Queen of Netherlands visits Nigeria

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), Her Majesty, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, is expected in Nigeria between Monday 30, October and Thursday 2, November 2017. The Dutch…

SON destroys sub-standards products worth N10m

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), recently destroyed substandard products worth about N10 million. SON in collaboration with other agencies, including Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) was able to seize seven containers of unwholesome…

APC crisis: Plot against Oyegun thickens

Ahead of its National Executive Council (NEC) tomorrow, an influential caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in the vanguard to remove the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. As part of its functions, as stipulated in…

N500m lost to vandals in 10 months – DISCOS

Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) lost equipment worth over N500 million  to electricity equipment vandals in the first ten months of 2017, stakeholders in the sector have revealed. While the head, Technical Services of the Abuja…

Diaspora BVN: Tension over forfeiture threat

The decision by the Federal Government to stop commercial banks from operating accounts without Biometric Verification Number (BVN) continues to pitch the citizenry against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Buhari administration.…

Lagos : Married lovers found dead in vehicle

Abisogun Leigh Street, Ogba, Lagos State was the cynosure of all eyes on Sunday when two apparent lovebirds were found dead in a Toyota Corolla parked by the roadside. Although the names of the deceased had yet to be revealed, they were…

Takam protests Joshua defeat, seeks rematch

CARLOS Takam has claimed the referee stopped his fight against Anthony Joshua  at  the  too early… and wants a rematch. The crowd in Cardiff erupted in a chorus of boos when the challenger was stopped in the 10th  round, with  Joshua …

Nigerian basketballer killed in US

Former Nigeria  international   Daniel Daudu  was killed in a crash in Indianapolis in the United States on Friday,  Indianapolis Star confirms. Reports said the  ex-University of Indianapolis  player died when a large part broke off…