From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Lamido Sanusi Lamido, Monday expressed concerns over what he called current worrisome rate of unemployment in Nigeria. He said this in Calabar Monday at the official launching of the CBN South South Entrepreneurship Development Centre (EDC)... Read more
President Goodluck Jonathan will launch an agricultural initiative at the opening of this year’s Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) 19 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja today (Tuesday). The programme, referred to as Nagropreneurs programme, is targeted at encouraging youths into commercial agriculture. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural... Read more
Nelson Mandela spent a first night back home after being discharged from hospital Sunday, but the South African government said the anti-apartheid hero remains critically ill and under intensive care. The former president had been in a Pretoria hospital for almost three months, spending his 95th birthday there as... Read more
FG should Withdraw Query to Odimegwu and Apologies to him – CAN
FeaturedPress Releases September 1, 2013
The call by the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on President Goodluck Jonathan to make sure that the chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), Chief Festus Odimegwu does not supervise the 2016 census is misplaced. The question we are asking is: which part of the North are they saying... Read more
OGANIRU NDIGBO/IGBOVILLE CAUTIONS ON THE MENACE OF VIOLENT FULANI CATTLE REARERS IN SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA
Press Releases September 1, 2013
THE PROBLEM: Since the dawn of some armed extremist groups in the Northern part of Nigeria, there has been the need for the citizens of this country to exercise more security consciousness. Occasional news releases and private publications have indicated the covert operation of some of these groups;... Read more
President Goodluck Jonathan, Saturday, said that the 14-year-rule of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was a blessing to the Nigeria. In a speech to the Special National Convention of the ruling party, Jonathan hailed the numerous achievements in many sectors of the country including communication, power, education and transportation as... Read more
Nigeria charged two of its citizens on Wednesday with assisting an Iranian militant cell in planning possible attacks on Israeli targets, alleging that one had travelled to Tehran and Dubai to receive cash and had known about spying on Israeli interests. The secret service (SSS) arrested Abdullahi Mustapha Berende... Read more
A Nigerian court on Wednesday ordered the extradition to the United States of a man accused of being a member of the Al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen and assigned to find English-speaking recruits. The suspect identified as Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi, aka “Abdullah” or “Ayatollah Mustapha”, is alleged to be a... Read more
Exercising powers that are exclusively reserved for the Federal Government of Nigeria in the conduct of international relations, Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso whose state does not boast of the best of education funding and standards, has confirmed channeling more than N1 billion (about $6.5 million) of the state’s... Read more
Manu describes World Cup draw as interesting, exciting as Golden Eaglets face Mexico, Iraq and Sweden in Group F
Sports August 28, 2013
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Golden Eaglets’ Head Coach, Manu Garba (MFR) has described the 2013 FIFA Under-17 World Cup that has pitched Nigeria with Mexico; Iraq and Sweden as very interesting and exciting. The Nigerian Under-17 team will play in Group F with their centre in Al Ain at the... Read more
