Second Niger Bridge: FG votes N2bn for compensation
The Federal Government has set aside N2 billion to compensate those dislodged on the Right of Way (RoW) of the Second Niger Bridge, The Nation has learnt. The cash is under the main contract stage of the bridge…
Minimum Wage: N30,000 ‘neither realistic nor sustainable,’ Governors insist
The N30,000 minimum wage demand of labour unions is “neither realistic nor sustainable,” the Nigeria Governors Forum has said. Instead, the NGF said, states should pay a minimum wage of N22,500 but any governor…
Brexit: Number of Britons seeking Irish passports up 22 per cent in 2018
The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22 per cent in 2018, Ireland’s foreign office said on Monday, more than doubling the total of annual applications since Britain voted to leave the…
Choose path of progress – Tinubu tells Nigerians
NIGERIANS should resist any attempt to roll back the progress recorded in the past three and half years by signing up for continuity in the New Year, All Progressive Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Access Bank, Diamond customers to access over 3, 100 ATMs for free
Customers of Access Bank and Diamond will use their Automatic Teller Machine, ATM, cards for transactions with other banks without the usual charge as from January 1, 2019.Users on queue at a bank’s ATMAccording to the…
Inside story of how and why Atiku left Nigeria Customs 30 years ago
About six weeks to the 2019 presidential election, most Nigerians are probably unaware of the circumstances under which one of the frontrunners, Atiku Abubakar, left his first public service career 30 years ago.…
Chelsea break £400m turnover barrier, post £62m profit
A return to Champions League football and prominent player sales allowed Premier League giants Chelsea to record a record £443.4 million ($562 million) turnover and £62 million profit for the 2017/18 season, the club announced on…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren may run for President
Elizabeth Warren U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren took a step toward a Presidential bid on Monday with the launch of a Committee to explore her chances. The move makes Warren, 69, the first prominent Democrat to…
My election not a do or die affair – Muhammadu Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his second term bid is not a do or die affair, thus reiterating his previous pledge for a free, fair and credible polls. The president’s declaration comes 47 days to the…
Why Atiku may lose 2019 presidential election – PDP Governor
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state governor has warned that his party might lose the 2019 presidential election if it fails to address the concerns of party leaders over a plethora of issues he said were drawing…
Akinwunmi Ambode urges new Head of Service to inject fresh ideas, vibrancy into civil service
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday swore in Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola as the 21st Head of Service (HOS) of the State, with a charge on him to inject fresh ideas, vibrancy and new energy that will take…
Ribadu donates offices, campaign buses to Buhari’s reelection
Nuhu Ribadu, pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has handed over his campaign offices and buses to the reelection bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. Ribadu who sought and lost…
Thousands to miss visa appointments as US embassy closes indefinitely
Thousands of Nigerians will miss their visa appointments as the United States embassy in Abuja and its consulate in Lagos have shutdown indefinitely. This implies that persons who have applied for tourist, study,…
Amazing Photos Of Super Eagles Striker, Jude Ighalo’s Completed Mansion In Lekki Lagos
This is truly an edifice, Jude Ighalo shows off his completed mansion at Lekki area of Lagos Dem finish work for here!
Dollar drifts in year-end trade as clouds gather
The dollar was broadly steady in thin year-end trading on Monday with the Australian dollar leading gainers as tensions over a trade dispute between the United States and China faded on expectations of progress in…
Afe Babalola asks federal government to name FUTA after Shehu Shagari
The Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) has urged the Federal Government to name the Federal University of Technology (FUTA), Akure, after the late Second Republic…
Shisha worst than cigarettes – Study reveals
Scientists in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi have found that Shisha pipes posed more serious medical problems compared to cigarettes.  Ms Ayesha Mohammed, a chemistry lecturer at the University of Sharjah and the lead…
Half the world will be online in 2019
“HALF OF WORLD’S Population Now Online”. The headline will write itself in 2019 when, based on estimates by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a UN agency, more than 50% of humanity will have access to…
It’s a scandal Neymar hasn’t won the Ballon d’Or – Gianluigi Buffon
Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon believes it’s a “scandal” that Neymar has yet to win the Ballon d’Or and feels the Brazil international forward and team-mate Kylian Mbappe can dominate the game for…
CCTV footage shows men transporting ‘Jamal Khashoggi body parts’
A Turkish television station has broadcast CCTV footage showing men carrying cases and bags which it says contained slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s body parts. The images shown on A-Haber television late…
Muhammadu Buhari has no interest in Keystone, Etisalat – Investor group
A group of investors in Lagos State has denied claims that members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s family own shares in Etisalat Nigeria and Keystone Bank, declaring that the allegation was false. Also, the group…
Solskjaer reveals what Pogba shouldn’t have done in 4-1 win over Bournemouth
Manchester United interim manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has said Paul Pogba’s performance against Bournemouth. proved that he does not need to showboat to prove how good he is. Pogba scored twice and laid on…
FIRS remitted N4.63 trillion to FAAC between January and November 2018
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) remitted about N4.63 trillion to the Federation Account between January and November this year, revenue collection figures submitted to the Federal Ministry of Finance have…
PHOTOS: Amosun, Gbajabiamila spotted at Tayo Ayeni’s all-white birthday party
Tayo Ayeni, chairman of Skymit Motors, on Saturday celebrated his 56th birthday with family and friends at his Banana Island residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. The celebration started on Friday night with a cocktail and…