Jonathan accepts Odimegwu’s resignation as NPC Chairman

Presidents Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday accepted the resignation of Eze Festus Odimegwu as the Chairman of…

Nigeria elected to UN Security Council

Nigeria was on Thursday elected into the UN Security Council for 2014 to 2015 term with…

1.3 m pilgrims to perform Hajj rites at Arafat on Monday

The Saudi authorities on Saturday in Makkah said over 1.3 million pilgrims from around the world…

NUJ Abuja Council crisis deepens

*Correspondents Chapel backs its chairman, urges Ehirim to rededicate himself to duty Peace is still elusive…

Rebel Catholic priests push for Church reforms

A new international network of reformist Roman Catholic priests is pushing to give lay people a…

51.18m Nigerians employed in 2011 – Report

A total of 51.18 million Nigerians were employed in the economy in 2011, while 16.07 were…

Agoro clocks 70, canvasses ‘Business Education’ to tackle Youth Unemployment in Nigeria

…From Dele Ogunyemi, Ibadan… Worried by the mass unemployment currently ravaging the nation, the erstwhile national…

UN owes Nigerian peacekeepers, others $795m

A sizeable deficit in the UN peacekeeping budget has led to a backlog of payments to…

Eulogies pour for Lar

…*PDP, Mark, others, mourn… Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday expressed deep sadness over the death…

Nigerian Online Publishers Form Association

Nigerian Online Publishers have formed an association with the aim of controlling and sanitising news dissemination…

Oyo: Ajimobi distributes N28m to families of Ibadan Boko Haram victims

…From Dele Ogunyemi, Ibadan… Oyo State Government has distributed a sum of N28 million to the…

Akpabio sacks 3 commissioners

Echoes of 2015 resounded in Akwa-Ibom on Monday, as Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom sacked…