Council of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities to go on strike if a meeting with the Federal Government failed to grant their...
View ArticleState of Democracy in LGAs: Anambra Jinxed
Anambra State is the only state in the federation that is yet to conduct a local government election since the onset of the Fourth Republic.
View ArticleDrug cloning syndicate smashed in Lagos
... The syndicate, according to NAFDAC, perfected its cloning act in China, from where it imported the cloned drugs into Nigeria. The arrested suspect identified as Maduabuchi Abuzu, reportedly owns a...
View ArticleCelebrating a decade of fertility, conception and births
IT was a celebration of fertility, conception and births Sunday April 14, 2013, at the Civic Centre, Lagos, when Nordica Fertility Centre, Lagos, marked its 10th anniversary as a frontline fertility...
View ArticleACN fuses into APC at convention in Lagos
MOVES to forge a formidable mega party in the country Thursday received a boost, as the Action Congress of Nigeria at its national convention in Lagos okayed its fusion into the Alliance for...
View ArticleJonathan warns state govts against tolling FG roads
... was working on developing a backward integration plan for the steel industry. According to him, it is time for Nigeria to begin to look at value-addition in the sector, especially as the local...
View ArticleGovt moves for better funding of police
DETERMINED to curtail the rising insurgency and other criminal activities in the country, the Federal Government has set up a special committee to raise funds to assist the Nigeria Police in meeting...
View ArticleCreation of more states will address political imbalance, says Mark
PRESIDENT of the Senate, David Mark, has canvassed creation of additional states as one of the measures to address imbalances in the country.
View ArticleNew opposition to challenge in Nigeria
... they set their sights a bit loftier: the city's sole luxury hotel. Lagos - Three opposition political parties in Nigeria are creating a single, unified front to challenge the oil-rich nation's...
View ArticleInvestment View: Fan of big drinks firms? More power to your elbow...
... (Guinness, Red Stripe). Same for the shares? Broadly, I'd still be holding Diageo, yes. Brazil, South Korea and Nigeria were highlighted as weak points in its third-quarter trading update. In the...
View ArticleKidnapping: Delta House kicks
... which are constitutional and in conflict with some laws of the State and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. House of Assembly judgment "The House of Assembly in their own judgment...
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