Thursday, 4 February 2016

NigerianEye: “Buhari under pressure to stop ongoing anti-corruption war - Osinbajo” plus 27 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari under pressure to stop ongoing anti-corruption war - Osinbajo” plus 27 more


Buhari under pressure to stop ongoing anti-corruption war - Osinbajo

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:20 PM PST

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said President Muhammadu Buhari is currently under intense pressure to stop his administration's ongoing anti-corruption war. Although he said the pressure was being...

MASSOB to FG - 'Conduct referendum for Biafra secession now'

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:21 PM PST

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra,MASSOB, yesterday, asked the Federal Government to quickly conduct a referendum in the south-east geopolitical zone as a precursor...

NLC, TUC protest hike in electricity tariff

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:25 PM PST

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, alongside civil society allies, yesterday declared a nationwide protest for Monday, February 8, against the hike in...

$2.1bn arms probe: Why I returned N25m Metuh gave me — Witness

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:25 PM PST

An aide to former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, Mr. Abba Dabo, yesterday, explained before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, why he returned N25million given to him by the embattled...

Nigerians would starve to death by 2050 if nothing was done to ensure an all year round farming - FG

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:27 PM PST

THE Presidency, yesterday, raised alarm that Nigerians would starve to death by 2050 if nothing was done to ensure an all year round farming. It also said with the rate the country was going, the...

Nigeria’s economy to grow by 3.78%

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:18 PM PST

Nigeria's economy, reeling from the drop in oil prices, is expected to grow by 3.78 percent this year, up from 2.97 percent in 2015, as it tries to confront its worst crisis in decades, the national...

Aluko’s planned arrest may cause chaos – APC

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:14 PM PST

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has warned Governor Ayodele Fayose against the unjust arrest of a former State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Tope Aluko. The party said...

FG promises not to sack NNPC workers

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:11 PM PST

The Federal Government has promised not to cut down the number of employees of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. This is coming as labour unions have threatened to storm Imo State today...

KOGI: Governor Bello set to nominate deputy

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:08 PM PST

GOVERNOR Yahaya Bello may have found a suitable deputy to work with. He hopes to make up for the unconstitutionality of his election by submitting the name of a replacement to Kogi House of Assembly...

Two hospitals shut as Ogun records Lassa fever

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:06 PM PST

A 28-year-old woman has tested positive to Lassa fever in Ogun State. The unidentified woman, who just returned from Ebonyi State, has been taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital...

BVN exposes 23,306 ‘ghost workers’ on FG payroll

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:04 PM PST

No fewer than 23,306 names are to be deleted from the Federal Government's payroll. A team probing multiple salary payments recommended 23,306 civil servants and some banks for thorough...

What we see in the media are mostly negative news – Lai Mohammed

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:03 PM PST

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that Nigeria will do all it takes to ensure the continued survival and repositioning of the Pan African News Agency (PANA) to...

CBN extends BVN registration for Nigerians in Diaspora

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 09:00 PM PST

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN , has extended the Bank Verification Number , BVN, registration exercise for Nigerian Banks' Customers in the Diaspora to June 30, 2016. According to a circular...

Nigeria now safe haven for investors – FG

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 08:58 PM PST

Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has urged potential investors in Nigerian to take advantage of the Change agenda of the present administration to tap from the...

Ibori neither released nor re-arrested — Aide

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 08:57 PM PST

Media aide to former Delta State governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, Mr Tony Eluemunor, has denied recent media reports on the release of the former governor. He also said Ibori was not...

We’re not leaving destroyed communities, Dalori residents tell Buhari

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 08:53 PM PST

District Head of Dalori, Alhaji Usman Lawan Dalorima and residents have informed President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State that no amount of threat or threats from Boko...

Switzerland denies funding Multi-National Joint Task Force in Nigeria

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 08:48 PM PST

The government of Switzerland has denied granting financial support to the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, in the fight against Boko Haram. This came as Secretary to the Government of the...

Supreme Court decides Saraki’s fate today

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 08:47 PM PST

The Supreme Court will today, deliver judgment on the appeal seeking to quash the 13-count charge the Federal Government filed against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of...

Nigeria ranked 63rd in FIFA ranking

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 05:44 AM PST

Nigeria has risen by three places in the latest rankings released by FIFA on Thursday. The Super Eagles amassed 2.5 points to garner a total of 542.5 points for January. Nigeria is now ranked...

NCAA suspends operation of Sikorsky S-76C aircraft after Lagos crash

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 05:43 AM PST

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the operation of Bristow Helicopters Limited's Sikorsky S-76C type of aircraft till further notice. The Director-General, NCAA, Capt. Muhtar...

#WorldCancerDay: Early warning signs of cancer

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 04:27 AM PST

Patient surveys have shown that there are dangers ignoring some of the hidden signs of cancer out of fear that they're wasting their doctor's time. Cancer, also called malignancy, is an abnormal...

Senate meets service chiefs behind closed doors

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 03:22 AM PST

The Senate on Wednesday, held a meeting with the Service Chiefs behind closed doors. The meeting which lasted several hours was presided over by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Details of...

South Koreans drink more liquor than anyone else on the planet

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 03:22 AM PST

Al Jazeera investigates the world's biggest alcohol consumer • South Korea consumes more liquor than anywhere else in the world • Seven million bottles of Soju drunk every night • Estimated 1.5m...

Shell to cut 10,000 jobs

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 03:18 AM PST

Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed it is cutting 10,000 jobs amid its steepest fall in annual profits for 13 years. It made $1.8bn (£1.23bn) for the fourth quarter of the year, compared with a $4.2bn...

Switzerland denies funding fight against Boko Haram

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 03:16 AM PST

Switzerland on Wednesday said it had not given any funding to military operations against Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist insurgents, after a senior African Union official said it was among donors to...

Pope Francis under fire over China comments

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 03:11 AM PST

Pope Francis came under fire Wednesday after lavishing praise on China in a move widely seen as part of Vatican moves to improve relations with Beijing. Close watchers of the Holy See were taken by...

Zika virus: Florida declares state of emergency

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 03:10 AM PST

The Governor of Florida, Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in the four counties where people have been diagnosed with the Zika virus. There have been nine people in total who have been...

I'm not aware of any warrant of arrest issued against me - Tope Aluko

Posted: 04 Feb 2016 01:54 AM PST

The former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Dr. Temitope Aluko, has declared that he is not aware of any warrant of arrest issued against him by an Ado Ekiti Chief...

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