OPC Launches Online Radio, Magazine
Leader of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani Adams, has announced the launch of an Oodua Radio/Magazine, in honour of the matriarch of the Awolowo dynasty, late Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo. Adams who said the launch took place in…
Biafra Protests in Nigeria Driven by Poverty, Neglect, Injustice – Daily Mail
Forty-five years after a brutal civil war, Nigeria is facing a new wave of protests for a separate Biafran state, driven by long-standing complaints about poverty, neglect and injustice. The impetus for the current agitation is not much different from…
I Didn’t Award Any $2Bn Arms Contract – Jonathan
Former Nigeri’s President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has denied awarding any arms procurement contract in the range of $2 billion dollars while in office. Jonathan made this disclosure while reacting to the arms procurement scandal involving the former National Security Adviser,…
Revealed: How Online Population Would Hit 5Bn By 2020
The world’s online population will double to five billion by 2020 presenting “huge” business opportunities for tech start-ups on the cutting edge of the unprecedented expansion, the head of Google Europe said Thursday. “The connected population is going to double…
Twists As Senate Begins Probe of CCT Chairman Over N10m Bribery Allegation
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Thursday directed the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate a petition filed against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Mr. Danladi Umar. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Fuel Subsidy Gets 88 Percent of N465bn Supplementary Budget
The Senate on Wednesday received request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the approval of N465.64 billion Supplementary Budget for government activities in remaining part of 2015. Out of the amount, subsidy payment on supply of petrol was allocated N413.36 billion,…
Scores Killed in Kano GSM Market Twin Blasts
Many were feared dead in Kano, Wednesday, from twin blasts at the heart of GSM market, Nassarawa GRA. Eyewitnesses said that the Improvised Explosive Device was planted close to the generator serving the market, while the second bomb went off at the…
Senate Clears Lagos to Obtain $200million World Bank Loan
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Wednesday approved $200 million loan request by the Lagos State government. This followed deliberation of the report of Ad-hoc Committee on Foreign and Local debt to which the request was referred…
Prof Nnaji Breaks Silence on Power Sector, Makes Revelations
Nigerians only get 50 percent of generated power, a former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, told the Senate ad hoc Committee on Power, reports Daily Post. Nnaji, said the nation still experiences irregular electricity supply because the regulatory agencies…
Enugu Workers Cry Out Over Bailout Fund
Enugu State workers on Monday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release the approved bailout fund to Enugu State Government, saying “the prolonged delay since the announcement of the approval of the bailout fund is affecting the…
NAFDAC Slams N1 Billion Fine on Guinness
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has imposed a fine of N1 billion ($5 million) on Guinness Nigeria Plc for alleged re-validating expired raw materials without approval. NAFDAC also accused Guiness of maintaining poor documentation…
