Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will on Tuesday (today) represent the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at Sierra Leone’s 60th Independence Day celebration in Freetown. Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday titled ‘VP Osinbajo to represent Nigeria at …

  Armed members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect on Monday evening invaded Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state shooting sporadically as residents flee into the mountains for safety. Reliable sources said security agencies are currently exchanging fire in an attempt to repel the attack. Gwoza is about a 180km …

    Distraught families and friends of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna have opened a gofundme account to seek financial aid to secure the release of students who have been in captivity for days. Gofundme is a crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for myriad of …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians against what it described as any investment that promises returns that looks too good to be true. “Though risk-taking is considered by some as the oxygen that drives investment decisions, the commission warns the public against taking unmitigated risk in …

“Don’t remove him. You’ll regret,” Mr Gumi warned. Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi has warned that Nigerians will regret it if communication minister Isa Pantami is removed from office, saying the minister is “stabilising the government among a section of youth.” Mr Pantami has come under heavy pressure to resign or …

BREAKING: Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has appointed Vice-Chancellors for the three new Universities established by the Delta State Government. #StrongerDelta

In January, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed the new service chiefs — Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff; Ibrahim Attahiru, chief of army staff; Awwal Gambo, chief of naval staff, and Isiaka Amao, chief of air staff. Their appointment came amid calls by Nigerians on the government to urgently address the …

Ex-Nigeria international and Montpellier HSC forward John Chukwudi Utaka has been named interim head coach of the Montpellier Feminines. The 39-year old is taking over from Senegal’s Frédéric Mendy who was sacked recently due poor run of results. Utaka will be assisted by Frenchman Baptiste Merle and Sports Director Jean-Louis …

#Innovation: Enugu govt partners Oxford University on students’ mentorship …Unveils Coal City Fellowship   The administration of Governor Ifeanyi #Ugwuanyi of #Enugu State, through the State Scholarship and Education Loans Board (ESSELB), in partnership with #Oxford #University (#African #Society), has unveiled an innovative platform, known as The Coal City Fellowship, …

Plans are underway for the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to review tariffs that customers pay to the 11 Distribution Companies (Discos) and to also approve a new capital expenditure (capex) for the energy distributors. The source of discord between the regulator and the DisCos has always been the capital …