News From Nigeria

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dr Akinwumi Adesina disclosed that over 20,000 cooperative societies could be encoded in the ministry’s database to offer appropriate assistance where needed. The minister said, “The apex federation was also complementing the efforts ...

President Goodluck Jonathan’s reforms, policies and overall efforts to alter Nigeria’s woes within the last 36 months have yielded very good results as over 40 million Nigerians are comfortable enough to possess cars of these own. Coordinating Minister for the ...

In line with the determination of the current administration to boost road infrastructure in the states, the Federal Executive Council approved the amount of 22 billion naira for road projects in the Niger Delta. Briefing State House Correspondents following the meeting, the ...

In a bid to open more job spaces for Nigerians in the energy sector, President Goodluck Jonathan initiated a one-year apprenticeship scheme to coach 7,400 young Nigerians on technical jobs. This initiative, christened the “National Power Sector Apprenticeship Scheme (NAPSAS),” ...

Consistent with FG’s plans to clear all elements of the country  of environmental challenges, the Federal Executive Council approved a credit facility of $200million to manage frequent flooding in Ibadan metropolis. Briefing State House Correspondents by the end of today’s Council ...

33 year old David Kalac strangled his  girlfriend 30 year old mother of 4 Amber Lynn Schraw, and posted photos of her body to 4chan. David killed Amber either on Monday night or Tuesday morning at their house in Washington ...

Donatella Versace, 59, who runs one of the most powerful fashion brands on the planet, her late brother Gianni Versace’s brand, has transformed herself right into a wax work in accordance with plastic surgeons with botox, implants and laser resurfacing ...

Ukraine’s Central Election Commission has recognized leader of the ultra-nationalist Right Sector, Dmytro Yarosh, an elected person in the country’s parliament at the commission’s meeting Thursday. Based on the Central Election Commission, Yarosh won in a single-member electoral district in ...

Since the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC came into existence in 2003, an overall total of 11 billion dollars has been recovered. This is disclosed by the Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren yesterday. He also ...