Oyo NYSC plans training on corps monitoring

The NYSC in Oyo State says it has concluded arrangements to hold a training workshop on corps monitoring for zonal and local government ...

LASG has no plan to ban `Danfo’ buses’

Lagos State Ministry of Transport has no plan to ban yellow buses known as “Danfo” but to upgrade them to international standard, the ac...

Don’t ban commercial motorcycles, tricycles, says Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that motorcycles and tricycles should not be banned nationwide because doing so wou...

NULGE urges Plateau govt. to implement N18,000 minimum wage

Assistant Secretary, National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Plateau State Chapter, Mr. Reuben Sarki , has appealed to the ...

Barca-PSG second leg can’t be missed – Brazil coach

Brazil coach Tite has confirmed he will be in attendance when Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou for the second leg of their...

Zidane hopes Jese fulfils potential, but doesn’t haunt Real

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane hopes Jese Rodriguez rediscovers the form that once made him the star of Madrid’s academy, but only aft...

Naive not to be Messi-dependent, says Luis Enrique

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique insists his side’s reliance on Lionel Messi is perfectly normal when you have “the best player in the world” o...

I am living my dream in Chelsea, says Moses

Super Eagles’ midfielder, Victor Moses, has revelled in a wingback role, with Coach Antonio Conte presenting him with an opportunity to...

Rodrigo Duterte apologises to Germany over Abu Sayyaf beheading

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised on Tuesday for failing to save an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by the armed A...

Leicester need to stay together and keep fighting – Mahrez

Leicester City talisman Riyad Mahrez believes that they have the quality to retain their status in the English Premier League (EPL). T...

Saudi Arabia wants oil prices to rise to $60 in 2017

Saudi Arabia wants crude oil prices to rise to around $60 a barrel this year, five sources from OPEC countries and the oil industry said...

Obiano inaugurates nine new permanent secretaries

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra on Tuesday inaugurated nine newly-appointed permanent secretaries with a call on them to deploy their ...

Putin says new Syria sanctions would hamper peace talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Moscow opposed any new sanctions against the Syrian leadership as they would undermine...

Edo deputy gov receives report of technical c’ttee on revenue

The Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shuaibu, on Tuesday in Benin received the report of Technical Committee on a law to harmonise revenue...

The Nigeria-Prays-For-Buhari competition

After the publication of my column last week, titled “I want to go to London… to see Buhari”, I received a lot of feedback from persons ...

Somali president declares ‘national disaster’ over drought

Somali’s newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday declared a “national disaster” due to severe drought which aid agen...

Fed govt to attract $10bn oil and gas investments – Kachikwu

The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Dr Emmanuel Kachikwu, has said that the Federal Government will attract more than $10bn inve...