The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger say it has arrested six illegal gold miners in the state. The State Commandant, Mr Philip Ayuba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recently that the suspects were arrested on Mandela Road in Minna. The suspects were apprehended while carrying out their illegal activities…
Zenith Bank says it will encourage more Nigerian students to participate in the annual Microsoft Office Specialist Championship. The annual Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is a global competition that tests students’ skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Miss Katherine Eta, a Nigerian secondary school student, came third in the last championship held in…
Nigeria is taking steps to de-radicalise convicted Boko Haram terrorists through the development of a range of expert psychologists and counselors to pioneer rehabilitation efforts. Deputy Ambassador to the UN, Amb. Samson Itegboje, disclosed this while presenting Nigeria’s statement to the UN Security Council on the recent visit of the Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the economic impact of Boko Haram activities in the North East is estimated at $9 billion (N274.5b). Buratai, represented by Maj. Gen. Peter Dauke, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 division Lagos, made the assertion at the first annual conference of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers…
Nigeria’s largest telecommunications network, MTN and Tricom Experiential Projects Limited hosted SME operators and budding entrepreneurs to a capacity-building workshop. The one-day event held in Ibadan, was themed “Creating Value for SMEs in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous Environment” and featured incisive master classes and key presentations by leading business owners, SME operators and…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained how the establishment of a national carrier will grow Nigeria’s economy. According to him, airline movements enhanced the speed at which businesses were transacted within the country and a national airline will aid that. He enunciated this idea during an interview with BBC recently. He said: “The…
Arewa Youth groups carrying out a campaign of calumny against the Turkish government have been advised to sheath their swords and curb their unnecessary by a coalition of youth groups across the country. Speaking via a statement which was signed by a number of civil society groups in Abuja recently, the coalition said it had…
Benjamin Netanyahu is suspected of having committed bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Israeli police have confirmed. The Israeli Prime Minister is accused of offering commercial favours to a newspaper owner in return for positive coverage and of accepting bribes from a Hollywood billionaire. Investigators have secured a gagging order as they try to persuade…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed worry over the reports of hate songs against the Igbo people of the South East in some states of the north, saying that it must not be ignored. Jonathan also expressed shock and disbelief over the Catholic Church shooting in Ozubulu, Anambra State that claimed the lives of…
