INSECURITY: Why we must decentralize security now - Igini
... Resident Electoral Commissioner. In this interview, he called for the decentralization of the policing system in Nigeria as a way of assisting current efforts at fighting insecurity, frowns at...
View ArticleNRC shops for private investors to drive rail transportation
... has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with GE for setting up a locomotive assembly plant in Nigeria, for which a transaction advisor is being selected. "The implication of this...
View ArticleOshodin and the Uniben VC appointment
FRANTZ FANON is reputed for his unassailable postulation that:"History will not forgive those men who have the exceptional privilege of speaking the words of truth, but have decided to take refuge in...
View ArticleEffective e-payment system critical to banking services - Sanusi
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria , Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, CON, has maintained that effective e-payment system was critical to banking services in the country.
View ArticleResearcher urges FG to include date palm in ATA to combat desertification
... crop is profitable and will remove a lot of families from poverty and improve small-scale farmers' livelihood in Nigeria. "It also has a lot of industrial potential for production of syrups, jam,...
View ArticleBeyond the Nasarawa massacre of Police
THE massacre this month of over 40 police officers and 10 Department of State Services, DSS, men by the Ombatse cult in Eggon area of Nasarawa State woke Nigeria to the reality of the danger of...
View ArticleWriter Chinua Achebe honored in Nigeria funeral
The coffin of author Chinua Achebe is seen a stage, as part of an event in Awka, Nigeria, Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
View ArticleBonhams smashes record for Ben Enwonwu, one of Africa's leading artists
... pleases me very much.' Another Enwonwu work, lot 101, an evocative oil on canvas of The Durbar of Eid ul-Fitr, Kano, Nigeria, also broke the artist's previous best by selling for 193,250. The...
View ArticleWe don't know how to meet Boko Haram leadership - Minister
The Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in Northern Nigeria had no clue on how to meet the leadership of the Boko Haram insurgents, the Chairman of the...
View ArticleAir stewardess on drugs charges
An air stewardess has been charged after Heathrow Airport Border Force officers discovered six kilos of cocaine on a bus used to transport air crew following a flight from Lagos by Nigerian carrier...
View ArticleA Future On Industry, Trades, Investments
WHAT does the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trades and Investments do? How can Nigerians assess the importance of its work to tackling the various challenges the country faces as it grapples with...
View ArticleAuthor Chuka Clement Ndubizu Shares an Inspiring Success Story
... he fought his way towards obtaining a higher education in the United States. One of the dreams of Chika, a man from Nigeria , was to go to an Ivy-League University in America. With the help of Tom,...
View ArticleFriendite, Nigeria's Most Popular Dating Website for Singles, Launches a New...
... and secured privacy settings. Since its launch, Friendite has been among the top growing social dating sites in Nigeria, especially in Anambra State, Awka. Members can find matches for dates, share...
View ArticleJonathan launches Rhythm 'N' Play June 6
... Play Initiative, a national mobilisation for grassroots sports development programme was conceptualised by the Nigeria Academical Sports Committee, NASCOM, headed by businessman and sports...
View ArticleMy life is in danger, woman detained by bank manager over loan cries out
... no longer be tolerated irrespective of whose ox is gored. Proper social conduct and due process must be practised in Nigeria." she stated.
View ArticleMTN project fame season 6 auditions begin
... soon as auditions for the show begin today. Kicking-off in Monrovia, before moving on to Accra, Freetown and then Nigeria, the audition train will end up in Lagos, in June. File photo: The Six MTN...
View ArticleTuface, PSquare,19 others headline Star trek 2013
Organisers of the annual music tour, Star trek which shuttles artistes at the top of the chain to several cities in the country has announced the 22 artistes that will be performing on this year's tour.
View ArticleOur efforts to woo Mimiko back to PDP - Adegoke
BY DAYO JOHNSON Akure CHIEF Segun Adegoke is a Chieftain of the PDP in Ondo State.
View ArticleAchebe: Anambra govt commends Jonathan, Mahama, others
... "The government of Anambra State is particularly grateful to all the people who paid condolences to Achebe, both in Nigeria and in foreign missions. Achebe was well celebrated abroad, Abuja , Enugu...
View ArticleEmergency rule: US urges Nigeria military to avoid rights abuses
... to ensure the military does not carry out atrocities against civilians in its clampdown on Islamic militants. Nigeria declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states on May 14 as it...
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