By AmbyUneze Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha has warned against over dependence on oil revenue, pointing out that the economy would remain stagnant if not diversified. He therefore canvassed for a return to agriculture so as to ensure food [...]
February 24, 2015
Agriculture
Boko Haram Members Who Disguised As Woman Caught In Baga – The Defence headquarters has disclosed that following the air and ground assault to flush out Boko Haram terrorists from Baga, its cordon and search operation has revealed some terrorists disguising [...]
February 24, 2015
General
Nigerian Ebola survivor visits US to donate blood, contribute to research – A Nigerian doctor who survived Ebola is placed to visit the US to donate blood and maybe take part in anti-Ebola research. Akinniyi Emmanuel Fadipe works at the First [...]
February 24, 2015
Health issues
Lagos Man Charged for Threatening Friend’s Life Over Pot of Rice – Abayomi Ogunbayo, a 20-year-old man, on Friday showed up before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for apparently threatening to kill his friend using a pot of [...]
February 24, 2015
Incidents
FG test-runs broadband services in Lagos, North-Central – The Federal Government is test-running broadband internet services using the award of 2 licences, one for Lagos and another for North-Central which includes Abuja. Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the [...]
February 24, 2015
Economy, Technology
Lagos Assembly to honour a girl cleaner who returns N12m to owner – On Monday, Lagos State House of Assembly, invited a cleaner named Josephine Agwu with one of the cleaning concessionaires at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, in Lagos, who [...]
February 24, 2015
General
Housemaid arrested for stealing N5.5m gold – Mercy Odita (18), a housemaid, was arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for apparently stealing gold jewellery worth N5.5 million. Odita, of House 4, Road 8, Abraham Adesanya Estate in Ajah, Lagos [...]
February 24, 2015
Incidents
Kano State exposes spend on mega cities – Kano State Government revealed about N45 billion was invested in the construction of the 3 new mega cities throughout the state. Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso hailed the project saying it was in line with [...]
February 24, 2015
Business, Economy
Woman pushes husband to death from a balcony in Lagos – A woman named Mrs Onyinyechi is wanted by the Authorities for pushing her husband from the balcony of a one-storey building on Valentine’s Day. According to Punch Newspapers, some residents [...]
February 24, 2015
Incidents
FG targets additional 2.9 million metric tonnes of rice – Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has stated about 2.9 million metric tonnes of good quality milled rice will put into the existing stock in the country. [...]
February 24, 2015
Agriculture
Political will more than finance is the most critical component of public housing programmes, writes BENNETT OGHIFO Over the years, the country’s vision of providing decent and affordable housing has remained elusive for lack of a political will to [...]
February 24, 2015
Real Estate
Africa’s Agribusiness Companies Destroy Vital Rainforest Habitat of Chimpanzees and Other Apes – Endangered great ape species are having their rainforest environment destroyed and threatened through the continuing development of agribusiness projects in central Africa based on new evidence from Greenpeace [...]