NIGERIA: NCP Approves Sale of NITEL to NATCOM
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) on Thursday formally approved the sale of NITEL and its mobile subsidiary, MTEL, to NATCOM Consortium through a guided liquidation process. (more…)
CJN: NJC Will Not Spare Any Corrupt Judge
Ahead of the 2015 general election, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, has said the National Judicial Council (NJC) will not spare any judge for any corrupt...
NIGERIA: Court Upholds Prisoners’ Right to Vote
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City on Thursday ruled that inmates of the Nigerian prisons have the right to vote in all elections conducted in the country. (more…)
NIGERIA: Jonathan Inaugurates Nationwide Workers’ Housing Scheme
A big relief is coming the way of the federal government workers as President Goodluck Jonathan, in continuation of his efforts to reduce the housing deficit in the country, has ...
Synagogue: Coroner Admits Collapsed Building Plan as Exhibit
The coroner’s inquest investigating the circumstances which led to the collapse of a six-storey guest house belonging to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on Thursday admitted as exhibit...
Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Togo Meet to Protect Gulf of Guinea
Four countries comprising the ECOWAS Maritime Pilot Zone E; Republic of Benin, Nigeria, Niger, and Togo met in Calabar, Cross River State, yesterday to formally agree on the final operational...
Ondo: PDP Sets up Reconciliatory Committee
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up reconciliatory committees at different levels to resolve issues that emanated from the merging of the party with the Labour Party (LP). (more…)
Group Decries Lethargy in Collection of PVC in the South
A pan-Igbo group, Aka Ikenga, has decried the apathy which several Nigerians in the Southern part of the country have shown towards the collection of their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs)....
Maku Denies Leaving PDP, Vows to Work Towards Success of 2015 Election
The defeated Nasarawa State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant and former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has denied movee to leave the PDP, saying he would work for the...
NIGERIA: NFF Congratulates MFM on World Cup Triumph
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has congratulated the MFM Football Club on its victory at the inaugural Church World Cup which ended in Goa, India on Sunday. (more…)