Nigeria owes UN N600 billion
NIGERIA is owing the United Nations (UN) a grand total assessed contribution of $3, 847,723 (about N600 billion). Seen as debts by the UN system accounting apparatus, mere irregularity of...
Nigeria: Jonathan urges all to serve in 2013
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Monday unfolded a vision of a new Nigeria where everyone would be involved in the task of nation building. Indeed, Jonathan told the citizens in a...
Facebook lover nabbed for defrauding friend
Lagos - The Police in Lagos on Monday arrested a Facebook lover for defrauding his lover of N200,000. The Police said in Lagos that the suspect posed as a medical...
Nigeria President Likens Nation’s Unrest to Syria
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has likened attacks by a radical Islamist sect in his West African nation to the ongoing civil war in Syria, an unlikely acknowledgment from the seat...
Nigeria: Fed Govt Releases Scorecard for 2012
In a reaction to the criticism that the President Goodluck Jonathan administration is underperforming, the Federal Government Monday released what could be described as the scorecard of the administration, claiming...
Nigeria: Stella Oduah Revamped the Airports and Created Hubs
The year 2012 was indeed challenging for Stella Oduah. The June 3 Dana Air crash, which killed 153 passengers on board the aircraft and others on the ground, the suspension...
Nigeria:Idris Umar Brought Railways Back to Life
As Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Audu Umar remains one of the key policy makers in the transport industry. Umar, hitherto a member of the National Assembly, is not a...
Nigeria: National U-17 Games to Replace NSF, Says Abdullahi
The National Sports Commission (NSC) said Monday that the proposed National U-17 Games, would now replace the National Sports Festival (NSF) in talent discovery in the country. Sports Minister, Malam...
Nigeria: Taribo Urges Eagles to Show Commitment
A former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, Monday implored the current generation of players in the senior national team to conduct themselves with decorum in the build-up to the forthcoming...
Keshi Forecloses Martins Recall for AFCON 2013
Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, has foreclosed the recall of Spain-based striker, Obafemi Martins, from the team preparing for the Africa Cup of Nations starting in barely a fortnight...